Program areas at A Turning Point Ministry
A Turning Point works with Harvesters to provide our Food Pantry with an adequate supply of healthy food choices for our clients from fresh meat and produce to non-perishables and hygiene items. Our Food Pantry also relies heavily on a large donor base of food from area churches, businesses, clubs and groups. An individual or family can visit our pantry once a week and self-select what food they desire. The pantry is managed and staffed by a team of volunteers who pour into the clients and build close ties to them as they assist them in the shopping process.
Our Wardrobe offers our clients twice a month an opportunity to receive clothing, shoes, socks, coats, belts, and more as needed. All our inventory for our Wardrobe comes from donations from individuals and all the clothing is new or clean/gently used items. The Wardrobe provides for all sizes from birth to 100 as donations allow. A specialty area of A Turning Points Wardrobe is that of business attire for adults in hopes to equip them for interviews and the work place. When families shop in the Wardrobe, they have a personal volunteer assistant who helps them to locate what theyre looking for and be a positive, friendly presence in the process.
A Turning Points Guesthouse Program serves as a day center for the unsheltered population. Open 4 days a week, between 150 - 200 individuals weekley receive assistance. Guests can take a shower, do laundry, eat a hot breakfast and hot lunch, meet with a licensed mental health counselor, get a haircut, visit our health clinic (provided by Care Beyond the Boulevard), attain ID recovery, and receive case management services via our case manager and/or social worker to work on forward movement to stably housing. This program requires the collaborative efforts of staff, volunteers, and other nonprofit organizations to make it a reality.
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