Autumn has arrived and the nights are already longer and colder.  

At its new facility on 3 Viking Drive in Wareham, Turning Point is getting ready for winter and the struggles that accompany those who are either homeless or threatened with homelessnesss in the area.  

Turning Point, a social service agency supporting several south coast towns, including Marion, Mattapoisett, MIddleboro, and Rochester, provides assistance to individuals and families who are facing various life challenges and are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless as a result. 

In addition to housing counseling, Turning Point offers assistance with heat and utility bills, access to emergency food and clothing, essential baby items, employment information, referrals to treatment centers and more.  

Turning Point collaborates with other local service agencies in order to work together as a community to assist those most needy within the south coast service area. Through the generosity of volunteers and donors Turning Point is able to make an impact on the lives of neighbors who are most in need.

Additional volunteers are being trained to assist clients in accessing helpful resources, according to Turning Point’s Executive Director Shirley Santos.  

While currently planning for supportive holiday events, an autumn fundraising appeal is underway to introduce past Turning Point donors and contributors to recent activities and the new facility.   

“We’re also updating our contact list”, Santos said,  “and we want to acknowledge and express our gratitude to those who have supported us in the past”.  

The Wareham Area Committee for the Homeless, (WACH), doing business as Turning Point, is entirely dependent on grants and donations to provide services, as well as its volunteer staff.  

For more information or to donate, contact www.turningpointwareham.org, or find them on Facebook.