by Scott | Apr 24, 2013 | Jacob's Well
Jacob’s Well is a community revitalization ministry based in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. Jacob’s Well is run by Mark Thornton who lives in one of the most impoverished and struggling areas of greater Lincoln. Mark is working to bring the...
by Scott | Apr 23, 2013 | Jacob's Well
With summer just around the corner, 20 volunteers spent an entire Saturday preparing the garden. The site was cleaned of weeds and debris, mulch was laid, and the fence repaired. 6 new beds were built and 2 new raised flowerbeds are on the way. This takes the...
by Scott | Apr 23, 2013 | Jacob's Well
Jacob’s Well has been off to a busy start this year with the city finally moving forward on the historic designation for the house. Due to zoning laws in Lincoln, Nebraska gaining the historic designation for the house is the only way to enable Jacob’s Well to...
by Scott | May 2, 2012 | Jacob's Well
Mark Thornton and Scott Lloyd visited the Lincoln East Rotary Club on April 25, 2012 to talk about the work Jacob’s Well is doing in downtown Lincoln. Great write up in their newsletter, the Rotary Spoke, that you can read below:
by Scott | Mar 28, 2012 | Jacob's Well
One of Jacob’s Well’s new programs is expansion of an existing partnership with First Presbyterian Church. A 24-bed community garden has been built on ground owned by the Church and will be used by individuals within walking distance in the neighborhood. The...
by Scott | Mar 28, 2012 | Jacob's Well
2011 was a big year for Jacob’s Well doubling their support in terms of money, individuals giving and volunteers. One of the big numbers that speaks volumes is at food distributions over 300,000 lbs of food was given out! With 100+ volunteers helping to put that in...
