Turning Point, Inc.

Turning Point, Inc., doing business as Second Hand Rose, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Mt. Clemens, Michigan, that serves as a federal grant recipient focused on victim services and homelessness mitigation, with 87% of its award portfolio as sub-recipient grants flowing through state intermediaries. The organization acts primarily as a sub-recipient (69 of 79 awards) under federal pass-through grants administered by Michigan state agencies, with direct prime grant awards (10 awards, 13% of portfolio) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, and Office of the Victim of Crime.

Turning Point's capability portfolio centers on comprehensive victim-centered transitional housing, emergency shelter, case management, and wraparound support services for domestic violence survivors, sexual assault victims, human trafficking survivors, and homeless populations. Representative prime grant work includes a $185,276 HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program award (CFDA 14.267) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supporting permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and supportive services for homeless individuals and families in the Mt. Clemens area; a $499,717 Office for Victims of Crime award under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) for "Safe Together: Transitional Housing for Victims and Their Pets," addressing pet-related barriers to domestic violence victim safety through safe boarding and pet-friendly transitional housing paired with case management and wraparound services; and a $500,000 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women award (CFDA 16.736) for transitional housing assistance providing 10 scattered-site units and comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward victim services and child welfare grantor agencies. The top five funding agencies (per award count) represent 86% of the portfolio, led by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (30 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (26 awards combined), the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (6 awards), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (6 awards). The remaining 14% of the portfolio splits among the Department of Education and other federal agencies. Dollar concentration follows the same pattern, with HUD CoC, DOJ OVW, and Office of Victims of Crime programs anchoring the direct grant awards.

Sub-recipient grants flow predominantly through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services across domestic violence family services (FVPSA), sexual assault comprehensive services, sexual assault nurse examiner programs, human trafficking programming, domestic violence victim services (VOCA), transitional supportive housing, and emergency shelter programs. Turning Point holds sub-awards under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) domestic violence mitigation initiative. Activity peaked in 2023 (33 awards) and has moderated to 9 awards in 2025 year-to-date. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete pressure in the near term. Turning Point partners with nonprofit and community organizations including Journey to Healing, Inc., I Heart Dogs Rescue and Animal Haven, and health care providers to deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive services to survivors of violence, abuse, and homelessness.