A predominantly volunteer-based non-profit, with a minimum of paid staff, The Deep Well Project has been helping neighbors in need since 1973.  The organization was founded by Charlotte Heinrichs as a service to the local community that suffered illness as a result of drinking contaminated water from shallow wells.  Over the decades, other needs evolved and so did "Deep Well" (as it's known on the island).  We help people in emergency situations by giving them an immediate hand up so that they can continue to help themselves.  It could be a rent payment between jobs or food for the family when the cupboard runs bare and when cash has all but run out.  It could be school uniforms for children or floor repairs or the construction of a much-needed wheelchair ramp.  At Deep Well over 90% of our expenses go directly to client programs and services.