News and Stories
Learn more about current initiatives and the latest happenings as Waypoint works to empower people and address social problems in communities across New Hampshire.
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Waypoint SleepOut 2025 to Raise Awareness and Funds for NH Youth Experiencing Homelessness
During November’s National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, Waypoint announces the date of the 11th annual SleepOut on March 21, 2025.
Accessible Virtual Parenting Classes in 2025
We’re thrilled to continue to offer free, virtual parenting classes in 2025, making it easier than ever for parents and caregivers to access valuable resources. All are welcome.
How Waypoint is working to expand access to the NH Child Care Scholarship Program
While there have been improvements in child care since the late 1800s, New Hampshire is now seeing a crisis due to increased costs to families and challenges for providers.
Shining Bright: Jill Lowell’s Career Journey at Waypoint
“You can earn a living in many ways, but there’s no substitute for feeling good about what you do.”
Unified by Impact: Measuring Success Across Services
How can we capture the full scope of the difference we’re making across all our programs while adopting a consistent approach to measuring impact?
Waypoint is Adapting to Better Serve Spanish-Speaking Families
By Melissa Hugener, Waypoint’s Director of Early Childhood and Family Support
Waypoint Launches a First-in-the-Nation Program to Prevent Youth Homelessness
Sometimes all it takes is an unaffordable car repair or a high heating bill to start a spiral that results in homelessness.
Waypoint Early Childhood Care and Education Work
Waypoint is thrilled to be the recipient of a three-year grant from the Couch Family Foundation to support work within a coalition to advance early childhood education and care practice (ECE) in New Hampshire.
Opinion: Criminalizing homelessness is a heartless response to a complex issue
The Grants Pass decision does nothing to solve the problem of homelessness. Simply because an unhoused person has no option other than sleeping on a park bench or in a tent on a public sidewalk, they could now be issued citations with fines they cannot pay and may face a future that is forever hampered by a criminal record. When our society should be extending a helping hand, we are instead delivering a slap in the face.
Johnson Vs. Grants Pass Ruling Statement
On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a ruling that opens the door to fining and incarcerating individuals experiencing homelessness for sleeping outside. Waypoint is deeply disappointed in this decision.
2023 Annual Report
We’re excited to share with you our accomplishments in this year’s Annual Report. Thank you for reading and shaping this narrative of hope.
Health Care Coordination: Guiding Families Through Chronic Health Challenges
Waypoint staff partner with parents and caregivers of children with special health needs to help them live their best lives.
A Voice for Children
“Empowering people of all ages through an array of human services and advocacy.” That’s Waypoint’s mission statement. The organization’s director of advocacy, Keith Kuenning, lives by those words.
Waypoint’s SleepOut Raises $430,000 for NH’s Homeless Youth
Waypoint’s 2024 SleepOut hit a 10-year record, raising $430,000 to address critical needs for young people experiencing homelessness in New Hampshire.
Along the Way 2023 Stories
Check out this compilation of heartwarming stories from our staff over the past year, highlighting the meaning and depth behind the work being done at Waypoint every day.
Fosters: SleepOut for homeless youth
The football field at Spaulding High School will look a little different with tents, sleeping bags and firepits taking over the space.
UNH Partnership with Waypoint Bringing Aid to Granite Staters in Need
Social services agency assists age groups from prenatal to senior throughout New Hampshire.
Waypoint designated as ‘Family Resource Center of Quality’ in Manchester
Waypoint, at 464 Chestnut Street, Manchester, has been designated as a Family Resource Center of Quality (FRC-Q) by the Wellness and Primary Prevention Council of the NH legislature.
Donate to the 25th Annual WZID Christmas for the Kids Radiothon Supporting NH Families
Support will make the holidays and beyond brighter for NH children in need.
Richie McFarland Children’s Center & Waypoint Merge
On January 1st, 2022, the Richie McFarland Center (RMC) and Waypoint, the two providers of early intervention services for Seacoast area children with developmental delays or disabilities, merged.
“The long and short of it is we believe in the power of partnership and know there is great success in collaboration,” said Borja Alvarez de Toledo, president and CEO of Waypoint.
Changemakers
Shining Bright: Jill Lowell’s Career Journey at Waypoint
“You can earn a living in many ways, but there’s no substitute for feeling good about what you do.”
