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.
Thank You for Joining Us at the Movies!
Thank you to everyone who came out on August 29 for our benefit screening of But I’m a Cheerleader, and to everyone who bought a ticket, paid one forward, or made a donation. We’re also grateful to the historic Hollywood Theatre for generously hosting us, and to the villagers and staff who joined us for the afternoon.
Your support helps keep our micro-villages safe and welcoming places where Portland’s unhoused neighbors can rest, heal, and take their next steps. We hope to see you at the next one!
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 unhoused 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.
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Become a Sustaining Donor
Recurring gifts provide reliable funding that helps WeShine grow, maintain, and improve the micro-village communities we serve.
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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 unhoused 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, Villager 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.
The 2026 Willamette Week Give Guide’s first official #BigGiveDay is Big Golf Day!
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Shout out to the awesome folks @topgolf in Hillsboro! This package sounds like a blast! You can donate from midnight tonight-midnight on November 4! Celebrate the end of #elections2026 by donating to a cause that matters for our #unhousedneighbors!
Check out our WeShine profile page at GiveGuide.org @giveguide OR hit our 🔗 in bio!
#yearendgiving #pdxnonprofits
Only one week away! We are super proud to be a participant at this event with our @giveguide partners! It will be fun, informative, community based and rad! We are working on our basket of goodies for the raffle! Stay tuned! While you are at it, follow and support these awesome orgs: @rahabs.sisters @sistersoftheroadpdx @pdxsaintslove @rosecdcpdx @clackamasservicecenter @thecommonslawcenter
#buildingpeoplepower #communitysupport #unhousedneighbors #willametteweekgiveguide #pdxnonprofits
Hurray! It’s time and the vault is open! Help support your friendly neighborhood micro-villages: Parkrose Community Village, Avalon Community Village and St. Andrew’s Community Village. There are no other tiny pod village shelters in our region like WeShine villages!
#giveguide2026 #tinypodshelters #unhousedneighbors #nonprofitgiving #oregon
Let’s Go! We can’t wait to start our journey in less than 24 hours to our goal of …………$50,000!
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#willametteweekgiveguide #annualgiving #localnonprofits #allhallowseve #community
Happy Halloween 🎃 and Two Days til @giveguide !!!! We are getting slaphappy here at our central office in the lovely Irvington neighborhood getting ready to start mailing you a free bag of coffee from the wonderful @portlandcoffeeroasters ! They have generously donated bags of their Organic Portland House ☕️☕️☕️☕️
Every $50 donation gets you a bag of coffee! The Give!Guide vaults opens at midnight on November 1st! Also Give Guide has a special kick off day on offer on November 1 for some awesome prizes from @nossafamiliacoffee
Portlanders love our coffee and good causes!
#willametteweekgiveguide #freecoffee #localnonprofits #portlandcoffee #feelgoodfriday
We are responding this week to the Portland City Ombudsman’s survey that came out on October 28th. We realizethat some city shelter sites did receive positive reports. Unfortunately there were a couple of the larger safe rest villages that have not provided the best services for their participants and the complaints about them were pretty severe. When we hear “tiny home village”, “village style shelters”, or “tiny pods for homeless people” we may not realize that they come in all shapes and sizes and are managed by different entities. WeShine is a non profit with 3 villages in 3 different neighborhoods, 2 of which sit on cozy and supportive church properties. WeShine villages are managed under an umbrella with other providers by @multco_hsd along with amazing support from donors, volunteers, neighbors and community partners. Photo on left by @theoregonian
#tinyhomevillage #villagestyleshelters #unhousedneighbors #homelessservices #cityofportlandombudsman
When news headlines discuss local shelter challenges, it’s easy to assume all shelter models operate the same way. But structure, scale, and oversight matter.
While large City-run Safe Rest Villages aim for high-density capacity, County-funded models like WeShine focus on small-scale, neighborhood-integrated micro-villages.
#saferestvillages #microvillages #microvillageshelters #multnomahcounty #homelesssolutions
Hey again spooky friends! Come have a #hauntinggoodtime with WeShine’s Parkrose Community Village! It’s Halloween Drag Bingo with some awesome local Drag Stars! Come to this awesome event this Wednesday October 28th at @parkrosecommunityucc
#portlanddragbingo #weshinepdx #blisscornell #drag
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WeShine
3439 NE Sandy Blvd #525,
Portland, OR 97232