User:Brittyoung/A Spring of Hope

A Spring of Hope is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity based in South Florida, USA. Founded in 2007 by students Brittany Young, Christian Hall, and Jonathan Ossip, the charity focuses on bringing clean drinking water to underprivileged schools in Africa. The charity relies on high school and university initiatives often called "A Spring of Hope chapters." The chapters, in the form of organized clubs, raise money and conduct drives to benefit adopted schools in Africa. Schools around the world collaborate to raise the appropriate funds to install wells and bring supplies to African schools. The flagship school, Beretta Primary, located in Acornhoek South Africa, benefited from the first A Spring of Hope well and library and clinic. The teenagers and college students who make up the A Spring of Hope team recruit new institutions to adopt schools in Africa, organize events, and sell merchandise to raise funds.

Mission
The website, www.aspringofhope.org, states the mission:

''A Spring of Hope is made up of a group of students with a common goal, to impact another's life for the benefit of the world community. It is our mission to bring opportunities to learn and thrive to African children who are restricted by poverty or illness. Schools in many parts of Africa cannot produce successful adults that will make a difference in their country without necessities. Whether these are clinic facilities, school supplies, or even running water, A Spring of Hope will do everything in its power to provide schools in impoverished areas with these necessities.''

Website
The website www.aspringofhope.org offers information for students hoping to start a chapter, accepts donations, and documents all of the A Spring of Hope projects.

Media Coverage
The Miami Herald noted A Spring of Hope in January 2008: Miami Herald Archive

Christian Hall wrote an article in teen-produced Miami magazine, Outloud : Outloud Article

Brittany Young won the TeenInk Community Service Award in 2007 for her personal essay on the charity. TeenInk Article