Our Mission
Turning Point for Women and Families’ mission is to help Muslim women and girls affected by domestic violence to empower themselves and transform their own lives as well as those of their families. Turning Point provides a diversified range of culturally competent services focused on safety and self-sufficiency through direct services, advocacy and referrals. Deeply rooted in the Muslim community, Turning Point believes that social change can be effected by raising awareness about the prevalence and effects of domestic violence, addressing it directly and offering safe spaces and opportunities for youth development.
Our Vision
Turning Point believes that every woman and girl deserve to live a life with dignity and free of violence.
Our 2021 Impact
3637
services provided to Muslim women and girls
4264
individuals reached through outreach & education
7
Languages Spoken
Our Services
Testimonials
“Turning Point helps me with some kind of energy to keep my stress down. I feel hopeful and it helps me to be strong and look forward. It's hard to do all by myself. Sometimes I feel hopeless, because of Turning Point I feel very positive.”
NazmaSurvivor
“Mujhe bohoth help karta. TPNY gave financial help and confidence. Hard time when husband abandoned me and I don't know anything about this country. I really like Turning Point.”
AnonymousSurvivor
“Turning point helped me a lot. Whenever I feel hopeless, when I call them, they help me. They sent me new winter coats. They showed me immigration lawyer. TPNY changed my life. I'm really thankful to TPNY and they are so nice and helpful. They are hope for everyone.”
LaraibSurvivor
“I liked most being exposed to different careers and seeing Muslim women dominating these types of careers was really inspiring. I gained a lot of growth through this M2M experience, it helped me to be more confident in achieving my goals.”
Nusrat A.2022 M2M participant
“I learned that there is strength in numbers. If you speak up against a bully, other people will feel more comfortable speaking up too. The more people that speak up together, the bigger the impact.”
Edlyn A.2022 ARISE NY! Summit participant
“I loved seeing Muslim women of diverse backgrounds talk about their careers. It made me feel like there wasn't a limit to my future, and that I could accomplish a lot more. -”
Sheema Z.2022 M2M Participant
“[Turning Point is] a great place, especially for women survivors of dv. It has given me a lot of support and confidence. Whenever I get a chance, I join support group. Not because I have to, but whenever I participate, I get confidence, new energy, and hope.”
Anonymous Survivor
“Going to Turning Point physically made me think in a different way. This [was] a 28 year old marriage that I left. It isn't easy. I’m happy to come across Turning Point. I felt from the first day that this was not only a comfortable place, but there is hope for me and my family. I'm not out of line, [or] incorrect like my abuser told me. [My counselor] said I am on the right track. It gave me the courage to leave. It's on your terms and your time, [they] said. I got confidence.”
Fatima A.Survivor
News and Announcements
Turning Point for Women and Families highlighted on Voices of South Asia TV
October 24, 2022 - Voices of South Asia TV highlighted Turning Point for Women and Families in one of their recent news story on Domestic…
Social Media
We are thrilled to share that Turning Point for Women and Families is officially 18 years old! As we look back on these past 18 years, we thank each person who believed in our mission and supported our work through donations, volunteering, and referring us to those who needed our services the most. Our work in the community is more important now than ever before. Our mission is to help Muslim women and girls affected by domestic violence to empower themselves and transform their own lives as well as those of their families. Until the founding of Turning Point, there was no single agency that provided comprehensive social services to address the needs of Muslim women, families, and children, especially with regard to domestic violence. Turning Point addresses the needs of survivors through crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, advocacy, outreach, education, and training, and offers peer support and leadership development opportunities for Muslim teenage girls and young women. On this momentous anniversary, we re-commit to offer safe, supportive spaces to survivors, youth, and senior women throughout the community. We look forward to continuing to serve you! #TPNY #EighteenYears
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Turning Point For Women and Families staff wore orange to raise awareness about gender-based violence. #NYCAgainstGBV #OrangetheWorld The 2022 theme is Unite to End Violence Against Women! TPNY encourages each of you to join us in creating a violence free world for women and girls between now and December 10th. #OrangeTheWorld #16days #TPNY #EndGDBV
