Your Support Builds Hope and Homes
Every donation helps WeShine create safe, welcoming micro-villages where Portland’s unhoused adults can heal, rebuild confidence, and transition to permanent housing. Together, we’re turning compassion into lasting community change.
Join us for an afternoon at the movies
We’re incredibly grateful to the historic Hollywood Theatre for generously hosting this benefit screening of But I’m a Cheerleader. Their support makes afternoons like this possible.
Can’t make it on the 29th? You can still be part of it:
- Buy a ticket in advance for someone else. Pay it forward to a friend, a client, or anyone who could use a fun afternoon out. (Be sure to let them, WeShine, or the theatre know you did so!)
- Make a donation for the price of a ticket ($12) or more directly to WeShine.
We hope to see you at the theatre, and if not there, we’re grateful for your support all the same!
Together, We Shine
Mission
WeShine designs, builds, and operates neighborhood-based micro villages that provide safe, transitional shelter with wrap-around services for Portland’s underserved, unsheltered adults as they prepare to become successful tenants in permanent, affordable housing.
WeShine stands for Welcoming, Empowering, Safe Habitation Initiative with Neighborhood Engagement.
Our vision is to create a network of micro villages based on this model, and provide vulnerable adults with a path to permanent housing.
Bottom Line for Portland
Our model is rooted in the value of community, which restores self-esteem and heals the trauma that results from life on the streets. Guests experience peer support and are connected with services. This supportive service model leads to success that is nearly impossible when living outside.
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“I don’t even really feel like we are in a shelter anymore. I feel like more of a community. I did not know how important that was until I saw the other side of it”. N (WeShine Villager)
“I don’t even really feel like we are in a shelter anymore. I feel like more of a community. I did not know how important that was until I saw the other side of it”. N (WeShine Villager)
Support WeShine!
Just because the giving season is over doesn’t mean the giving has to end. Your support year-round helps keep our work moving—welcoming new neighbors, meeting urgent needs, and building pathways to long-term stability. If you’re able, please consider making a gift today or becoming a monthly donor so we can continue this work together.
How to Give:
01
Make a One-Time Gift That Changes Lives
Today, we invite you to make a donation and become a part of this transformative story. Together, we can overcome the systemic barriers to housing that limit our community’s potential.
02
Become a Sustaining Donor
Recurring gifts provide reliable funding that helps WeShine grow, maintain, and improve the micro-village communities we serve.
03
Mail a Check to Support Our Micro-Villages
If mailing your gift feels most comfortable, your contribution will still make a powerful difference in supporting WeShine’s mission.
WeShine Anthem 2025
How much would you like to donate today?
Donations
You can make a difference
At WeShine, we believe that everyone in our community deserves access to a place to call home and the opportunity to write their own unique and powerful story.
Today, we invite you to make a donation and become a part of this transformative story. Together, we can overcome the systemic barriers to housing that limit our community’s potential.
There are many ways to support WeShine:
- Make a one-time donation
- Mail a check
- Become a Monthly Sustainer
- Through a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)
- Contribute from an IRA (Required Minimum Distribution)
Please make your check payable to WeShine Initiative Inc. and mail it to:
WeShine Initiative Inc.
3439 NE Sandy Blvd #525,
Portland, OR 97232
Support WeShine
Our model is rooted in the value of community, which restores self-esteem and heals the trauma that results from life on the streets. Guests experience peer support and are connected with services. This supportive service model leads to success that is nearly impossible when living outside.
Our vision is to create a network of micro villages based on this model, and provide vulnerable adults with a path to permanent housing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. WeShine is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and all donations made through our website or through Give!Guide are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law. After donating, you’ll receive an emailed receipt you can use for your tax records.
How do I know my donation is being used responsibly?
WeShine is committed to transparency and responsible stewardship of every dollar. Donations directly support micro-village operations, resident services, basic needs, and essential supplies. We regularly share updates, financial reporting, and impact summaries so you can clearly see the difference your gift is making.
Is it safe to donate online?
Yes. Our donation platforms, including Give!Guide, use secure, encrypted payment processing to protect your personal and financial information.
Can I donate by check instead of online?
Absolutely. Many supporters prefer to give by mail, and WeShine welcomes check donations. Mailing a check is a secure option, and it ensures your full contribution goes directly to supporting our micro-villages. Instructions for mailing a check are provided in the “Donations” section.
Happy FALL equinox from all of us at WeShine! September happens to be both #nationalrecoverymonth AND #suicidepreventionawarenessmonth These are both very important awareness campaigns for our unhoused neighbors. We encourage folks to reach out and support community services in our area and to write down the number for the #suicidehotline at 988 and the number for substance abuse recovery help: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
#unhousedneighbors #homelessservices
Guys! We are having a car wash! Next Saturday and Sunday September 26th and 27th from noon - 3:30pm! Come support our beautiful Avalon Village! @handpdx @weshinepdx !!
#carwash #unhousedneighbors #fundraiser #community #weshinepdx
During Hispanic Heritage Month, WeShine celebrates the Hispanic and Latino members of our community!
#hispanicheritagemonth #oregon #community #celebration #weshinepdx
September is #nationalrecoverymonth WeShine is a low barrier shelter. That means we don’t require our participants to be clean and sober or #inrecovery to become a villager in one of our three micro-village shelters. That does not mean that we have not witnessed the power of recovery in helping folks reclaim their lives and move out of chronic homelessness. Our staff primarily have some amount of #livedexperience being unhoused, struggling with mental health and or addiction AND recovery. This September let’s give grace to our loved ones struggling with addiction and leave shame out of it. Research shows that housing and stable shelter off the streets gives folks the peace and stability to hopefully start their recovery journey!
#recovery #addictionandhomelessness
Today is #suicidepreventionday and this month is #suicidepreventionmonth At WeShine we know that severe depression and suicidal ideation are high among unhoused folks. Mental health resources, affordable housing, addiction support, community support, financial stability and other social help are all #suicideprevention
Let’s give grace to our neighbors who are struggling and let’s help one another.
#unhousedneighbors #weshinepdx
We had an awesome community fundraiser at @hollywoodtheatr on Saturday August 29th! It was all very wonderful, campy and funny and the theater was packed! Lots of folks got to learn about WeShine for the first time.
Did you know WeShine was on @katutv on The Arc program? There is a link to the broadcast in our bio! Check it out! Yay Publicity!
#communityfundraiser #portlandia #butimacheerleader #unhousedneighbors #katunews
Here in Multnomah County, people experiencing homelessness are 40 times more likely to die from an overdose than the general population. In 2024, 214 of the 372 people who died while homeless in our county lost their lives to overdose. These aren’t statistics. They’re villagers, friends, and neighbors.
At WeShine, we believe compassion saves lives. Substance use is a health issue, not a moral failing, and stigma only pushes people further from help. Harm reduction, naloxone access, and stable transitional shelter give people a real chance to survive and heal.
One hopeful sign: overdose deaths in our county dropped for the first time in over a decade last year. Harm reduction works.
If you or someone you love is struggling, you deserve support, not shame.
#internationaloverdoseawarenessday #harmreductionsaveslives #endthestigma #weshinepdx #unhousedneighbors
We here!!! Come watch a movie with us! It starts at 2:00 at @hollywoodtheatr
#weshinepdx #unhousedneighbors #butimacheerleader #gaymovies #natashalyonne
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Mailing address
WeShine
3439 NE Sandy Blvd #525,
Portland, OR 97232