In the Media and In Our Community
Updates on our programs and services, community activities, and the individuals we support.
main office
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Turning Point
4611 – 50th Avenue
Red Deer, AB T4N 3Z9
contact info
phone 403-346-8858
toll free in Alberta 1-877-346-8858
fax 403-346-2352
email administration@turningpoint-ca.org
office hours
monday – friday
9:15am – 12pm, 1pm – 4:30pm
closed holidays
Deserving of Attention
This excerpt is from a conversation had with one of our clients on March 16, 2021. “It’s rough right now – partially due to the weather, and partially due to the attitudes in the community. People are understandably getting mad because some of us have to steal to support our habits, but they’re taking it […]
Sundre pharmacy provides localized harm reduction support
Turning Point is happy to announce that Sundre Community Drug Mart is set up as a satellite site to distribute harm reduction supplies to the community, as of February 19th, 2021. Sundre Community Drug Mart pharmacist, Chris Aingworth, said he’s been aware of the increasing levels of drug use in Sundre and is glad for this opportunity to be proactive within […]
Streamlining Services
It is with overwhelming gratitude that we are able to begin much-anticipated renovations to our office’s entrance. This project was made possible through a COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Fund, appointed by United Way Central Alberta and funded by the Government of Canada The purpose of this funding is to ensure essential services and supports […]
Red Deer Housing
This excerpt is from a conversation had with one of our clients on October 20, 2020. “It went from nice and warm to freezing cold – and I really dislike the cold. I’ve been trying to do the housing program and get off the street that way but my drug use, a lack of housing, […]
The Support is There
This excerpt is from a conversation had with one of our past clients on October 13, 2020. “I was in Red Deer for five years. The stigma surrounding homelessness is huge down there – especially being native. There was the constant assumption that I was stealing, doing something wrong, or some sort of crime – […]
Combating Stigma
This excerpt is from a conversation had with one of our clients on October 8, 2020. “I had my own auto detailing business for six and a half years. A lot of chaos with my ex-husband there and then I moved back to Red Deer in early 2011. Red Deer’s a beautiful place but it’s […]