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Humana Foundation Lends Support to Wellspring’s Mind, Body, Spirit Initiative

Submitted by wellspringky
on Wed, 06/12/2013 - 09:08

To be truly healthy, the mind and body must work in partnership; failure in one quickly and negatively impacts the other. People with severe mental illness (SMI) face extra challenges in this realm; the medications required to treat SMI can cause chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, which, in turn, can cause depression or exacerbate existing mental illness. But, thanks to a grant from the Humana Foundation, Wellspring will soon be initiating measures in some of our programs that will:

  • Improve the client experience by adopting “Healthy Eating” plans.
  • Provide

Barth Foundation Grant Will Support Wellspring’s AEDs in the Workplace Campaign

Submitted by wellspringky
on Mon, 06/10/2013 - 10:49

AED
photo credit: aedstoday.com
Wellspring’s AEDs in the Workplace campaign is a result of the agency’s continuous effort to provide the best possible care for our clients. An AED is an electronic device designed to deliver an electric shock to a victim of sudden cardiac arrest.
 
Studies show that nearly 1,000 deaths occur from coronary heart disease outside of the hospital or emergency room every day.  Up to 70% of these victims might be saved if automated external defibrillators were immediately available. 
 
Given that Wellspring deals with a population that is already more vulnerable

Schuhmann Center Salutes Wellspring Participant for 16 Years of Continuous Service

Submitted by wellspringky
on Fri, 06/07/2013 - 10:13

“People like Keith are the heart and soul of the Schuhmann Center,” says Center Director, Jim Nix.  “We are extremely blessed to have him here each and every week.”

Wellspring participant Keith Holt started volunteering at the Schuhmann Center - which provides food, clothing, and social service referrals to the homeless and needy - soon after it opened its doors on E. Gray Street in 1997.  Over the years, he’s helped in nearly every capacity in which a volunteer can serve.

Kathy Dobbins Receives Kent School of Social Work Practicum Supervisor Lifetime Service Award

Submitted by wellspringky
on Thu, 06/06/2013 - 14:57

Kathy Dobbins

Wellspring

Executive Director
 


Martha A. Fuller

Director of Field Education

Kent School of Social Work

The Practicum Supervisor Lifetime Service Award is given to social workers who have served as educational mentors of University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work students in practicum for 25 or more years. It is acknowledgement of the tremendous contribution made by practicum supervisors to the professional development of emerging social workers.

Kathy has supervised graduate level social work students from the Kent School of Social Work for more than 26 years!  She has even

First Annual Kentucky Gives Day A Win for Kentucky Philanthropy!

Submitted by wellspringky
on Thu, 06/06/2013 - 14:41

In one word - WOW!  On April 24th - the very day after our 15th Annual Derby Preview Party, we participated in the first-ever Kentucky Gives Day – and managed to come in as one of the top 20 participating large nonprofits in the state!  Many thanks to our generous supporters who helped us raise $2,255 – all of which will be matched dollar-for-dollar -for a total of $4,510!

 

“Wellspring and our many other partners joined with our sponsors and donors and pulled out all the stops: giving dollars, time, energy, and support that made this historic day possible,” says Danielle Clore, Executive

Wellspring Welcome Baskets

Submitted by wellspringky
on Tue, 06/04/2013 - 16:21
Our programs provide encouragement and assistance to individuals in their mental health recovery while enabling them to live independently. It is our hope that by coupling consumers’ individual strengths with our supportive services, they will be able to find mental health recovery and live lives full of purpose and meaning.
 
Wellspring presents each new resident with a welcome basket full of various household supplies for their new home.
 
Please consider making a donation today!  Fill a laundry basket with as many of these items as you can!
 

Kitchen Supplies:

  • Resealable Bags
  • Kitchen

Wellspring Tonini Apartments Named one of Preservation Louisville's Top 10!

Submitted by wellspringky
on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 16:23

Wellspring Tonini Apartments has been named one of Preservation Louisville's Top 10 Preservation Successes!  This recognition acknowledges preservation projects that have "successfully rehabilitated and returned a building to productive use."  The Top 10 Preservation Successes and Top 10 Most Endangered Historic Places lists were announced during a press conference at The Big Four Bridge, which was also named one of the Top 10 Successes this year.

The former Tonini buildings are part of an historic block dating back to the 1850’s.  The Encyclopedia of Louisville states that “Tonini

Wellspring Logo wins Design Award!

Submitted by wellspringky
on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 12:03

 

Michael Osborne Design, Inc. & Joey’s Corner Receive 9 Awards in the Northern California/Northern Nevada Print/Design Competition.

San Francisco, CA – 5/2/13 – Michael Osborne Design, Inc. & Joey’s Corner of San Francisco, CA received five Gold, two Silver, and two Bronze metals for outstanding achievement in the annual 2013 Showcase of Print/Design Excellence Awards.  The Showcase of Print/Design Excellence is a print & design competition covering Northern California and Northern Nevada, hosted by Visual Media Alliance in San Francisco.

Competing against nearly 200 entries from

Reader Letter: Help Wipe Out the Stigma of Mental Illness

Submitted by wellspringky
on Fri, 05/03/2013 - 10:57

Printed in The Courier-Journal on April 29, 2013
Written by Sheila Schuster, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition
Signed by Wellspring  and 35 other mental health organizations.


LOUISVILLE 40207 — Mental illness has been in the media and on the lips of more Americans in the past four months than at any other time in our history. Unfortunately, shootings like those in Newtown have focused attention on violence and mental illness and stirred up the stigma that comes when people are misinformed and fearful.

Along with the demand for gun control has come a spate of

Clients Practice Tai Chi at the DJB

Submitted by wellspringky
on Tue, 04/02/2013 - 10:13

Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, has been shown to decrease stress, anxiety, and depression and increase self-esteem in medically fragile practitioners.  Jeff Randall, a Clinician at Wellspring’s David J.  Block CSU, wanted to see CSU clients have an opportunity to try Tai Chi, and to document the results of participation. Thanks to a grant supported by the Community Foundation of Louisville, Jeff was able to make that idea a reality. 
 
For six weeks, visitors at the David J.

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