Donna learned about us after seeing our WBZ Story on CBS Boston this summer and has since tried out kayaking, skiing, and hiking programs – each time leaving more jazzed up than the last. She loves the community aspect of our programming. She said she loves how she can come on a program and meet people that she wouldn’t expect to meet in her day-to-day life. She also said how impressed she was that we can accommodate anyone and have a solution for everything!

The following article was written by Khushi and Emma, students at Medford High School for their online newspaper. Enjoy! We sure did. It was finally the day we were waiting for. Neither of us knew what was in store, but everything that happened that day was beyond what we expected. Before the hike, only one of us knew all the students in the Access High School Classroom, while the others didn’t know where the Access High School Classroom was located within the building. And certainly, we would not have gotten to know or appreciate the wonderful people there without the

Dr. Lygia Soares started the Merrimac Heights Academy (MHA) in Merrimac, MA in 2013 and the next year discovered Waypoint Adventure at an event. At the time, she only had one student enrolled in her private school for students with complex learning, language, and social challenges, but she swore when she had the funding, she would be back! Well 7 years later, MHA had the funding, the students, and the buy-in to go on their first Waypoint adventure! And now they’re booked once-per-month for the rest of the school year! We love this story of an educator who saw the value

What if we could make more years like 2021 possible? Does that sound strange to you? While many people have suffered in incomprehensible ways this year, and I do not make light of those experiences, I am also thankful that Waypoint was in the right place at the right time to make many moments this year full of JOY, BELONGING, and OPPORTUNITY. Here are just a few statements we heard from participants this year: “Thanks so much for the personalized kayak trip with my brother! We could not have asked for a better experience. Your kindness and professionalism immediately made