Turning Point is a nonprofit organization helping economically disadvantaged people in Brooklyn, New York. Our goal is to change lives by providing comfort and help to hurting people. We work with disconnected youth, families in crisis, the homeless, substance abusers, the unemployed, persons infected with and affected by HIV, adult non-readers and non-English-speaking immigrants.
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Turning Point has been providing services since 1975. It all began when members of the street gang "Homicide" came to Reverend Doug Heilman's Tuesday night youth meeting at the 59th Street Lutheran Church and asked for help. What began as informal involvement grew quickly into a full-time job. As young people heard of the good work being done by Reverend Doug and some volunteers, the requests for help grew. Word spread through the community, and our agency was born.
In 1977, we incorporated under the name of Discipleship, Inc. As community needs emerged, we added more and more services, growing into a multi-purpose, community-based organization providing education, health and social services.
We are now a completely secular 501(c)(3) agency, currently providing direct service to over 4,000 people each year. Many clients are make us of several of the programs we offer, as we strive to provide a seamless web of services. Additionally, we reach over 20,000 through outreach and education programs. In our thirty years, we have become a major employer in Sunset Park, with over 90 people on our staff. We have mainly served Brooklyn residents, but our doors are open to all people in need.
