Agency Statistics

In 2006 Bay Area Turning Point assisted our community through:

Shelter Services

• 17,955 shelter days
• 222 women & 288 children; 510 total clients
• 129,363 meals and snacks
• 20,293 hours of structured childcare
• 1,209 hours of case management
• 40 Parenting skills classes
• Residential women and children received 75 hours of individual therapeutic counseling
• 1,273 hours of support groups for shelter residents
• Children went on 8 field trips within our community
• 65 women attended violence/abuse prevention education workshops
• 118 women participated in the 25% of income savings program during their stay
• Children received 165 hours of academic tutoring

Non-Residential Victim Assistance

• 154 crisis accompaniments for victims of domestic violence or sexual assault
• Assisted 6,986 persons through our 24-hour hotline
• Assisted 27 women in obtaining Protective Orders
• Assisted 23 women in obtaining Crime Victim’s Compensation
• Non-Residential women and children received 734 hours individual therapeutic counseling/therapy
• 524 hours of support groups offered to 61 clients
• 152 anti-victimization workshops in area schools and youth organizations reaching 3,269 students
• 521 Assessments
• 243 Follow-ups face-to-face
• 316 Follow-up phone calls

Self-Reliance Program (SRP) After Shelter Care

• 9 clients enrolled in GED classes
• 44 clients obtained employment
• 14 clients enrolled in vocational training
• 3 clients enrolled in college
• 100% of clients reported an increase of their knowledge base of marketing and job search skills
• 117 clients received individual job assessment/counseling
• 40 Assertiveness classes given to 68 clients for a total of 258 hours
• 115 hours of job search readiness classes
• 532 Follow-Up face to face
• 173 Follow-up phone calls
• 309 SRP Participants
• 106 Home visits

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. -Helen Keller