HOME PROGRAMS DONATE CONTACT Search ... twitterfacebook linkedinInstagramYoutube HOME ABOUT US PROGRAMS GET INVOLVED NEWS DONATE Mission and History Turning Points for Children envisions a thriving community for all. Turning Points for Children brings social and health services to vulnerable people. Our work is built on the foundations of wellness, safety, diversity and collaboration. We believe in the power of resilience and possibility. For more than 175 years, we have served youth and families in Philadelphia. In the earliest years, services were primarily related to placement (foster care, group homes, residential treatment and adoption). With the beginning of family support services in the early 1970’s, the legacy agencies to Turning Points for Children began to provide in-home and community-based services. Chronic poverty is at the root of many of the issues our families face, so our prevention programs are designed to look especially at difficult family relationships, child abuse and neglect, teen pregnancy, high dropout rates, unemployment and inadequate health care. In 2013, Turning Points enhanced its system of care and program offerings by affiliating with Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), allowing Turning Points to grow and function more efficiently by providing essential administrative functions like information technology, total quality management, communications and human resources support. Turning Points for Children is able to access a comprehensive continuum of services through its affiliation with PHMC to connect children and their caregivers in the areas of primary care, behavioral health, financial services, parenting programs, workforce readiness and early childhood education. We are committed to providing a holistic, client-centered approach to delivering services by a team of care experts who customize care around clients’ needs. In 2014, Turning Points was selected by Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services as the Community Umbrella Agency for Lower Northeast Philadelphia and West/Southwest Philadelphia. Since then we have acquired two additional Community Umbrella Agencies. These are CUAs 3, 5, 9, and 10. Turning Points provides its programs and services almost exclusively within the city of Philadelphia. We now serve more than 17,000 clients. 2019 Turning Points for Children Annual Report NEWSLETTER Click here to sign up for our newsletter and join our mailing list. You can read past email newsletters here. Thank you for your support as we work to assist families in raising safe, healthy, educated and strong children. Make an impact today by donating to us. Click here to donate! Turning Points for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, contributions to which are tax deductible as permitted by law. The official registration and financial information of Turning Points for Children may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania 1.800.732.0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. ABOUT US PROGRAMS GET INVOLVED CONTACT US NEWS DONATE FOSTER © 2021