Way Station New Hampshire

Located in North Conway, New Hampshire, the Way Station (https://www.waystationnh.org/) provides safe, welcoming, non-judgmental space and supportive services for the homeless & housing insecure population of Mt Washington Valley. Created in June of 2019, the Way Station targets basic day-to-day services in an effort to improve immediate quality of life and diminish suffering. Way Station currently serves approximately 30 clients each week. In the last quarter of 2021 Way Station had over 600 client contacts and provided over 450 client service deliveries logging over 360 volunteer hours. Way Station partners with local and regional service providers across a wide spectrum, working to develop relationships for effective and efficient referrals and collaboration.

At the beginning of 2021, Way Station crafted an expanded basic vision for its services, stemming from two fundamental organizational desires: 1) to care for individuals, recognizing their differences and strengths and promoting their autonomy; 2) to ensure that individual care is multifaceted, with deep, community-level involvement and commitment. Three new service areas are being developed to complement the current basic/day services: transitional and emergency housing, a stabilization fund to cover clients’ short term emergency costs (which often trigger homelessness and housing instability), and a program to support individuals moving out of poverty.