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Turning Point of Lehigh Valley is a safe place where victims of abuse and their children can find refuge We provide services in Lehigh and Northampton Counties to more than 5,000 victims of domestic violence each year. Our mission is to work toward the elimination of domestic violence; increase community awareness of the problem; and empower victims of domestic violence by providing shelter and support services

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Violence is a crime. You are not alone. We can help. Call our 24-hour hotline at 610-437-3369.

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Turning Point Welcomes Nancy McCullar as
New Executive Director

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The Board of Directors of Turning Point of Lehigh Valley is pleased to announce they have selected Nancy McCullar as the new Executive Director of Turning Point.  “We went through a long search process, interviewing many talented people," said Board President, Eileen Lewis. “We selected Nancy based on her excellent leadership skills as well as her extensive work with women and girls to empower them via support and resources. We are excited to have her join our team.”


Nancy is a skilled not-for-profit executive with a 20-year history of leading organizations that reach out to women and girls to assist them in the process of changing their lives. She is the former CEO of Girls Scouts Great Valley Council and former CEO of Girls Incorporated of Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.   Nancy has extensive experience in managing service delivery to families and is a local expert on programs for empowering girls and women.  Vital to any nonprofit organization is fundraising experience.  Nancy has raised over $1 million in funds for four different non-profits in the past six years. 


“I am a survivor of abuse who was blessed with strangers who guided me out,” says Nancy.  “As a result, I have a passion for services for women and girls that do the same. For over 30 years, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley has been reaching out to people trapped in abusive situations and assisting in that long process to a new life.  I am honored to bring my skills and passion to further Turning Point’s ability to reach families throughout the Lehigh Valley.”


Nancy has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Michigan and a Graduate Degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago.  She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women’s Leadership Initiative of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.  She also serves as a volunteer consultant and board member for the Executive Service Corps of the Lehigh Valley.  She has two grown sons, four cats, and one of the most interesting gardens in the Lehigh Valley!


Please join the Board in welcoming Nancy to Turning Point, stop by and say hello, or email her at nancymtplv@rcn.com.



 
Turning Point is so tremendously grateful to:

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For their ongoing support and for partnering with us to honor our tremendous volunteers!



As an ongoing effort to help Turning Point, photographer Wilson Black is donating a portion of proceeds to our agency when you present a special certificate (below), which you can access and print by scrolling down and clicking on the "download certificate here" link. Thank you, Wilson!

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Used cell phones and ink cartridges wanted

Turning Point collects used cell phones and ink jet cartridges to raise funds for our life-saving programs. Our cell phone fundraiser program is sponsored by Shelter Alliance, a program of cell phone recycling company GRC Wireless Recycling. Through Shelter Alliance, nonprofit organizations raise funds through the collection & recycling of used cell phones, and businesses & consumers donate & recycle cell phones to benefit nonprofit participants.

You can help by organizing a cell phone/ink jet collection drive at your workplace or in your community. You can send the phones and cartridges that you collect directly to Shelter Alliance using pre-paid shipping labels. As the designated beneficiary, Turning Point will receive a check from Shelter Alliance to support our life-saving work on behalf of victims of domestic violence.

For more information on how to start a collection drive, visit Shelter Alliance’s web site at www.shelteralliance.net or call Anne at 610-797-0530 x223.

Individual phones and cartridges can be dropped off at our administrative offices, 444 E. Susquehanna St. in Allentown, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., or at

        Haney Associates Insurance Agency, 20 N. 4th St. in Emmaus.