Sylacauga Alliance for Family Enhancement has a reputation for seeing a need and creating and maintaining a program that fills it.

But far too often, funding shortfalls are an obstacle.

That’s why grants like the one coming through the governor’s office and Alabama Department for Economic and Community Affairs are so critical to the viability of these programs. Turning Point, appropriately named because it has the ability to turn young lives around before they head too far down the wrong path, is receiving a $27,000 grant.

That funding helps the program continue to operate, serving Talladega County.

In partnership with Cheaha Mental Health, Turning Point officials work with whole families — not just the child — and develop curriculum and intervene with the child. They recognize it is not the child’s problem alone, there must be a unified effort to turn things around.

And we salute the work of Turning Point, knowing what a positive impact it can have on a child’s life and the community in general because of it.