WELLSPRING COOPERATIVE CORPORATION

Wellspring is part of the movement to build this new world. We embrace the vision of the solidarity economy, a global movement to transform our economic system of capitalism into one that is grounded in values of solidarity, democracy, equity in all dimensions (race, class, gender, etc.), sustainability, and pluralism (not a one-size-fits-all approach)... The Wellspring Cooperative is creating an engine for new, community-based, worker-owned companies in inner-city Springfield, Massachusetts based in part on the purchasing power of area anchor institutions - the colleges, universities, and hospitals - that purchase more than $1.5 billion worth of goods and services a year. We are committed to building an economy that supports our Springfield community to thrive both socially and economically... Wellspring builds on the Evergreen Cooperative model in Cleveland, which leverages profits from anchor institutions to create worker-owned companies and jobs in the inner city. Since 2009,..

Also known as: Wellspring

Primary location: Springfield United States