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turningpointsforchildren.phmc.org

Stronger Families, Brighter Futures

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.

Turning Points provides its programs and services almost exclusively within the city of Philadelphia. We now serve more than 17,000 clients.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Mission and History page.

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+{{toplink|url=http://turningpointsforchildren.phmc.org/|name=turningpointsforchildren.phmc.org}}<blockquote>''Stronger Families, Brighter Futures''</blockquote>
+'''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.
-'''Turning Points for Children''' gives the following descriptive information:<blockquote>Turning Points for Children was formed in June of 2008 when the Philadelphia Society for Services to Children merged with the Children’s Aid Society of Pennsylvania. Both organizations have provided services and support to Philadelphia’s children and families since the 1800s.<br><br>The Philadelphia Society for Services to Children (PSSC) was a result of the 1980 merger of the Inter-Church Child Care Society (founded 1835) and the Pennsylvania Society to Protect Children from Cruelty (founded 1877). PSSC’s mission was founded upon the conviction that children are our most precious and vulnerable resource and must be afforded the maximum opportunity to achieve their potential.<br><br>Founded in 1882, the Children's Aid Society of Pennsylvania (CAS of PA) was created to assist destitute children. After the Civil War, children in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties were placed in jails, almshouses and asylums with their parents and were often abandoned or orphaned there. CAS of PA’s mission was to help children and families strengthen their futures through professional, responsive, child-centered and family focused services.<br><br>''Mission:''&nbsp;Turning Points for Children's vision is that all children will grow up in a nurturing and protective family environment that provides them with the framework to make positive choices and become healthy, productive, and self-sufficient adults.<br><br>''Vision:''&nbsp;Turning Points for Children's mission is to support families in raising safe, healthy, educated, and strong children by partnering with caregivers to develop and strenghten protective qualities and by offering them the tools, skills, and resources they need to ensure their children's optimal development.</blockquote>
+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.
-Turning Point's main office is in the Rittenhouse Square section of the city.
+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.
+Turning Points provides its programs and services almost exclusively within the city of Philadelphia. We now serve more than 17,000 clients.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://turningpointsforchildren.phmc.org/about-us Mission and History] page.
 ==Info==
-*Locations: [http://www.turningpointsforchildren.org/about-us/contact-us Contact Us: Headquarters, CUA-9 Office, CUA 3 Office]
+*Facebook:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/TurningPointsforChildren @TurningPointsforChildren]
+*Locations: [http://www.turningpointsforchildren.org/about-us/contact-us Main Offices, etc.]
 *Volunteer: [http://www.turningpointsforchildren.org/get-involved Get Involved]
-<br><br>[[Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization]] [[Category:Is-Social_Service]] [[Category:Issue-Youth_Development]] [[Category:Serves-Children_and_Youth]] [[Category:Is-Community Umbrella Agency]] [[Category:Using-Volunteers]][[Category:Where-Rittenhouse_Square]]
+==See Also==
+*[[Food and Wellness Network (FAWN)]]
+*[[Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC)]]
+[[Category:Is-Nonprofit_Organization]] [[Category:Is-Social_Service]]
+[[Category:Issue-Foster_Care]] [[Category:Issue-Youth_Development]] [[Category:Serves-Children_and_Youth]] [[Category:Is-Community Umbrella Agency]] [[Category:Using-Volunteers]]
+[[Contact Email::info@turningpoints.phmc.org| ]]