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March 2023 Newsletter
Letter From the Executive Director As Turning Pointe strives to be a supportive place to work, we added a unique benefit this year for staff: a family membership with the YMCA. We were the first corporate member at the Shelton branch! The YMCA is more than just a gym...
February 2023 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director As part of our all-staff meetings this spring, we're collectively going through a book called "The Compassion Fatigue Workbook." What is compassion fatigue? Merriam-Webster defines it as, "apathy or indifference toward the suffering...
January 2023 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director Turning Pointe is the second largest domestic violence shelter in the state of Washington. Because of our size and location, we often get calls and referrals from people all over. Right before the holidays, we brought in two...
December 2022 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director While many of us are making plans with our family for the upcoming holidays, our shelter clients are often alone and isolated from their family for many reasons during this season. With help from the community and our staff's hard...
November 2022 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director It seems like we face choices all day long. What to wear? What to eat? Where to go? What to buy? Who to talk to? How to spend our time? Oftentimes, survivors of domestic violence are denied the ability to make choices. This is...
July 2022 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director:Recently, Turning Pointe staff completed a training on "vicarious trauma." In short, vicarious trauma is the effect that counselors, therapists, and advocates experience dealing with those people directly experiencing trauma, like...
June 2022 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director:When I started working at Turning Pointe, a friend of mine shared with me part of her story and her personal, under-represented experience with domestic violence.She had a relationship with an older woman while she was a young adult....
Annual Report 2021
Turning Pointe's first-ever annual report! Read up on our demographics, financials, partnerships, and more. Click here to download the PDF version.
May 2022 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director: Our Program Director, Susan, and I drove up to the DV Services of Snohomish County for a regional meeting and tour. While their bed capacity is similar to ours, their budget and team are both significantly larger. It was hard not to...
April 2022 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director:Spring is officially in the air. Seasons remind us of change, but spring is specifically a time for starting over. Each family that comes through the door at Turning Pointe has the opportunity for a new beginning. It is not always...
Press Release: MJ Fund for Survivors
Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center Opens Agency Endowment Fund Thanks to $1 Million Donation from the Margery Jones Charitable Trust Shelton, WA, March 2022 – Domestic Violence Awareness Month happens every October and aims to foster awareness for both the issue...
March 2022 Newsletter
Letter from the Executive Director:This month, Turning Pointe was invited to lead a workshop called "Stop the Violence". It was hosted by the First Baptist Church of Shelton and was attended by pastors, youth pastors, ministry leaders, and other nonprofit staff. The...