The Delta Air Lines Foundation and The UPS Foundation each have committed their support of Wellspring Living’s transformational Welcome Home campaign with pledges of $1,000,000 to support the campaign. These grants will help with doubling the organization’s impact and creating a continuum of care for Wellspring Living’s youth, residential, and community-based programming on the organization’s seven-acre South Campus.
Each night across Georgia, more than 100 women and children are sold for sex. Wellspring Living provides program participants with access to the therapeutic services, housing, and educational resources they need to dream again. The $20 million expansion will help create long-term solutions for trafficked youth, empowering women and youth survivors on a new campus that is one of a kind in the United States.
“Wellspring Living is grateful to have had the trailblazing, innovative, and compassionate support of The Delta Air Lines Foundation and The UPS Foundation. Their generosity has changed the lives of more than 2,000 women and children – positively affecting the future for generations to come,” shared Wellspring Living Executive Director Mary Frances Bowley. “We are thrilled to have The Delta Air Lines Foundation and The UPS Foundation invest in Wellspring Living.”
The Delta Air Lines Foundation’s investment will be used to fund the construction of a new administrative office building which will be the new home for the Women’s Academy program. The new facility will help triple the number of women served through a hybrid model of nighttime and virtual classes and expanded wraparound services including a food pantry and professional clothing boutique. By 2026, the Women’s Academy will train and support 200 women annually, offering case management, health services, education, life skills and mentorship, spiritual exploration, apprenticeships, career readiness and GED classes.
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