Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation (Wellspring) is a Canadian charity that provides non-medical supportive care services for individuals living with cancer, their caregivers, and their families.[1][2]
Wellspring was founded in 1992 in Toronto, Ontario, by Anne Armstrong Gibson, a cancer patient who sought to address the emotional and practical needs of individuals facing cancer.[3] With support from Dr. Simon Sutcliffe, then CEO of Princess Margaret Hospital, the first Wellspring centre was opened in a coach house on Wellesley Street East.[3] Although Gibson died in 1995, the foundation continued to expand across Canada.[3]
Wellspring delivers non-clinical supportive care for cancer patients and caregivers. It offers a variety of evidence-based programs, delivered by qualified professionals, including social workers, psychotherapists, physiotherapists, art therapists, and dietitians. Services include peer support, support groups, counselling, educational workshops, cancer-specific exercise classes, financial navigation, return-to-work support, and symptom management support.[1]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wellspring expanded its virtual programming through the launch of a dedicated Virtual Centre, enabling access across Canada, including remote and underserved regions.[4]
Organizational structure
Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation operates as the governing entity for centres in the Greater Toronto Area, overseeing intellectual property and program standards. Affiliate organizations—each a separate legally incorporated charity—operate in other regions while adhering to shared quality, branding, and evidence-based program standards.[1]
↑ Sealy, Patricia A. “Integrating Job, Jesus’ Passion, and Buddhist Metta to Bring Meaning to the Suffering and Recovery from Breast Cancer.” Journal of Religion and Health 52, no. 4 (2013): 1162–67. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24485125.
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