Our projects
From street outreach to sold-out benefit nights, every project brings resources, connection and dignity to people society often overlooks.
CARE events
Outreach walks
Tours
Campaigns
Grants
Education
CARE events
A 13-year legacy of service-driven gatherings for marginalized communities up and down the West Coast — essential resources delivered with dignity, connection and celebration.
Seattle to San Diego
100+ guests in one day
Live music
Outreach walks
Every month for nearly six years, counselors, psychotherapists and social workers walked with us to bring connection and support — including through the height of COVID-19.
Monthly
3,500 counseling hours
Free
Tour
A ticketless tour with Luc & the Lovingtons from Seattle to Los Angeles, bringing music therapy and HERO CDs to shelters, tent cities, hospitals and the streets.
Seattle → Los Angeles
Music therapy
Ticketless
Campaign
A nationwide call to raise $100,000 and take HERO CDs and Be Love postcards to the 10 cities most affected by homelessness — supported by Jason Mraz and Michael Franti.
$100K goal
10 cities
$1M+ potential income
Benefit concerts
Jason Mraz hosted an unforgettable benefit with Ace of Cups and Luc & the Lovingtons, joined by partners Lava Mae and the Homeless Prenatal Program.
The Fillmore, San Francisco
Jason Mraz
Lava Mae
Education
Co-founders AJ Lovewins and Joseph Jacques guest-taught the Organizational Dynamics class at the University of San Francisco, then led students on an outreach walk.
University of San Francisco
Workshop + walk
Grants
Direct financial support that helps individuals through recovery and reintegration — like the $1,000 grant presented to Allen.
Recovery
Reintegration
Inside a CARE event · Santa Cruz
156 backpacks
with socks, gloves, hats, medical kits and rain gear
73 free haircuts
thanks to Paulette & Solace Salon
34 new cell phones
distributed to guests
500 HERO CDs
creating $10,000 in job opportunities
108 green juices
and 30 cups of Verve coffee
Hundreds of clothes
pants, shirts and shoes handed out
Hot meals
for 100+ guests
8 live musicians
performing throughout the day
Jobs & housing
resources shared on site
With thanks to Areli, Amber, Paulette & Solace Salon, Ascending Awareness, Verve Coffee, Steven Roberts and band, the Homeless Garden Project, Downtown Streets Team, Housing Matters, Chris Cottingham of The Veterans Memorial Building, and our 12 volunteers.
Volunteer, perform, partner or give — every contribution is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
