We Heart Seattle

Many ways to donate!

We gratefully accept various forms of donations, including online credit/debit card, paper check, purchasing supplies from our wish list, donating vehicles, etc. Please see various forms possible by scrolling down on our web page here:  https://weheartseattle.org/donate/  

Welcome to #GiveBIG! 

We are thrilled of your interest in We Heart Seattle, an action-based movement making Seattle beautiful and safe for all. We intend to earn your support every week of the year. This is our 4th year of boots-on-the-ground grassroots effort, and you can see the impact every day in the public spaces where WHS and its supporters have cleaned up litter and offered resources to those in need. 

Witness this 24 second time-lapse video of a February 2023 cleanup:

Why is We Heart Seattle indispensable? 

Each day, we see the need to restore Seattle’s public spaces. WHS gives volunteers and supporters a friction-free way to restore Seattle’s environment by clearing out litter. Along the way, that includes being a positive force in the homelessness crisis, by offering unhoused folks we meet along the way important resources and a chance at treatment or housing. We advocate for change while restoring the parks, alleys, sidewalks, playgrounds, greenbelts, bike trails, vacant lots, and commercial zones to their intended purpose6

Civic Engagement

WHS provides voter education and weekly volunteer activities to magnify civic engagement. Volunteers remain THE driving force behind our unique and successful model of civic engagement. Our “Voting Is Your Superpower” campaign drew voter attention to issues that matter to Seattle residents and workers. 

Voting Is Your Superpower logo

City-wide Debris Removal

• WHS and its volunteers have removed 1.2 MILLION pounds (600 tons) of debris from Seattle’s public spaces in 26 distinct Seattle zip codes. Our scheduled litter pick events have proven meaningful for individuals and teams ranging from faith-based, social, nonprofit, and community groups to corporate businesses – all with a common goal of coming together to make Seattle beautiful and safe for all. 

Volunteers soaking in the satisfaction of removing litter from a ravine 

Successful Individualized Outreach and Impact

To date, WHS assisted 212 people in moving off the streets. Our small and nimble team of staff and volunteers regularly connect the unhoused folks they meet on litter picks to a range of vital resources, including shelter, housing, employment, recovery/treatment navigation, securing vital documents, and removing a range of other barriers. Several on our team have lived experience, which is key to building trust and maintaining motivation for change.

Tim handling intake paperwork on behalf of a client

How donations are used

Your donation helps in many ways: 

• Supply the supplies and rental truck and dump fees to enable volunteers to clean public spaces that restore the environment and reduce harm. Purchase personal protective equipment, tools, bags. 
• Pay fair hourly wages to people living unhoused as part-time cleaning staff. 
• Fund our highly successful stipend program that motivates people living outdoors to join our debris cleanups.
• Provide nonpartisan voter education and public policy interaction opportunities. 

Together we are reinventing how to approach longstanding and seemingly insurmountable problems while disrupting the inertia that has long gripped our city.

Our heartfelt thanks for your support.

Photographs and Videos by Garrett Padera, Josh Norem, Andrea Suarez, and various other volunteers. 

WHS is proud to direct you to our Platinum Star rating in Guidestar and organizational information posted on Charity Navigator