Wellspring works to end family and employee homelessness by preventing it before it happens and intervening early when it does.
Seattle & King County, WA
Joined August 2010
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Wellspring Family Services retweeted
We are excited to announce the launch of the new Black Home Initiative website! Visit blackhomeinitiative.org to learn more about the work and how you or your organization can get involved. #blackhomeinitiative #blackhomeownership #homeownership #homebuyer #bhi #community
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
EXTRA OVERNIGHT SHELTER: 🥶 Low temperatures in the 30's. Exhibition Hall at Seattle Center is now open overnight through Saturday morning. (🧵1/3) kcrha.org/cold-weather-shelt…
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Join Row House Yarn and Wellspring Family Services on November 8 for a virtual night of knitting and crocheting to benefit the Wellspring Family Store. The free store provides clothing and daily essentials to children at risk of homelessness. tinyurl.com/22kvdxvm
#KnitNight
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
“Having to sacrifice putting food on the table in order to pay rent makes landing or keeping a job impossible. Providing housing to people pushed into homelessness is a proven approach that ensures people can rebuild their lives.” - @HousingNarrativ
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Do you work w/ WA families who interact with TANF/WorkFirst? Then sign up for our Public Benefits are Key workshop (free) Thursday 6/30! Smart, experienced advocates & attorneys will cover the ABCs of TANF, answer Qs.
bit.ly/PBKTANF2022 @povertyactionwa @WLIHA @Hopelink
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Our Early Learning Center in Seattle has opportunities available for Lead Teachers. Thanks to a generous grant from @waDCYF we are offering a $1,500 sign-on bonus! To learn more please visit our careers page: wellspringfs.org/about/caree…
#SeattleJobs #TeacherJobs #EarlyLearning
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today expressed its support of Jeff Olivet, the new Executive Director of @USICHgov.
“Ending homelessness is a matter of justice and equity, and these are among Jeff’s core values,” says Alliance CEO Nan Roman:
endhomelessness.org/blog/sta…
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Our next monthly Tenant Education Course is on Tuesday, January 25 at noon. Topics include finding the right rental property for you, housing application tips, and more! Sign up for the FREE virtual course: bit.ly/3GXQXc6 #seattle #housing
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Order your 4 FREE at-home rapid antigen #COVID19 tests today (limited to 1 per household). Shipping is also completely FREE. Orders usually ship in 7-12 days.
Sign-up is quick and easy! For more information, go to: covidtests.gov.
#GetVaccinated #Omicron #COVID
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Housing is a basic human need that everyone should have access to. #MLKDay2022
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
With snow and freezing temperatures expected to hit this weekend, two severe weather shelters are preparing to open in Seattle in an effort to get more unsheltered homeless people indoors before the extreme weather hits. Here's what to know.
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Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Due to forecasted freezing temperatures, 2 shelters will open Saturday, Dec 25th at 7pm and will operate nightly thru Dec 29th. Please share this info with your networks to ensure that people in need of shelter have the information. Flyer: seattle.gov/Documents/Depart…
ALT SEVERE WEATHER NIGHT SHELTERS: Open at 7pm nightly, Saturday, December 25th through Wednesday, December 29th. Severe Weather Shelters serve adults over 18, all genders, at two locations: Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, 301 Mercer St. 98109, Operated by Salvation Army Compass Housing Alliance, 210 Alaskan Way S.
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
1) Lack of Affordable Housing 2) Poverty 3) Lack of Affordable Healthcare. These are the leading causes of homelessness in the US - not Mental Illness! invisiblepeople.tv/truth-tal…
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Need help applying for rental or utility assistance? Have questions about evictions? Join Pierce County Rental Assistance and TacomaPROBONO next Thursday from 2-5PM at the Parkland-Spanaway @PierceCoLibrary for in-person support. Experts will be there to answer your questions.
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Families with a WIC Card: It’s time to enjoy more fruits & veggies! If you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum, you & your children ages 1-5 will each get $35 for fruits & vegetables, till 9/30.
Text "WIC" to 96859 to find a clinic near you. #timeforWIC
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Good news! Washington is enrolling families in #WIC at a higher rate than the national average. 😀 And there’s room for more. Learn how to enroll in this important nutrition program: doh.wa.gov/WIC 🍎🍓🍉🥦🥬
Families who use #Medicaid & #SNAP are automatically income-eligible for #WIC: so why is WIC participation lagging so far behind hardship?
Check out our interactive state-by-state tool here to see what the data has to say:
cbpp.org/research/food-assis…
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Tenants needing rent assistance: King County is scheduled to open the Tenant Pool on Monday, May 17th (note: open date is subject to change). Subscribe for updates about EPRAP: zcu.io/T3GP
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.@DavidWSeattle reminds us that homelessness is a symptom of greater societal diseases, including structural racism, gender inequity, and inequities in economic and social mobility #FHI2021
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In preparation for forecasted below freezing temperatures and snow over the coming days, HSD in partnership with @SeattleParks (SPR) is opening Bitter Lake & Garfield Community Centers as 24-hour coed severe weather shelters on Thursday, February 11, at 8 pm.
Wellspring Family Services retweeted
Fisher Pavilion has been confirmed as the shelter location for Wednesday, February 10, and will open at 8:00 PM.
homelessness.seattle.gov/cit…
