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Wellspring Donates Over Two Dozen Backpacks and Food to Women's Shelter
Students Deliver School Supplies and Non-perishables for Children at Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury
Students at Wellspring in Bethlehem donated 26 backpacks filled with various food items and school supplies for the youth at Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury women’s shelter.
The teens in the Community Service group at Wellspring’s Arch Bridge School initiated the project, collecting backpacks and various school supplies, non-perishable food items and snacks. The group packed the bags with canned goods such as soups, fruit, and tuna, pasta, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, juice boxes, granola bars, crackers, and school items including pens, pencils, and notebooks.
Students hand-delivered the backpacks on October 8 with Marty Newell, Faculty Advisor for Arch Bridge School’s Community Service Group. Marty shared, “Safe Haven was very grateful and appreciative of our students’ efforts. The backpacks will help the children at Safe Haven feel more comfortable during a difficult time.”
About Wellspring and The Arch Bridge School
Wellspring is a multi-service mental health agency and educational center. Since its beginning in 1977, Wellspring has progressively expanded its services to provide residential treatment in a private school environment for children and adolescent girls on the main campus, residential treatment for adults on their own private campus; extensive outpatient services at two locations; and therapeutic special education services for residential and day students on the main campus at the NEASC accredited Arch Bridge School. Wellspring is licensed by the State of Connecticut and accredited by The Joint Commission. Wellspring’s excellent reputation for quality care, comprehensive mental health treatment and special education services has accompanied its growth. Wellspring is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at www.wellspring.org.
