Wellspring House | 302 Essex Avenue
Gloucester, MA 01930 | Tel: 978.281.3558

Since 1981, Wellspring House has been helping families move out of poverty. Serving Cape Ann, Wellspring embodies its mission by providing these services in a spirit of hospitality:

 Transformative adult education and job training
 Promoting and providing affordable housing
 Family education and support
 Emergency shelter for homeless families

Wellspring Cape Ann Families announces a free and valuable workshop for parents:

On Wednesday, February 10, at 7 PM, join nationally-known educator Dr. Lonnie Carton for “No Is a Love Word!”  Discuss ways to set firm and loving limits with children of all ages.

For more information and printable flyers for each event, please click here. 

Monday, May 3rd, 2010
Women Honoring Women Luncheon

Please join us for Wellspring’s 12th Annual Women Honoring Luncheon.  Help us celebrate program participants’ journeys of transformation out of poverty and homelessness.  Grammy Award-winning singer Paula Cole will perform!  This year’s keynote speaker will be Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray.  Jackie Littlefield and Carol Provenzano will be honored for their years of friendship and support to Wellspring.  To learn more about event sponsorship or purchasing ad space, please click here.

"The Journey Home” by Kay O’Rourke. How Wellspring helps homeless families strengthen all their resources in this challenging time.

Wellspring Cape Ann Families coordinated the writing and photography of a “Healthy Families” insert, which appeared in the Cape Ann Beacon on September 18th.  Many thanks to the Cape Ann Beacon for their production of this insert and their permission to make it available here.

 

      

Wellspring in Action

Shop for a great cause!  Wellspring’s new online store is open for gifts that keep on giving.

Wellspring's Fall 2009 Newsletter "Wellspring Connection" is available here

  New!  Wellspring's 2009 Annual Report is now available online.

Read a list of the Environmentally Conscious Practices currently in use at Wellspring House (as detailed by Wellspring's SEED Committee).


WHAT CAN YOU DO TO SUPPORT WELLSPRING?

More than ever, Wellspring depends on the continuing generosity of our friends and supporters.   Here’s what your money buys:

-$1,000 helps to provide a low-income parent with specialized job training that paves the way toward a living wage

-$500 provides a homeless family of three with a week of shelter, food, help with housing and job search, and emotional support

-$150 provides a GED student with textbooks, calculator, and internet access

-$50 supports 40 children and teens for one week of mentoring activities

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COMPUTERS WANTED!  Wellspring House is currently accepting new or gently used computers.  Click here for a list of technology donations that Wellspring can accept, or please contact Christine Carollo, I.T. Coordinator.

 VOLUNTEERS ARE KEY to the success of Wellspring.  Opportunities range from cooking and gardening to serving as a mentor to a parent or adult learning to organizing events or helping with office work.  Please contact Sarah Grow to find out the full range of possibilities.

  Wellspring House announces the launch of an “Angel List,” an email update of in-kind donation needs, ranging from toiletries to tables.  This is a “blind:cc,” or private, list, which means your name will never be shared.  Please email our Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Grow,  to be included.

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
--Desmond Tutu

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