Adapting to community needs

We are proud to create services that evolve with the times, that create impact and contribute to community healing. Our reporting outcomes speak to that. Turning Point served over 1500 unique individuals in 2025, and saw over 16,000 visits in our drop in space from April 2025-November 2025 while it was open. Our recently closed Vulnerable Women's programming saw incredible results including 90% of participants reporting improved health and 85% reporting decreased substance use (where applicable) through accessing supports. In the two years Turning Point was engaged in STBBI testing and treating through Alberta Health supported initiatives, we completed more than 1100 low barrier testing encounters and facilitated 43 Syphilis treatments. At Turning Point we make connections, provide pathways, and are often the first point of contact for individuals re-accessing health services when trauma had turned them away from traditional pathways. Turning Point provides culturally competent supports and is actively engaged in reconciliation activities. We love our community and we want to see it thrive.

Our Programming

Turning Point has expanded and concluded various programs over the three decades of service we have provided in communities. Our work provides supports in Red Deer and across Central Alberta including outreach to rural communities/towns, and Indigenous reserves/communities. Our programming seeks to address health and social system vulnerabilities and inequities through a trauma informed lens. We provide a safety net to individuals at risk of or experiencing poverty, addiction and complex health concerns. We are proud to work in collaboration with health centres, pharmacies, social agencies, Indigenous communities, and municipalities, We are currently undergoing service changes, and evolving our mission to adapt to our community's changing needs; knowing that our unique approach and relationships with program participants provide value worth sustaining in new and innovative ways. We are currently seeking new partnerships and funding agreements to provide new programs across Central Alberta and would love to continue deepening our work where we shine best : in low barrier supports, risk reduction, homelessness, substance use, recovery, basic needs, and alternate pathways to health services. Contact us if you are an agency or funder looking for opportunities for expanded supports in Central Alberta. We love our clients and the services we provide!