Turning Point women’s program turning lives around
For seven years, 28-year-old Red Deerian Samantha Shortneck was homeless and battling addictions to meth and alcohol.
That struggle began to get easier in 2015 when Turning Point launched a dedicated women’s program designed to provide support around pregnancy, mental health, addictions, housing, and family and legal matters.
Shortneck had already been visiting Turning Point on a regular basis, but the program’s inception was a game-changer for her.
“Sometimes people don’t want to go to places because they’re scared of being judged. I know for a fact the workers in the women’s program will never judge anybody. When you know someone is going to be judging you, it makes you feel ashamed and not want to reach out,” she explains.