The Wellspring Center is a three-year, federally-funded program designed to build the capacity of faith-based and community-based organizations in West Virginia. Primarily, it was developed to meet organizations "where they are" and help them as they develop, enhance, or expand their outreach programs.

The Wellspring Center works with faith-based and community-based organizations to:

* increase their effectiveness in providing social services;
* assist them expand their organizations through the use of computer technology;
* increase their ability to create collaborations to better serve those in need;
* build their capacity to access resources that foster sustainability.

Mission West Virginia applied for funding after extensive work providing intermediary services to faith-based and community-based organizations throughout the state. Through this work, we discovered that many organizations are struggling to effectively fulfill their missions and needed capacity-building services. Through the Compassion Capital Fund, this need will be addressed.

Faith-based and community-based organizations working with the following populations are targeted for training, technical assistance, and sub-awards:

* families in poverty
* prisoners reentering local communities
* children of prisoners
* addicts
* families in transition from welfare to work
* individuals with low-levels of literacy
* at-risk youth
* children in foster care
* Other organizations assisting at-risk populations are also eligible for the services of the Wellspring Center.

For more information, contact Carrie Robey at 304.562.0723.