Meet Cathy Ames

We are kicking off our 50th anniversary interview series by celebrating our longest serving staff member, the amazing Cathy Ames!

Cathy started at the Camden campus of Wayfinder in 2000, when it was still known as The Community School. She began as a residential program tutor and over the years she has bonded with hundreds of students as their culinary instructor, English tutor, overnight counselor, and Passages teacher. Chef-poet-mom-artist-teacher extraordinaire, Cathy is a beloved member of the Wayfinder family. And did we mention she manages the Wayfinder food pantry as well? We simply can't imagine Wayfinder without her.

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November News 2022

There are three ways to support Maine youth who need a second chance at graduation! Donate today, become a Wayfinder Navigator, or participate in our upcoming Great Escape Online Auction. All the details are in this month’s news.

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Fall Passages Press 2022

From life changes, tattoo artists, parenting and child care, poetry, and poison dart frogs, this edition of the Passages Press has it all! Be sure to see what our students are learning and thinking this fall.

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September News 2022

Get to know our Administrative Assistant, Becki! Becki Anderson joined us at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year, and we don’t know what we did without her. Want to support Wayfinder at the Maine Marathon? Read about how to support us while you race!

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Wayfinder Schools Announced as 2022 Maine Marathon Beneficiary

We are honored to be a beneficiary of the 2022 Maine Marathon taking place on October 2nd, 2022.

“Each year, the volunteer organizers of the Gorham Savings Bank Maine Marathon select a group of charitable organizations in our community to receive proceeds from the race. Below are the 2022 race beneficiaries. All of these amazing organizations benefit directly from your race registration fee — and they are all among the list of charities you can make additional donations to when signing up for any of this year’s events.” - Maine Marathon

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