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Wellspring House

EducationLife SkillsPoverty
302 Essex Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone (978) 281 - 3221 ext. 300
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Our mission

Wellspring House empowers individuals and families to live more secure lives through basic needs assistance, education and job training.
Opportunities

Maintenance Volunteer

Volunteers assist with gardening and grounds keeping as needed.
  • Occasional
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10)
  • Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Holiday Store Volunteer

Wellspring’s Holiday Store program provides an opportunity for eligible low-income parents to shop by appointment for toys and gifts for their children. Volunteers can assist with the operations of the Holiday Store.
  • One-time, Occasional
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site, Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Events

Assist with our annual Women’s Luncheon and other events. Host a linen drive (new: towels, pillows, twin sheets, comforters, etc.) for families living in Wellspring’s shelter. Volunteer in the Awesome Closet, or host a professional clothing drive for our students entering the workforce.
  • One-time, Occasional
  • Adults
  • Individuals
  • Event support
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Volunteer Tutor

Volunteers help tutor students from our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes or students from our Adult Learning Initiative classes.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings

MediClerk Volunteer

The MediClerk Training Program is a focused, occupational education program training adult students for entry level administrative positions within the health care field. Volunteers can assist in the MediClerk classroom.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays

WERC Mentors

Mentors help students: stay focused on their Pathway for Personal Success; balance and navigate life stressors that get in the way of success; deepen academic skills for college and professional success; build and polish resumes, cover letters, and interview skills; execute job searches; and develop problem solving skills, confidence, and a deeper, positive sense of themselves.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings
Stories

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How you help

Wellspring House thrives from the help of many volunteers. The programs available to our students would not be possible without the help of our dedicated volunteer tutors and mentors.
About us

Wellspring House was founded in 1981 by seven dear friends who were willing to take the risk to do something radical: create a home where they themselves would live and provide temporary shelter to families, living side-by-side as a community. Wellspring still shelters homeless families. We are also focused on the future, having helped hundreds of families to secure permanent homes, graduated more than a thousand low-income adults from our education and job training programs, and facilitated the development of over 100 units of affordable housing on Cape Ann.