SEATTLE — What started out as a community clean-up at a homeless camp turned into an intervention as We Heart Seattle rallied a coalition of volunteers to remove mounds of trash at two parks in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood.
Trash pick-ups are routinely organized by We Heart Seattle, a privately funded organization that prioritizes drug treatment as a way to combat the city’s homeless crisis.
Andrea Suarez, the group’s founder, incorporates outreach services into her efforts as well, offering rides to drug treatment centers and referring to other services that can help…