TURNING POINT INC

EMERGENCY SHELTER & CRISIS LINE:TURNING POINT SERVICES WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR HEALING WHILE ALSO PROVIDING THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE BARRIERS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE ENCOUNTERED WHEN SEEKING HELP. TURNING POINT IS ALSO DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PREVENTION EDUCATION AND LEADING THE SOCIAL CHANGE NECESSARY TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. THE 24-HOUR HOTLINE PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION, SUPPORT, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO AN ESTIMATED 10,657 CALLERS IN FY23, TOTALING OVER 2,234 HOURS. THE HOTLINE ALSO DISPATCHES NURSES AND ADVOCATES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS INTERVENTION AND FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMS IN MACOMB AND ST CLAIR COUNTIES. EMERGENCY SHELTER- SINCE 1980, (40+ YEARS) THE SHELTER PROGRAM HAS OPERATED 24/7/365 AS A VITAL PART OF THE SAFETY NET IN METRO DETROIT THAT SUPPORTS AND PROTECTS FAMILIES FLEEING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SHELTER AND BASIC NEEDS TURNING POINT ALSO OFFERS CRISIS COUNSELING/SUPPORT, TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE, SAFETY PLANNING, RECREATION ACTIVITIES, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR ALL SHELTER RESIDENTS. LAST YEAR APPROXIMATELY 383 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVED EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES.

COUNSELING & ADVOCACY: TURNING POINT PROVIDES ADVOCACY, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING/SUPPORT ADULT AND CHILD SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, AS WELL AS THEIR LOVED ONES. LAST YEAR, 257 SURVIVORS RECEIVED COUNSELING/SUPPORT SERVICES. ALL COUNSELING STAFF ARE CERTIFIED TRAUMA SPECIALISTS, WITH TRAINING ON HOW TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS ALONG THEIR ENTIRE HEALING JOURNEY. THERE IS NO CHARGE TO THE INDIVIDUAL FOR THESE SERVICES.