The COVID pandemic impacted all communities significantly. The IDD community specifically has experienced a large decrease in the availability of Direct Support Providers (DSP) for all services. Providers all over Colorado experienced this when many DSPs were unable to work with their high-risk clients. Many providers even had to shut their doors for good. This … Read more Do You Know About In-home Support Services?
Hello all! This is your column for Home and Community Based Services, updates from Health Care Policy and Finance and information about resources. This month’s column is about your STAR’s waiver services. On March 1, 2021, Health Care Policy and Finance (HCPF) released a new memo about additional ways the STARS can utilize their waiver … Read more STAR’s Waiver Services
This month we spotlight one of our student volunteers, Saira. Let’s learn more about her volunteer experience. I learned about Wellspring Community through my mom, Natalie, who used to be a teacher at Wellspring before assuming the role of resource coordinator. She told me about how amazing the STARS are and how much fun she … Read more Meet Saira
Spring has come to Wellspring and we are all ready for the warmer weather, fun adventures and new life to spring up! In many ways, the last year has felt like winter. But we are all beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel and hope for a new normal. As we begin … Read more Executive Director’s Update – 3 Program Expansions
Wellspring’s mission of empowering adults with special needs to live fully and wholly is made possible by the generous donations of our supporters. Today I want to highlight two ways of donating that can make a significant impact. First, you can consider becoming a Monthly Supporter. We have a growing number of supporters who send … Read more Development News
Have you heard? We have a new class at Wellspring called “Show, Tell, Plan it Well” and the participating STARS are loving it! To meet our mission more fully, this year we have invited our STARS to spearhead the planning of our annual events, such as the Walk to Empower, the Summer Celebration, our Evening … Read more Show, Tell, Plan it Well
It’s not every day that a Christian music artist joins our virtual classes, so when it happens, it’s a big deal here at Wellspring! Over the last year, our virtual program has continued to provide creative and engaging online classes for our STARS. One of these classes, taught by our amazing teacher Ms. Leslie, is … Read more Special Virtual Visit With Aaron Boyd!
There were many changes and challenges to overcome since the COVID-19 pandemic hit our STARS, but our staff and volunteers have been resilient and have overcome these hurdles with grace and ingenuity. Our Virtual Program has been hugely successful, and we are offering that five days a week. In the future, we are planning to … Read more All Wellspring Cohorts are Back in Castle Rock!
This month we spotlight our incredible volunteers, the Fritsch family! Let’s learn more about the Fritsch family volunteer experience: Kelly, Ally and Nancy have been volunteering at Wellspring since 2017. We learned about Wellspring when Ally started high school and was looking for service opportunities. We looked into Wellspring and fell in love – with … Read more Meet The Fritsch Family
As we began this new year, this exhortation from Paul in his letter to the Philippians has been my daily reminder and challenge to find joy, to pray, and to focus on the work God is doing. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!… Do not be anxious about anything, but … Read more Rejoice!
