Leading the Way to Address Homelessness and Housing Instability Through Housing First Interventions

Leading the Way to Address Homelessness and Housing Instability Through Housing First Interventions

Over the past five years, we have seen tremendous growth within our Housing Services and the number of individuals served has increased by more than 10,000 individuals. With this increase in services comes the need to clarify with our community what services we are providing, why some of them are changing, and how we are keeping these changes centered on Housing First practices.

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Waypoint Serves Historically High Numbers of Community Members Facing Housing Crises

Waypoint Serves Historically High Numbers of Community Members Facing Housing Crises

In light of local conditions, the pandemic, aftermath of the Derecho, and economy, Waypoint’s Housing Services are in historically high demand with the community seeing the number of households experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis over triple the past few years.

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Creating Safe Environments with Trauma Informed Care

Creating Safe Environments with Trauma Informed Care

Waypoint and KidsPoint strive to be a Trauma Informed Care (TIC) organization. Being a TIC organization means we...

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

The month of May is nationally recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month, meaning many resources are being shared regarding ways to find mental health support, ending stigma, and bringing awareness to illnesses that millions of people live with every day. However, few of these resources focus on the ways mental health interacts with other issues, such as the homeless.

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Program Resources

Program Resources

At Waypoint, we believe that housing and homelessness, domestic violence, poverty, and access to quality child care are community issues that must be addressed with dedication and support from the community at-large.

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Waypoint Boasts Many Successes in 2020 So Far

Waypoint Boasts Many Successes in 2020 So Far

2020 has been a rough year for everyone, including Waypoint. Despite the chaos that the beginning of the year brought, Waypoint is grateful for the dedicated staff, volunteers, and community members who made the following accomplishments possible in fiscal year 2020. Waypoint is hopeful that this momentum will continue throughout the remainder of 2020 so those in crisis can continue to receive they support they need to move forward.

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