Wellspring Family Services

💛 Volunteer Spotlight: Tin (Christina) Cartwright 💛

Since September 2025, Tin has been a caring and dedicated volunteer at Wellspring’s Family Store, helping sort and stock donations and pack orders for families across our community.

Tin shares, “I had a desire to serve in a local organization and help strengthen the very community in which I live in. I've been a public-school educator for 22 years and know that when families are supported, children do better in school, parents are better able to maintain stability, and our community becomes more connected.”

She also shares what keeps her coming back: “When I volunteer on Wednesdays, I am with people who care. The employees and volunteers lead with compassion and protect dignity.”

Through her time at Wellspring, Tin has helped make the Family Store a welcoming and supportive resource for families experiencing financial hardship by:

✨ Sorting and stocking donations for families in need
✨ Packing orders filled with essentials for children and caregivers
✨ Helping ensure families have access to clothing, toys, and everyday necessities with dignity and care

One of Tin’s favorite memories has been seeing the abundance of toys during the holiday gift drive. She shares, “There are times when we are not able to fulfill everything on the order list for families so it's always a favorite moment for me when we have an overstock of toys, clothes, essentials for children.”

Fun fact: Tin is a proud mom of three sons, Xavier (16), Julius (13), and Ezra (10)! Outside of volunteering, she enjoys cheering on her kids at basketball games, cooking Filipino food, reading, and spending time with family. 💛

We’re so grateful for you, Tin. Thank you for strengthening our community with compassion and care.

We’re in the final days of our Keeping Families Housed campaign, and there’s still time to make an impact.

Across this campaign, you’ve heard stories like Renee’s and Kory’s. In both, they were already taking action to maintain stability in their lives, navigating systems, managing change, and working toward secure housing.

At Wellspring, staff like Mieesha partner with families in that work, helping connect systems, troubleshoot barriers, and provide steady support through moments of complexity. It’s a role rooted in persistence, skill, and walking alongside people as they move toward stability.

This is what housing stability looks like in practice: people building on their strengths with the right support around them.

Every gift today helps sustain that partnership—will you help keep families safely housed? 💛

give.wellspringfs.org/keepingfamilieshoused

What happens when determination meets the right support?

Kory understands both sides of the housing system. After years of working to improve it, he found himself navigating it during a time of personal transition.

Through Wellspring, he connected with a Housing Stability Specialist who stayed in touch, coordinated support, and walked alongside him until he secured stable housing.

Today, Kory is not only safely housed, but he’s also using his experience to help strengthen systems for others.

That’s the power of partnership.

Help make more stories like this possible. 💛

give.wellspringfs.org/keepingfamilieshoused

We are so grateful for the incredible work our volunteers do every day!

From lending a helping hand to showing up for our community, your dedication makes a real difference. And we need more amazing people like you.

If you’re looking for a way to give back and make a meaningful impact, there are plenty of ways to get involved. Join us and help strengthen the support we provide to families in our community.

https://wellspringfs.org/get-involved/volunteerism/?mc_cid=e105af52e8&mc_eid=e3aa87b24f

Many families in our community are forced to make impossible choices, like how to afford essentials for their baby while also keeping food on the table and staying current on bills.

Our upcoming drive helps ease that burden by providing critical items for expecting parents and families with infants, helping ensure babies have what they need to grow and thrive during their first year 💛

Date: April 10 – June 19
Location: Drop off donations at Wellspring (1900 Rainier Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144)

You can also support by shopping our Amazon wish list using the QR code!

Questions? Reach out to Tiffaney Jones at [email protected].

Thank you for showing up for families in our community.

This Volunteer Month, we just want to say thank you 💙

Your time, care, and commitment make it possible for families in our community to feel supported, seen, and valued. Whether you show up once or again and again, your impact truly matters.

We are so grateful for you.