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By Gordon Weeks
gordon@masoncounty com
Turning Pointe Survivor
Advocacy Center in Shelton
will use a $20,000 grant to
remodel its kitchen to better
serve women and children «at
its domestic violence shelter.
The nonprofit, helping sur-
vivors of domestic violence
since 2000, states it is one
of more than 1,100 domestic
, violence shelters that applied
for grants from the Mary Kay
Ash Foundation this year.
The foundation, which states
it has donated more than $92
million to organizations since
1996, raises and distributes
money for cancer research to
find a cure for female-related
cancers and to end domestic
violenceagainst women.
The $20,000 grant is un—
restricted, meaning Turning
Pointe can choose what to
spend it on. .
“We’re just really thank-
ful for your support,” Gina
Finley, the nonprofit’s execu-
tive director, told representa-
tives from the Mary Kay Ash
Foundation during a recent
check presentation.
Finley said the nonprofit
hopes 'the remodeling begins
in April. During construc-
tion, the kitchen will shut
down for six weeks. Turning
Pointe is asking individu~
als, businesses and groups
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page 9
Domestic violence shelter receives grant
Representatives from Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy and the Mary Kay Ash
Founda-
tion display a ceremonial check Of the $20,000 grant from the foundation to
the Shelton-
based nonprofit. They are, from left, Sheena Turner, Caryn Salapka, Jill
McKnight, Tamra
lngwaldson, Theresa Carnancho, Qourtney Wittenberg and Gina Finley. ,
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
to donate meals to , shelter
residents during that time.
To arrange to donate a meal,
contact Finley at 206-478-
2215 or at executivedirector@
turningpointe.org.
The kitchen is “rough” and
“scratched up,” and Turning
Pointe wants it to be “durable
and lovely,” Finley said. '
An Olympia architect who
donated his services designed
the kitchen renovation to in—
clude individual spaces for
people who V desire to eat
alone, a place for children to
gather, and. better lighting,
Finley said. ,
“It’s going to bebeautiful,”
she said.
The Shelton School Board has an opening for the Director District #2.
Applicants must reside within the Director District #2 boundaries.
To be eligible, a person must be a United States citizen, 0 qualified
voter, live in the correct director district of the Shelton School
District,
and be able to read and write‘the English language.
To apply, please fill out an application by
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, emotional skills,
Turning Pointe is now
seeking a grant to buy a back-
up generator, Finley said.
‘In September, children
who are victims or witnesses
to domestic violence got more
space to play, learn social-
nect with their peers at the
.shelter when it completed
and con-,
a 400-square-foot addition.
The two new oflices will be
the focal point for youth ad-
vocacy and prevention.
The building addition
is phase two of a proposed
three-phase plan to help
serve youths, Finley said.
At one point before the CO-
VID pandemic, a record 27
children were staying at the
shelter, she said.
Finley said the process
began three years ago when
she told local architect and
consultant Len Williams she
was having a difficult time
creating a youth program
with no space. Williams lent
his services free of charge de—
veloping phase one, the con-
version of an existing office
space into-a designated youth
activities room, with the help
of Green Diamond Resources,
in 2019-2020.
‘ The proposed third phase
is the creation of a new build—
ing for child care for clients.
Turning Pointe’s services
include legal advocacy, youth
advocacy, medical advocacy;
parenting classes, rental as-
sistance, safety planning,
support groups, emergency
shelter, on-call advocacy, a
24-hour crisis line and pre-
vention education. Services
are offered in Spanish} and
English, and clients have ac—
cess to all languages through
the Language Line.