Care Movement

The Ballard News-Tribune has posted a story about Tim who told the paper the community's donations were a "miracle that has saved his life."

Ballard community lends a hand to struggling citizen On any given day in Ballard, Tim Allen can be seen cleaning the sidewalks along N,W. Market Street in the company of his two Jack Russell Terriers, Rico and Zeta. Carrying a white five-gallon bucket for donations as he works a broom vigorously down the street from 15th Avenue all the way to 24th Ave...

You've raised $1,000 for Tim in the first 24 hours, with more on the way. Thank you for making our first fundraiser such a big success!

Homeless man keeps Ballard clean during holidays Unemployed and newly-homeless, Tim has become a bit of a fixture on Market St. in Ballard, sweeping the sidewalks for donations. “I have to be doing something,” he told My Ballard, explaining he’s not the kind of person who stands on the corner and begs for money.