Mission
WAYPOINT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, FOUNDED IN 1850, WITH A MISSION TO EMPOWER PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH AN ARRAY OF HUMAN SERVICES AND ADVOCACY. WAYPOINT ADHERES TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND IS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO BE ACCREDITED BY THE COUNCIL ON ACCREDITATION.WAYPOINT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE FIRST SERVICE PROVIDER TO RESPOND TO THE STATE'S MOST PRESSING NEEDS RESPONDING TO CHILD LABOR OF THE 1900S, CHILD ABUSE IN THE 1940S, THE SPIKE IN YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN THE 1960S, HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE 2010S, AND CONTINUES THAT TREND TODAY. EACH YEAR WE SERVE AN AVERAGE OF 7,500 INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE. NEARLY 90% OF OUR CLIENTS LIVE IN POVERTY OR WITH VERY LOW INCOMES.THESE SERVICES SPAN THE LIFE CYCLE FROM PRENATAL TO SENIORS, AND FALL UNDER FOUR CORE CARE AREAS: EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT, FAMILY PRESERVATION AND STRENGTHENING, HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, AND HOMECARE.