Seattle's Union Gospel Mission

Stabilization

Men's Shelter

Here, we serve free meals to anyone who comes in. Men may stay overnight, while women and children are directed to other Mission facilities. Many who come eventually enter one of our recovery programs.

KentHOPE Women's Emergency Shelter

KentHOPE, a ministry of the Mission, brings together local non-profits, neighbors, businesses, and churches to provide emergency meals and shelter to homeless women and their children.

Post-Hospital Recovery

Our Post-Hospital Recovery Program offers extended medical recovery care to men and women with severe medical issues, giving them a safe place to recover from accidents, illnesses, or operations, as they regain their health.

Spanish Ministries

The Mission provides services in Spanish, including English as a Second Language Classes, Chapel, Counseling, and Immigration and Legal Assistance.

Prison Ministries

Our Prison Ministry brings hope to prisoners by leading Bible studies, holding church services, teaching life skills, providing counseling, providing Christmas and birthday gifts for their children, and more.

Dental Services

Our Dental Clinic helps restore dignity and self-confidence for people by providing basic dental services and vital restorative care. A new smile reflects the changes God is working in their lives.

Legal Services

The Mission provides legal services to men and women trapped in homelessness. We help people with court fines, debts, child custody and visitation issues, criminal warrants, and more.

Art From the Streets

Art From the Streets gives homeless men and women weekly opportunities to express themselves, and find healing, through artistic expression.

Recovery

Men's Recovery Program

Our Men’s Recovery Program offers counseling, biblical teaching, and education to help men overcome addiction and live thriving lives.

Women's Recovery Program

Our Women’s Recovery Program helps women overcome past abuse and addiction by finding freedom and new life in Christ.

Team Mission

Team Mission joins together our neighbors in recovery with volunteers, community supporters, and Mission staff to train and run in various events throughout the area.

Post Graduation

Transitional Housing

We provide the women with affordable housing for up to two years, resources, case management, counseling, encouragement, and more as they move into the thriving lives God wants for them.

Continuing Education

We offer educational opportunities, including job skills, computer training, and more for people in recovery to help equip them with knowledge and tools to help them find jobs and/or further their education after graduation.

Job Training and Placement

We help prepare people for the workplace by providing job and computer training, resume preparation, job interview skills, and more.

Survival

Outreach Team

The Mission’s Outreach Team acts as first responders, working closely with city government and other organizations to deliver food and other essentials, help people relocate, transport people to shelters, and more.

Search + Rescue

Every night, Search + Rescue vans drive to the darkest places throughout the region to hand out life-saving supplies, care, smiles, and friendly conversations to homeless men and women.

Mobile Shower

Our mobile shower trailer goes out to homeless camps and offers hot showers, complete with shampoo and clean towels.

Mental Health Services

The Mission partners with downtown businesses and others in the community to help mentally ill people get off the streets and into treatment.

11,751

HOMELESS IN
KING COUNTY

64%
of chronically
homeless individuals
wrestle with addiction

32%
of King County's
homeless are families
with children

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Gus

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Kasey

“I never in a million years thought that I was going to end up homeless. It was a time of complete hopelessness.”

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Darryl Ann

“I was an older woman living out on the street by myself. I was homeless, sleeping under the I-90 bridge.”