Matt Talbot Center

10/13/2025

06/24/2025

THANK YOU 🌿

From all of us at the Matt Talbot Center—thank you to everyone who attended, donated, and supported our Spring Fundraiser on May 8th, 2025! Because of your generosity, lives will be changed, hope will be restored, and individuals on the road to recovery will continue to receive the care they need.

Your presence and partnership mean the world to us. We’re so grateful to do this work with you.

05/08/2025

🌸 Please Join us *TOMORROW* at The Matt Talbot Center’s Spring Fundraiser Luncheon on May 8, 2025, to support our mission of hope and healing! We’re raising funds to sustain our work with 25-28 members in the year ahead, offering free housing, meals, clinical care, and outings.
Hear from Dominique Alex (CEO, Mary’s Place), our founder Gregory K. Alex, DMin, MA, CDC, and a current MTC member sharing their transformative story. Enjoy a catered lunch, see our remodeled center, and learn how MTC changes lives—last year, we served 379 people with 6,205 shelter nights!

📅 Date: May 8, 2025, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM with 11 am suggested arrival for parking

📍 Location: 2313 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA

🎟️ RSVP: This is a ticketed event! Free tickets at https://www.mtcseattle.org/.../the-matt-talbot-center...
💙 Donate: Support us at https://ccsww.org/funds/donate-to-matt-talbot-center/

📧 Sponsor: Email [email protected] to become a sponsor
Be part of our 40th-year celebration! Bring a friend and witness the power of restoration. 💪

Established in 1985, the Matt Talbot Center (MTC) is a recovery treatment center for people experiencing substance use, mental health challenges, and homelessness. Located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, the Matt Talbot Center offers clinical services, holistic care, and hope to individuals re...

04/18/2025

🌸 Join us at The Matt Talbot Center’s Spring Fundraiser Luncheon on May 8, 2025, to support our mission of hope and healing! We’re raising funds to sustain our work with 25-28 members in the year ahead, offering free housing, meals, clinical care, and outings.

Hear from Dominique Alex (CEO, Mary’s Place), our founder Gregory K. Alex, DMin, MA, CDC, and a current MTC member sharing their transformative story. Enjoy a catered lunch, see our remodeled center, and learn how MTC changes lives—last year, we served 379 people with 6,205 shelter nights!

📅 Date: May 8, 2025, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM with 11 am suggested arrival for parking

📍 Location: 2313 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA

🎟️ RSVP: This is a ticketed event! Free tickets at https://www.mtcseattle.org/event-info/the-matt-talbot-center-spring-fundraiser-luncheon

💙 Donate: Support us at https://ccsww.org/funds/donate-to-matt-talbot-center/

📧 Sponsor: Email [email protected] to become a sponsor

Be part of our 40th-year celebration! Bring a friend and witness the power of restoration. 💪

04/18/2025

Please enjoy this story about one of our treasured volunteers Rich! We appreciate every volunteer we have!

We have a need for front desk volunteers and if you or someone you know is interested please reach out to [email protected]!

CCS Matt Talbot Center is so incredibly thankful for Rich M. and his amazing dedication to CCS clients served by MTC. Thank you for all you do, Rich!

To become a volunteer at MTC like Rich or other volunteer opportunities, please visit: https://ccsww.org/get-involved/volunteer/

02/10/2025

While winter and Christmas are often difficult for our members as they present emotional and situational triggers for people in recovery, this holiday season we did not have a single
program member experience relapse. We thank God and are proud of our members’ fortitude in continuing on their journey of recovery.

This season has also brought loss to our Matt Talbot family. Long-time friend of the Center Patty Turnberg passed away in January, a loss deeply felt by our staff and members alike. We celebrate her life while mourning her passing and hold her loved ones in our prayers.

In brighter news, Phase I of our Facilities Remodel Project is near completion. We hope to have you join us for a Dedication and Open House this spring.

Know that we are so grateful for the blessing of your prayers, and your encouragement. Know also that your financial support is helping us save lives, reunite families, and restore faith. Please continue to keep us in your prayers and your giving.

10/18/2024

Many of our program members are working toward completing GEDs, Associate’s, Bachelor's, and other degrees and on getting jobs or other opportunities. Laptops are a critical tool in enabling them to take these steps. If you are interested in donating laptops for our program members or know of an organization, business, or individual who would like to support our work in this way, please email [email protected] for more info. Thank you!

10/09/2024

“Some other programs are so fast-paced that you forget to love yourself, which was the case for me. Matt Talbot was the first time that I really felt like what I wanted mattered.”

Shawn has dealt with substance use for thirty years of his life, having started using at age eleven. His path to recovery serves as a testament to the power of determination and the courage it takes to transform your life through hard work, community, and a commitment to change. Today, Shawn has his own apartment and looks forward to starting a new job. Reflecting on his path to recovery, Shawn shares that there was a time where he struggled to find success and even feared finding success without happiness, but that now he’s putting in the work to improve his life and is building confidence. When asked if there’s anything he’d like to share about MTC, Shawn said, “I know this program sounds like a lot to commit to, but it’s worth it to take the time on yourself. A lot can happen in a year.”

We are so proud of Shawn and grateful for his dedication and meaningful contributions to our community. Thank you for being part of ensuring that MTC members like Shawn are able to build lives where they’re happy, safe, and thriving! Shawn’s full story was featured in our last newsletter—to hear more stories like his and stay in the loop about our work, email [email protected] to be added to our mailing list.

09/27/2024

Last weekend we had two outings: Recovery Day at the Mariners on 9/15 and a trip to the Puyallup Fair! We are so grateful for the chance for MTC members and staff to bond and relax together. Thank you to everyone who supports our outings fund for making these moments of joy and recovery in community possible!

(Please note that when we don’t have photo consents in place for all members on a given outing, we don’t post the group photos in order to respect their privacy. This was one of those times, so we hope you enjoy seeing a couple of our wonderful staff members instead!)

09/03/2024

Help us celebrate Recovery Month this September by making a gift to the Matt Talbot Center. Recovery Month was started as a celebration of the recovery community and to help spread awareness about substance use disorder and mental health issues. This month is a reminder that people can and do recover, mental health matters, and we can work together to make recovery possible in all its forms. Our courageous program members show us what it means to live in recovery and strive for the best for themselves and their community every day. Your donation uplifts MTC members and alums in every phase of recovery and provides them with vital services, wraparound care, and hope. Donate at mtcseattle.org/donate.

08/14/2024

“It’s nice that as bad as things were, that things can get better if you try. When I was at my rock bottom, I had no place to go and no one trying to help me out…Now, I have my own apartment. I’m in permanent housing and it’s so serene. I’m grateful for my housing, and excited about the future and the things I’m finally focused enough to try to do. I have a lot of dreams.

[Matt Talbot] was like a breath of new life into my lungs. They put me in a position where I can succeed and go back to school now, start to look at my future...[God] brought me to a place where people really care and I really care about them. They work with you and they do what they say they’re going to do if you do what you say you’re going to do. I appreciate them for that because they’re saving lives here. You guys that donate to MTC, you’re helping the people that help us…and everything’s appreciated. They use a lot of resources for us and are really good about trying to get us the things we need. We appreciate you guys for donating, to us, basically. We were the forgotten ones for a second there, and they showed us they’ll never forget.”

We are so grateful to Derek for sharing a bit of his story with our supporters, and for the kind, supportive presence he brings to the MTC community. Thank you for helping equip Derek and others like him with the support they need to thrive!