Waypoint is piloting a range of services in Manchester designed to prevent youth homelessness. Services are targeted to families with children between 12 and 17 at risk of homelessness. Factors that increase the likelihood of homelessness include
- Housing Instability
- Poverty or economic insecurity
- Lack of affordable housing
- Family conflict
- LGBTQIA+ youth
- Pregnant or parenting youth
- Disconnected from school
- Youth with history of leaving home / kicked out
- Violence at home
- Parent with severe, chronic, persistent mental health
- Parental or youth substance use
- Lack of positive social support
- Previous, repeated involvement with Child Welfare
- Death of a primary caregiver
- Incarceration of parent
We provide flexible cash assistance for short-term financial emergencies, resources, case management, and therapeutic mentoring to support young people and their family. Through the program, we hope to prevent youth from becoming homeless in the future.
