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. They found a suitable place — a 17th century former inn in Gloucester. Thirty-eight years later Wellspring House retains its strong sensibility. We know that money runs out, marriages fall apart, illness devastates a home. Yet, we have also proven that care and support provided in the context of a welcoming community can change lives. 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.
