Turningpoint operates an emergency shelter serving Pierce and St. Croix Counties, accommodating victims and their children of domestic and sexual violence.  The shelter provides a safe place for victims and their children to explore their options for approximately 60 days.  The shelter's location is confidential and has a security system maintained with 24-hour staff coverage.  To access the shelter's services an individual must first call the crisis line to be screened.

Victims and their children staying in our shelter are exposed to living conditions free from violence.  Children learn by example that one can live without violence. Staff and volunteers model non-violent behavior and encourage adult victims to try non-violent parenting alternatives with their children, and non-violent conflict resolution with other shelter residents.  It is our goal at Turningpoint to offer a safe place for victims and their children, an atmosphere in which options can be explored and tools needed to build a future free from violence.