April 6 Local Poverty Matters Discussion Features Turning Point Speakers

On Wednesday, April 6, the Local Poverty Matters Discussion Group welcomes Jeanne Robertson, a licensed drug and alcohol counselor in Massachusetts. Jeanne is the Coordinator of the Division of Family Services at Turning Point, Inc., a Newburyport-Amesbury based nonprofit that helps women with a history of trauma/domestic violence, drug and alcohol addictions and/or mental illness.

Come learn about the range of services Turning Point provides and how that support enables their clients to participate as contributing members of our community. Their work fosters respect and dignity and acknowledges each individual’s roles as a person, friend, neighbor and worker. Jeanne will be joined by a former Turning Point client who will share her personal story.

The Local Poverty Matters Discussion Group will be held on Wednesday, April 6 from 7-8 PM at the First Religious Society Church, 26 Pleasant St., Newburyport. These monthly sessions are sponsored by Pennies for Poverty and by the Social Action Committee of the First Religious Society. They are free and open to the public.