Program areas at Waypoint Services
Child care Services: provides licensed, quality care with age appropriate curriculum and healthy meals for children ages six weeks to 12 years. Full-time care is provided for children age six weeks to five years with preschool at two locations, before and after school care at eleven locations and full-time summer care at multiple locations in cedar rapids, Iowa. In the fiscal year 2022,over 400 children were served with 128 receiving financial assistance to attend.
Madge phillips center shelter: provides emergency shelter, basic living supplies, and case management for homeless women and their children. In fiscal year 2022, the program provided shelter to 163 homeless women and families with children. Coordinated entry (ce): ensuring all people experiencing a housing crisis in 96 of Iowa's 99 counties are quickly assessed and connected to the appropriate intervention. In fiscal year 2022, ce supported 13,039 individuals with this service.
Domestic violence victim Services program: provides support Services to help victims/survivors and their families deal with the trauma of domestic violence. Services include 24-hour domestic violence resource and support line; one-on-one peer counseling; medical, legal, and criminal justice advocacy; weekly support groups; safety and basic needs; and community prevention education. In fiscal year 2022, Waypoint served 1,989 victims of violence and answered the 24/7 resource and support line 7,333 times.
Rapid rehousing and homeless prevention Services: this program provides nearly homeless or homeless households support to keep them in their homes or find other affordable housing. The funds are not intended to provide long-term financial support, but short-term and medium-term assistance in order to maintain stability. In the 2022 fiscal year, Waypoint supported 1,354 individuals in securing affordable housing through rapid re-housing Services and homeless prevention Services. Survivors program: Waypoint's survivors' program provides support to individuals who have lost a family member or friend through homicide or vehicular homicide. The program also supports victims of violent felony crimes, such as kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder. Services include emergency crisis intervention, legal and criminal justice system navigation, advocacy, support groups and information and referrals based on needs.