Forging better approaches to public health & safety.

Care and Coordination

Our Areas of Focus

We strive to build robust support for non-punitive, community-based solutions to many public safety issues. The principles behind our work have been around for decades, but widespread acceptance requires trust-building. That’s what we do.

Our Work

VOCAL-WA

VOCAL-WA provides a home base for people with lived experience of homelessness, drug use, and…

Advocacy

LEAD Support Bureau

The LEAD Support Bureau (LSB) was formalized in 2016 to support those who seek to…

Program

CoLEAD

CoLEAD was developed from the LEAD framework in Spring 2020, during the COVID emergency. Congregate…

Program

Seattle-King County LEAD

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a widely replicated community-based, pre-booking diversion model that was…

Program

Eviction Mitigation

Eviction Mitigation works collaboratively with landlords or housing program managers and with clients to problem-solve…

Program

Systems Change Innovators

About PDA

PDA was formed in 1969 to provide high quality legal defense for civil rights activists in Seattle’s largely Black Central District. Today, our multi-cultural team draws from long experience of the systems we are fighting to change.

About Us