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It’s pretty to believe that if one only puts in the time, he can save a wayward child. It doesn’t always work out that way. The troubled boy I mentored for 6½ years, through a Norwalk, Conn., school volunteer program, fired me last May.
Teens around the nation are encouraged to apply for the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for exceptional volunteer work that positively impacts their communities. Applicants must be in school, in grades 5 to 12 to apply. The top awardees are recognized by each state and awarded $1,000. Of the 102 state-level winners, a handful will be selected for national recognition in Washington, a $5,000 award and gold medallion. Nominating schools or organizations receive $5,000 grants for national placing.
We all have closets full of old clothes that don’t fit and houses filled with dust-collecting knick-knacks. Wellspring Living, through their upscale resale boutiques Wellspring Treasures, is turning those gently used items into help for victims of sexual abuse and trafficking. Wellspring Living has been offering therapy and education to sexual abuse victims for ten years. Run almost entirely by volunteers, all proceeds from the three Wellspring Treasures stores benefit the women and girls involved with the programs.
“The women who come to the Wellspring Living house commit to 6 months or a year,” said volunteer Haley Welsh. After leaving the house, the women live with a family who help them transition into their own place. All three Wellspring Treasures stores located in the metro Atlanta area accept donations six days a week.