Turning Point Society

04/02/2026

This weekend is Easter weekend, and we are going to be closed! Our office and daytime programs will be closed tomorrow, Friday, April 3rd and again on Monday, April 6th. We'll be back on April 7th.

NightReach continues to run 365 days a year, so will still be running each night through this holiday weekend.

We are sorry for any inconvenience!

03/29/2026

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03/27/2026

We may have lost our drop-in space, but we’re still around! If you need support, we can help. Some folks need a bit more support than what our backpack outreach folks can give, and that’s where Ben comes in, who is now our Community Outreach and Referral Specialist. Our outreach team can immediately connect folks with Ben and coordinate a time and place for a meeting to give them the extra support they need.

Ben can:

- Help get ID
- Help get recreation passes
- Help with phone calls
- Help with paperwork
- Come with folks to appointments
- Go over recovery options and provide recovery support
- Help with applications to treatment
- Refer for medical care, basic needs, income, housing, and more
- Give moral support, encouraging words, a shoulder, and an ear

If you need some extra support, give us a call or let our outreach know when you see them.

Office: 403-346-8858
DayReach/NightReach: 403-896-3879

03/25/2026

Call us to book your group naloxone & overdose response training, we can host or come to you.
403-346-8858

Thanks for having us The Salvation Army Red Deer Church & Community Ministries

03/20/2026

An important topic for Red Deer has been circulating the news and its important to consider what experts think about this recent limited study put out by the province. Thank you Doctor Kumar for breaking this down .

Recently, a small publication assessing the impact of Red Deer’s Overdose Prevention Site closure has been getting significant political and media attention. The study suggests that the closure of the OPS in March 2025, which was a controversial government decision, has been associated with increa...

03/12/2026

Its a snowy day and that sometimes makes it harder for our Outreach Staff to locate folks in need, especially those that are critically vulnerable (for instance those that are not able to attend the shelter and are seeking refuge elsewhere). If you are a business or agency and have individuals there needing supports such as food and gloves, we may be able to help by dropping off survival and cold weather supplies to them, or by offering other social supports including access to transportation if applicable. Give us a call at 403-896-3879

03/10/2026

Big thanks to United Way Central Alberta who collected 6900 pairs of socks to help our community in need and allocated some of these to us for our clients as well as many other service agencies!
Our outreach programs give out basic needs supplies such as these everyday to those we encounter in need. United Way also helps fund our outreach initiatives, connecting those experiencing homelessness to the care that they need.

Turning Point Society's NightReach Teams will have loads of new socks to share with folks as they make their rounds through Red Deer, helping vulnerable people on the streets. All of these were made available through Sockey Day for United Way!

03/06/2026

March 6th, a day to honor and remember those lost to the drug poisoning and overdose crisis. Today we display black balloons to hold space for the grief, memories, and the names of those affected in love and kindness. We see you and are here for you.

03/05/2026

Feel free to save this image and add your loved ones name to the space and share for March 6th.

03/05/2026

Thank you to Cosmos Group of Companies for their generous contribution to us through the Blue Bin bottle donation program in January. We’re so grateful for the support!

Pictured here is our lovely Manager of Administration - Jessie Arthur holding Cosmo’s donation against the backdrop of our Overdose / Grief & Loss Tree. The hearts represent the names of those we’ve encountered and lost to overdose. In an ongoing opioid crisis and housing crisis we need as much funding, and partnerships as we can get in order to provide adequate supports and interventions to those experiencing a toxic drug supply, substance dependency, poverty and homelessness. Every dollar donated helps run programs that save lives and get people connected to care.

03/01/2026

Some of our previous impact :
Turning Point's Red Deer Downtown Drop in Centre saw over 16,000 visits just from April 2025-October 31, 2025. This does not represent outreach encounters locally or rurally.
Last Winter (prior to this one) we expanded our drop in space and saw 80-120 unique individuals daily to support for basic needs and warmth.
When the need showed up at our doors, we opened them, time and time again. We love our clients and we love supporting them

03/01/2026

System pressures and ongoing deficit in shelter space has impacted Turning Point and many other service providers, (but especially program partipants) by putting strain on our resources, increasing demand for services, and introducing moral injury to staff who seek to help those in need.

Often what looks like public disarray is rooted in systemic gaps not inadequate programming.

Turning Point continues to provide supports to any and all, and especially to those experiencing chronic homelessness and those requiring low barrier, alternate pathways to wellness. We excel in supporting those that are marginalized and have increased vulnerabilities and we are committed to ensuring these people do not slip through those system gaps to the best of our ability. Turning Point has long acted as a system safety net for shelter deficit and the strain this caused our agency is apparent now more than ever.

Despite the challenges, we are committed to carrying on. We will be working with other providers collaboratively, while staying rooted in our values and low barrier method of service provision.