"To assist low income families with food and other basic needs and to address emergency crisis situations for members of the community."

•Families with children
•Singles
•Elderly
•Disabled
•Employed and Unemployed
•Victims of abuse
•Survivors of crisis
•Residents of the 97016 zip code

Turning Point Community Service Center
is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency servicing all of the 97016 zip code area. We are governed by a volunteer board of directors. This board is made up of professional people, business owners, educators, clients, working adults and retired persons. New board members are welcome. The board meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the center.
Meetings are open to the public.

United Way of Columbia County
P.G.E Volunteer Grant
Emergency food and Shelter Program grant
Thrift Shop sales
Fundraising activities
Donations from private individuals, businesses, churches, civic groups....

FOOD: We can supply 3-5 days worth of emergency foods to a family or individual, using USDA commodities and food donated by local people.

Eviction Prevention: one time rent assistance using EFSP funds.

Utility assistance: Share the Warmth applications taken.

Emergency prescriptions: A one time fill of a necessary prescription to persons without insurance.

Help with forms

Clothing and household goods.

Emergency gas loans

Hunger is an ever increasing fact of life throughout Oregon.

For low-income families, housing costs consume 50-70% of the family budget. HUD characterizes "affordable housing" as that which costs no more than 30% of a family budget.

Research shows that even moderate malnutrition can impair cognitive development for a lifetime.

Parents often go hungry so their children may eat. This puts them at greater risk of illness and increases their chances of an on the job injury.

Over 70% of our adult clients are working at low paying jobs.

Hours of operation:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays-11:00 am to 3:00 pm
Thrift Shop additional hours
Saturdays-10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Turning Point is raising money to buy land to build a new facility. The new facility will allow us to expand our Thriftshop and provide room for storage. It will also help us to provide the community with additional services.

Turning Point will need to raise $200,000 on it's own towards the total cost of the project.

Donations are appreciated

Food Stamp applications are now availabe at Turning Point. Thanks to a new working agreement with the food stamp office we can expedite the process for you to receive food stamps and reduce the number of trips you need to make to St. Helens to complete the application process. We will have guidelines availabe soon, also, so we will be able to estimate what you will receive to help you decide if the trip is worth the gas for you and your family. Come in and talk to Sandy to learn all about it.

We are currently taking applications for Christmas Dinner baskets. Applications can be picked up at our office and must be turned in by Dec 15.