Amazon is one of the most widely used websites in the world and, effective October 2013, customers can elect to donate 0.5% of their purchase to the charity of their choice! This is all made possible by shopping on smile.amazon.com.

If you already shop on Amazon, or if you’re looking for the perfect gift for a loved one, we invite you to shop at smile.amazon.com and chooseHearts & Homes for Youth as your charity of choice. Below you can read about how to use Amazon Smile.

How Does it Work?

1. Visit smile.amazon.com.

The entire shopping experience is the same and most products available on amazon.com are available at Amazon Smile.

2. Sign in and Choose Your Charity

The screen will look slightly different depending on whether your not you’re already signed into Amazon. If you’re already signed in, you’ll see a screen like the one below. Simply search for “Hearts & Homes for Youth Inc” or the charity of your choice and proceed to step 3.

If you’re not signed, enter your email and password. Then proceed to step 3.

3. Select “Hearts & Homes for Youth, Inc.”

After signing in, search for “Hearts & Homes for Youth” or the charity of your choice.

When you search for a charity, such as “Hearts & Homes for Youth” you will be given a list of possible matches. Select the charity of your choice to continue.

Once selected, you will receive an email confirmation and you can begin shopping.

4. Begin shopping!

Once you’ve selected your charity everything else functions the same. Shop for your favorite products or the perfect gift. Most products are eligible on Amazon Smile–if not, you’ll be notified. You can checkout normally as well. No extra cost is passed onto you–Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to Hearts & Homes for Youth!

Get Started

We applaud Amazon for their efforts to support charities. We hope you will take the opportunity to support Hearts & Homes for Youth with your eligible purposes on smile.amazon.com.