2017 Program Impact Report
We are committed to understand the impact of Waypoint programs on the lives of people with disabilities and their communities. Thanks to a collaboration with the Social Innovation Forum, Public…
Give Confidence
Have you recently done something that challenged you in a significant way, for the first time? At the end of September a group of 11 young adults participated in an…
2 Months of Teamwork
This fall, Waypoint was invited to work with a group of high-school students in an 8-week long after-school series. The focus of this program was centered around one goal: team. …
LIT Backpacking Trip 2017
When Waypoint staff met this Leaders-In-Training crew for the first time in May at the Ropes Course, we looked at each other and said almost in unison, "....I can't wait…
Adventure Learning in Somerville
Last week we kicked off another year of adventure learning with students from many schools within the Somerville Public School system. We love this partnership because it allows us to…
A Strong Partnership with Yachad
Partnerships are the at the root of our work. When the strengths of Waypoint join the strengths of other organizations in our community, great things happen. Our partnership with New…
Dorchester Boys & Girls Club
Every August, we host a week of adventuring and life-learning alongside the Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester's Inclusion Program. It was another awesome week with a new and excited…
Leaders-In-Training 2017, A Progress Report
Leaders-In-Training 2017 kicked off in May on the Ropes Course and, now, at the end of the summer, they are halfway through and rocking it. Our big theme has been…
Confidence is key for challenge!
Earlier this month we had the opportunity to facilitate a small series of two rock climbing programs with a group from Perkins School for the Blind. It was a blast…
If you don’t like the weather…
As the saying goes around here, "if you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes!” We were fortunate to enjoy the very dramatic change in weather on a recent kayaking program…