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New consignment shop to open on Bridge Street corridor
by (erictank)
Submitted 02-04-2014 under NEWS
On Saturday, February 8, the Conscious Collective Consignment shop will officially open on Bridge Street. The grand opening will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and feature live music from local...
Catalyst Radio: Well House 19:1 fundraiser goes through end of year, plus concert Jan. 16
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 12-20-2013 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW The ‘housing first’ organization Well House is in the midst of a campaign called 19:1, bringing attention to the housing disparity in Kent...
Fenced off abutment doesn't solve anything, says local homeless advocate
by (jon_dunn)
Submitted 11-26-2013 under NEWS
Where are those people now? That’s the question some in the community are asking after the decision was made to fence off the Wealthy Street bridge abutment that was being used by homeless residents for shelter. According to the Well House...
Well House 19:1 campaign seeks to educate, offers opportunity
by (erictank)
Submitted 11-12-2013 under NEWS
On Monday November 18, at 5:30 p.m. Well House will initiate its 19:1 campaign designed to educate about an essential human necessity, namely providing people housing. Show your support for the Housing First model, a a Well House initiative that...
Harvest Party at Well House
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 09-16-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Well House is celebrating the harvest with a community block party on Saturday, September 21 from noon to 4 pm at Well House, 600 Cass SE. The event is free and anyone is welcome to join Well House tenants, volunteers, board members and neighbors in...
Does everyone deserve to have a place?
by (tamivandenberg)
Submitted 09-10-2013 under PLACE-MATTERS
In the late '70s, a woman by the name of Marian Clements purchased an 1870's era home at the corner of Pleasant and Cass, in what is now the SECA neighborhood, for $350. She called it Well House. Clements had experienced severe depression,...
Well House community garden to give access to fresh produce in food desert
by (Ana Olvera)
Submitted 08-27-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
Well House hopes to improve access to fresh, healthy food in the north end of the South East Community Assocation (SECA) neighborhood by creating a community garden for residents to grow and harvest vegetables. SECA is one of several food deserts in...
Catalyst Radio: Well House removing barriers for providing housing
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 06-21-2013 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW The southeast side housing first organizations Well House has been undergoing a multitude of changes since coming under new leadership with the first of...
Well House scores $257,000 Kellogg Foundation grant
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 05-21-2013 under NEWS
Tami VandenBerg is proving herself to be much more than a successful bar and club owner—she’s adding grantwriter to her resume. Today, she, in her part-time role as executive director of Well House, announced that The W.K. Kellogg...
Lowe's Heroes Adopt Two Rooms at Well House
by (Heart of West M...)
Submitted 08-17-2011 under NONPROFITS
By: Teresa Zbiciak, Volunteer Center Program Assistant On August 9th and 10th, Lowe’s Heroes “adopted” two rooms in the Well House community, a permanent housing program for previously homeless persons and an aspiring eco-village...