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Waypoint and advocates ask state for $500,000 a year to sustain Manchester youth shelter
Summary
Waypoint told the Finance Committee that its Manchester youth shelter — the only emergency shelter in New Hampshire for people aged 18–24 — operates at capacity and needs $500,000 annually to avoid closure; DHHS and mental-health advocates backed funding but budget placement remains unsettled.
Representative Mary Jane Wallner and Waypoint officials asked the Finance Committee to appropriate $500,000 per year to support the Waypoint Manchester Shelter, the only emergency shelter in the state specifically serving young adults aged 18 to 24.
Waypoint’s CEO Borja Álvarez de Toledo and program director Mandy Lancaster described the shelter’s operations and finances. The shelter, which opened in October 2022, has 14 beds and an attached engagement center. Waypoint said the shelter and engagement center provide case management, connections to housing and employment resources, transitional living…
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