Seattle's Union Gospel Mission | Seattle's Union Gospel Mission

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Outreach Team

The Mission’s Outreach Team acts as first responders, delivering love, food, and essentials.
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Search + Rescue

Search + Rescue vans bring life-saving supplies, care, friendship, and prayer to the streets.
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Mental Health Services

We help mentally ill people get off the streets and into treatment.
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Men's Shelter

The Men’s Shelter serves free meals with invitations to join our recovery programs.
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KentHOPE Shelter

KentHOPE provides a day center and LINK program for homeless women and their children.
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Post-Hospital Recovery

We offer respite care to men and women with severe medical issues.
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Spanish Ministries

The Mission provides services in Spanish, including chapel, counseling, and legal assistance.
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Prison Ministries

We bring hope into prisons by leading Bible studies, Church, classes and more.
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Dental Services

We provide basic dental care for those in greatest need.
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Legal Services

By helping to remove legal barriers, we equip those in greatest need to rebuild their lives.
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Ministerios en Español

Nosotros proporcionamos servicios en español, incluyendo capilla, asesoramiento y servicios legales.
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Women and Children's Shelter

Our Women and Children’s Shelter in Seattle provides emergency overnight shelter and resources for women and their children with invitations to join our recovery programs.
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Men's Recovery Program

Our counseling, Bible studies, and education programs help men overcome addiction.
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Women's Recovery Program

Every day we help women overcome abuse and addiction to start a new life.
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Men's Recovery Program — Capitol Hill

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Aftercare

The Mission's Link Program offers housing stability while working or getting an education.
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Continuing Education

Our classes give people the knowledge and skills to thrive after graduation.
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Job Training and Placement

We prepare people for the workplace with job training and more.
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Survival

This is the stage you see most often — people living on the streets, often struggling with addiction. Our Outreach and Search + Rescue teams go out, day and

night, to search out and find those who are homeless, hungry, and hurting.

Survival

This is the stage you see most often — people living on the streets, often struggling with addiction. Our Outreach and Search + Rescue teams go out, day and

night, to search out and find those who are homeless, hungry, and hurting.

Survival

This is the stage you see most often — people living on the streets, often struggling with addiction. Our Outreach and Search + Rescue teams go out, day and

night, to search out and find those who are homeless, hungry, and hurting.

Survival

This is the stage you see most often — people living on the streets, often struggling with addiction. Our Outreach and Search + Rescue teams go out, day and

night, to search out and find those who are homeless, hungry, and hurting.

Over 16,000 people are struggling with homelessness and addiction today in greater Seattle. Here’s how your generosity helped us last year.

See how your gift
makes a difference.

Meals served Nights of
safe shelter Counseling and
case management
sessions Bible studies and
devotionals attended Blankets distributed
by Outreach

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Richard's Story

Stories connect us, one to another. The Mission's story began not when we opened our doors, but when people started walking through them.

Our story is their story.

We work to break the cycles of homelessness and addiction.

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Events

Attend a recovery program graduation, training event, or sign up for a 5K event!

Blog

Read the latest blog posts covering topics from homelessness to mental health from Seattle's Union Gospel Mission and featured guest authors.

Volunteer

Volunteering with Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission is more than a service project. It’s an opportunity to see God’s love in action.

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Help change lives!

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Richard's Story

Richard started using drugs when he was eight. As an adult, he lost everything to addiction. Now sober, he works helping others escape the streets.
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Patsy's Story

While in prison, a counselor told Patsy about the Mission, and that turned her life around. Today she has a Masters degree and is helping hundreds of other people escape homelessness.
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Viviana's Story

Viviana tried to mask with the pain of sexual abuse with alcohol and drugs. After living on the streets for a year, she found what she needed to make a new start.
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Eric's Story

Eric was homeless for 20 years. With no money, and paralyzed by addictions to alcohol and drugs, his life changed the night he met Search + Rescue.
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Annette's Story

Trapped in prostitution, Annette started working the Seattle streets when she was just 14. In and out of prison, she prayed for God’s help to start a new life.
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Dean's Story

Dean couldn't sleep. It was winter in Seattle and he was underdressed for the near-freezing temperatures. When the rain and wind hit, he sought refuge under a bridge. And so did the rats.
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Eric's Story

Eric was homeless for 20 years. With no money, and paralyzed by addictions to alcohol and drugs, his life changed the night he met Search + Rescue.
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