Established in 1985, the Matt Talbot Center (MTC) is a Washington state licensed treatment program serving the homeless, addicted and mentally ill. Located in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood, the Matt Talbot Center offers hope, services and support to individuals ready to commit to change. The heart of MTC’s approach is an intensive clinical outpatient treatment program offered in a Christian context for adults. Founded by Executive Director Gregory K. Alex, M.A., C.D.C., our recovery and relapse prevention program addresses the physiology, psychology, and sociology of addiction.

Our mission is to help restore participants to healthy lives, and to encourage them to take responsibility for their actions and family obligations. MTC treats adult “members” holistically, recognizing that each of them has individual needs for physical, mental and spiritual healing.

The Matt Talbot Center’s fundamental strategy is restoration of lives through sustained and supported change. Years of experience have taught us that when a person wants to recover – wants to stop “drinking and drugging” – they need a “clean and sober environment.” At the Matt Talbot Center we provide the environment. We ask our members to make a commitment – to change, to take responsibility for their own lives, to demonstrate a desire to recover, and to display a spirit of cooperation.

The programs of the Matt Talbot Center are funded entirely by private donations from individuals businesses, private foundations and trusts.