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The Mary Kay Foundation just awarded a $20,000 Shelter Grant to Turning Point for 2009!!!

Every October, The Mary Kay Foundation observes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month by awarding grants to deserving women’s shelters. Turning Point is just one of 150 shelters they awarded grants totaling $3 Million

 

The mission of Turning Point is to work toward the 
elimination of domestic violence.

 
Turning Point provides the following services:
  • Emergency Shelter  22-bed facility for female and male victims of domestic violence/sexual assault and their dependent children. 
  • Education, Prevention and Training Community training, domestic violence awareness presentations, psycho-educational support groups, agency collaborations and domestic violence education.
  • 24-hour Toll-Free Help/Crisis Line
    1-800-221-6311
    Confidential information and referral database crisis intervention telephone line for domestic violence and sexual assault victims. Call does not appear on caller's phone statement.
  • Community Outreach Individualized domestic violence services to meet the needs of out of shelter victims and their children. Crisis Intervention, community education and awareness, and information and referral.
  • Legal Advocacy Program  Assistance with filing Emergency Protective Orders, advising and supporting clients before Permanent Protective Orders hearings, providing information about divorce, child custody, child support, law enforcement and public assistance issues, and referring victims to attorneys and other social service agencies.
  • Goal Planning Victims empowered to achieve a violence-free lifestyle.  Healthy interdependent relationships are encouraged. Safety planning, crisis intervention, assessment, stabilization, education and community resource and networking
  • Children's Program  Safety child advocacy assessment, special needs resources, family case management, support groups, domestic violence education and school liaison.
  • Advocacy/Case Management  Comprehensive, individualized case management services utilizing a client centered, strength-based, solution-focused, family systems model.

Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow


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