Turning Points for Children, a PHMC subsidiary, provides a range of social and health services to support children, caregivers, and families.

Turning Points for Children is a PHMC subsidiary that provides social and health services to support children, caregivers, and families. Formed in 2008 by a merger between the Children’s Aid Society of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Society for Services of Children, Turning Points joined PHMC in 2013 and currently serves more than 17,000 youth and families across the region with a range of social service and family strengthening programs. Approximately 7,000 youth are served through Turning Points’ four Community Umbrella Agencies (CUAs). Turning Points provides supportive services for children related to placement in the foster care system, including foster care, group homes, residential treatment and adoption. Additionally, Turning Points offers programs to address economic and environmental challenges families face, including access to health care, unemployment, nutrition and wellness, and unemployment. Turning Points also provides after-school family programs, teen parent education, and assistance to caregivers and in-home services for children who are at a higher risk of abuse or neglect.

To learn more about Turning Points and ways to get involved, please visit the website.

For more information about Turning Points’ virtual “Parent Café” events, please visit this calendar.