Empower Campaign
Through our Empower Campaign, we provide families with essential items to help them thrive in life. From furniture and home furnishings to small appliances, clothing, and kids' necessities, we ensure that every family has what they need. Our goal is to support these families in creating a comfortable and nurturing environment for their loved ones.
Click here to see our Empower Campaign Facebook Group
Kevin received help through Hearts Centre, which helped him create a better life for himself. Later, he went on to be a volunteer for Hearts Centre.
A collection of food hampers provided by Hearts Centre.
A collection of food items to provide food hampers for our community.
Kevin received help through Hearts Centre, which helped him create a better life for himself. Later, he went on to be a volunteer for Hearts Centre.
The Empower Campaign is designed to connect those in need with resources that can help. Individuals can fill out a form on our "Get Help" page, which alerts us to the specific initiatives that can assist them. Individuals seeking help, as well as potential donors/ sponsors are invited to join our Empower Campaign Facebook Group. Individuals seeking help can post up to four "ISOs" (I'm Seeking Outs) at a time for various items such furniture, clothing, baby items, kids sporting equipment, and more.
As donations come in- or donors list available items, we prioritize those at the top of the list by ensuring they receive assistance first. If no one has an active ISO for a particular item, it enters a randomized draw for those who need it. Additionally, if an item isn't immediately needed, it is stored in our inventory for future use, ensuring that we can always meet the demands of our community.
Our Empower Campaign is partnered with various initiatives in the community. When the St. Albert Salvation Army has individuals trying to donate furniture, they send them to Hearts. These pieces of furniture are put into the Empower Campaign for our community. We love to receive one-off donations from groups such as Chantal Gregoire who donated 800 bags of clothing, and veterans Tammy Duffin Gallant, and Stu Pawluk who donated winter gear for around 30 people.
The Empower Campaign also throws various events throughout the year. For example, in the Summer of 2025, Hearts Centre threw 7 Weekends of Giving, which were large "garage sales" of free items. These free events helped around 700 families, including clothing between 300-400 people. The clothing donations themselves helped clothe many children for back-to-school, and prepared them for winter through donated winter gear!
Our Empower Campaign relies on our mighty volunteers who help our online thrift community by receiving, sorting, posting, and assigning donation. We also rely on our volunteer drivers, who make this campaign work as many of our underprivileged community does not have reliable transportation.
We welcome all donations in good condition. No donation is too small. Every little heartbeat counts! To volunteer with this campaign, please see our Get Involved Page. To donate, please see the link for our Facebook group below. To receive help, please visit our Get Help page, and see the link for our Facebook Group below.
Click here to visit our Empower Campaign Facebook Group.