- About
- Services
- HousingServices to help families retain and regain stable housing.
- Early LearningPre-K education for children experiencing homelessness.
- Family StoreAccess to free clothing and essential items for children age 0–17.
- Employee Stability ProgramEmployee Stability Program helps employees retain or regain housing stability.
- Impact
- Get Involved
- Individual GivingMake a life-altering gift in support of Wellspring families.
- Corporate EngagementLearn how your company can make an impact on family homelessness.
- VolunteerismShare your time, share your talents. Here’s how you can help.
- Planned GivingPlanning what is important to you in life creates a legacy for tomorrow.
- Our FundersWith gratitude to our partners in ending homelessness.
- PublicationsRead impact reports and archived newsletters.
We believe in a world where every family is stably housed
At Wellspring, we believe every family—and in particular, every child—deserves a stable home. A place to feel safe and the confidence and sense of security that comes with it.
We’re a nonprofit organization on a mission to end family homelessness for good. We connect people with the resources and support they need to maintain and regain stability for themselves and their families—and to achieve positive, lasting change in their lives.
Preventing homelessness before it happens—and intervening early when it does
Keeping a family housed is the best way to reduce the lifelong impact of homelessness. It’s also less costly. When homelessness can’t be avoided, we intervene as early as possible.
An innovative model. An ambitious purpose.
Wellspring doesn’t look like the traditional human services agency. Our commitment to prevention demands innovative thinking and a unique combination of services.
Wellspring’s Employee Stability Program (ESP) helps employees overcome barriers to staying gainfully employed and stably housed, supporting a thriving workforce across the Pacific Northwest. Our Housing Services focus on eviction prevention, connecting families to stable housing as quickly as possible, and partnering with affordable housing property owners and developers to provide resident support services. Wellspring’s Early Learning Center and Family Store provide the kind of stability that ensures children can thrive in school and beyond.
Committed to DEIA and Trauma-Informed Care
Wellspring is committed to work that combines two powerful ideas: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access and Trauma-Informed Care. We are mindful of the impact of trauma upon both individuals and communities, and this awareness shapes how we approach our mission. We aim to break cycles of trauma, inequity, and poverty – and to prioritize healing and hope. We believe in meeting each person where they are, showing respect, honoring dignity, and building on their own unique strengths.
Family homelessness ends here
Our Vision
A community where every child has a safe and stable home.
Our Purpose
To prevent and address homelessness by connecting families and individuals in crisis to the support and resources they need to regain stability.
Our Mission
To end family and employee homelessness.
Leading change, together
Wellspring’s leadership team is connected to and by a singular objective: Ending family homelessness for good. Meet the people behind Wellspring’s pioneering approach.
Serving families in crisis since 1892
Our name and programming have evolved over the last century, but the fundamentals have remained steadfast. Since the beginning, Wellspring has been committed to providing individuals in crisis the support they need to overcome their circumstances and build stable lives for themselves and their families.