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Organization Provides Wellspring Of Hope And Food Security

89.1 WBOI | By Julia Meek
Published July 31, 2020 at 4:48 PM EDT
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Wellspring on Wheels, the organization's mobile food pantry, has distributed more than 15,500 pounds of food as of June 21st, over and above its permanent Food Bank and individual meals program.
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Loaded up and ready to go.
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Taking orders in the mobilized operation
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Half of the permanent Food Bank on Broadway.
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Some of the after school activities Wellspring offers.
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The Wellspring Shop will reopen in August.
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The Wellspring social scene
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With seemingly endless energy and enthusiasm, Rinehart is committed serving the community with respect and dignity in whatever ways there is need.

Although COVID-19 forced Wellspring Interfaith Social Services to suspend all non-essential programs, the organization has been working non-stop to lend a hand to those in need and keep its population's food insecurity at bay.

Located at 1316 Broadway in Fort Wayne's historic West Central Neighborhood, Wellspring has been actively providing assistance and support city-wide for 52 years.

For a look at what this entails, WBOI's Julia Meek sat down with Wellspring's executive director, Melissa Rinehart, to discuss the rising needs this year's excessive challenges have created and the resulting community effort.

You can connect with Wellspring Interfaith Social Services at its website.

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Arts & Culture Julia MeekFood insecurityArts & Culture InterviewsCOVID-19 responseWellspring interfaith Social ServicesMelissa Rinehart
Julia Meek
A Fort Wayne native, Julia is a radio host, graphic artist, and community volunteer, who has contributed to NIPR both on- and off-air for forty years. Besides being WBOI's arts & culture reporter, she currently co-produces and hosts Folktales and Meet the Music.
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