Media Coverage
Homeless camp fire near Seattle stadiums part of dangerous surge, data shows | KOMO (komonews.com) – by Joel Moreno, KOMO News reporter, April 6, 2022
Ballard’s ‘Lawnmower Man’ working toward finding housing | KOMO (komonews.com) – Michelle Esteban, KOMO News Reporter, April 4, 2022
Seattle faces dire challenges, including homelessness and rise in violent crime – in pictures | Art and design | The Guardian – Photographs by John Moore/Getty Images, March 21, 2022
Small and big acts of humanity can add up to bring back Seattle | The Seattle Times – Leslie Buker, Special to the Times, March 4, 2022
Give neighborhoods the tools to help fight homelessness | The Seattle Times – Jennifer Hemmingsen, Seattle Times Opinion columnist, February 18, 2022
The gifts of our region | The Seattle Times – Seattle Times Editorial Board, December 23, 2021
Man at odds with Ballard neighbors leaves neighborhood with help from non-profit | KOMO (komonews.com) – Jonathan Choe, KOMO News Reporter, November 29, 2021
Big hearts: There’s room for all the citizen-led responses to Seattle’s homelessness crisis – Jennifer Hemmingsen, Opinion columnist, Seattle Times, August 6th, 2021
Hard work paying off on greenbelt trail – Queen Anne & Magnolia News, August 4 2021
Community members invited to help clean up Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt: Queen Anne & Magnolia News, June 23, 2021
Press Releases
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We Heart Seattle releases new data revealing 315 encampment-related cleanups over three years across Seattle
The cleanups involved over a million pounds of garbage and 10,000 volunteer hours PRESS RELEASE – October 27, 2023: We Heart Seattle, a grassroots non-profit dedicated to making Seattle safe and beautiful for all, released new data today on more than 300 cleanups that took place between October 2020 and October 2023. In that time, it…
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We Heart Seattle joins forces with local businesses to tackle trash, while offering individuals a path to work
PRESS RELEASE – December 15, 2021: We Heart Seattle recently teamed up with Hilton Garden Inn volunteers to remove 6500 pounds of trash from the Dexter and Mercer encampment. Another day last week, We Heart Seattle removed 8000 pounds of wood, metal and debris from the RV camp on Northlake Way, working side by side with several RV residents along with…
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We Heart Seattle partners with Housing Connector to tap housing opportunities for families and individuals experiencing homelessness
PRESS RELEASE – December 15, 2021: We Heart Seattle has joined forces with Housing Connector to tap excess housing capacity in Seattle for those most in need. Housing Connector offers qualified community partners such as We Heart Seattle access to an exclusive Zillow-supported listing platform of housing quickly available to prospective tenants. We Heart Seattle then works with potential tenants to assess whether they are the right fit for listed housing and offers ongoing case management support to those accepted…
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We Heart Seattle gains support from businesses and neighbors by continuing to go where others will not
PRESS RELEASE – November 16, 2021 After learning that some City trash removal contractors don’t clear slopes, We Heart Seattle swung into action this past weekend, removing 2500 pounds from the slopes of Kinnear Park. With this latest effort, the group has now cleared close to 10,000 pounds from that park in recent weeks. We Heart Seattle also teamed…
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We Heart Seattle tackles trash in Ballard while empowering individuals to be part of the solution
PRESS RELEASE – October 29, 2021: In a single day, We Heart Seattle cleared 4,000 pounds of trash from a street-side encampment in Ballard. What made this October 23rd clean-up event particularly special was that people living on-site pitched in to help, hauling trash and discarded furniture to volunteer-driven trucks. Working side by side, the We Heart Seattle team also connected two individuals with resources allowing them to potentially relocate. We Heart…