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.
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:
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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.
Come see our new and improved WeShine Parkrose Community Village! We will be chatting and sharing hot dogs, veggie dogs, community and fun! This is your chance to get an inside peek into a WeShine village. We will start the tour at 2:00pm so we can eat first! It’s free!
Huge thank you to our host and besties, @parkrosecommunityucc
☀️🌭🥤 🍪🎉
#weshinepdx #portlandneighborhoods #parkrosepdx #russelneighborhood #unhousedneighbors
We are having a blast at the @bradleyanglepdx block party! Come see us! The bouncy house and slide have arrived! We have WeShine stickers, pens, fliers and mugs (for a $25 donation OR sign up to be a monthly sustaining donor for only $10 a month) We are here til 4:00pm Saturday July 11th!
#weshinepdx #bradleyanglepdx #nepdx #portlandoregon #homelessservices
WeShine is very lucky to be tabling at two awesome neighborhood events this Saturday July 11th in PDX! Nancy and Makayla will be at the @bradleyanglepdx block party from 1:00pm - 4:00pm AND Crystal and the team will be at the awesome @handpdx Block Party to “Re - Envision Caruthers Street” Come to both or either! Neighborhoods make our city great and our non profit friends are the best!
#pdxblockparty #hosfordabernathy #bradleyangle #weshinepdx #funforthewholefamily
Wishing everyone a safe, restful, and joyful Fourth of July weekend with the people you love. 🇺🇸✨
From all of us at WeShine — may this holiday be a reminder of the work we do together, and the community we are building, one village at a time. 🏠🧡
#declarationofindependence #250years #unhousedneighbors #homelessservices #weshinepdx
WeShine is delighted to be one of the non profits tabling at the awesome Bradley Angle Block Party! Thank you so much to @bradleyanglepdx for inviting us! We know if will be a fun event! Please come! It’s going to be a very family friendly event!
#bradleyangle #summerblockparty #pdx #nonprofitpartners #weshinepdx
We could not wait to share: Tickets are in our Instagram bio! Come see a very fun and very gay movie with us! But I’m a Cheerleader! It’s a young(er) RuPaul and Natasha Lyonne AND Clea DuVall AND Melanie Lynskey! Pride lasts all summer at WeShine and we will be still celebrating on August 29th at the beloved @hollywoodtheatr
#butimacheerleader #fundraiser #natashalyonne #weputthefuninfundraising #hollywoodtheaterpdx
With all the focus on our NEW Parkrose Village lately we keep forgetting to share photos from our Avalon Village Staff! These queens know how to have fun, get stuff done and look adorable while they are doing it! WeShine now has almost 20 staff members across our three locations AND our Central Office. We love each other and we inspire each other everyday!
#workinginhomelessservices #directsupportstaff #unhousedneighborspdx #weshinepdx #microvillageshelters
Hey! We love to read @streetroots at our cozy central office at @westprespdx ESPECIALLY their new Pride Issue!!! Grab a copy and support their June Spring Fund Drive now! Only a few more days left!
Where is your favorite spot to read our treasured local PDX paper? Post a photo and tag @streetroots and @porquenotaqueria for a chance to win a gift card!
We love supporting our sibling organizations ♥️!
#prideissue🌈 #localnewspaper #streetroots #nonprofitfundraiser #porquenotaqueria
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Mailing address
WeShine
3439 NE Sandy Blvd #525,
Portland, OR 97232