Turning Point of Lehigh Valley is working with mGive.com, the industry leader in text message donation programs to start accepting donations via text messages.

People wanting to make an immediate donation can text the word SAFE to the number 80000 and a $5 donation will be added to their next cell phone bill. They will be asked to confirm the donation by replying YES, and then will be asked if they'd like to opt to receiving updates by once again replying YES." It's a great way for a person to make a donation to the agency when they don't have cash or a check with them," stated Director of Development, John Toner." For the cost of a Starbucks Latte, you can help victims of domestic violence." Supporters can make up to 6 text donations each month.

"We spend a lot of time speaking in front of community organizations and at colleges, and the number one question we're asked is, "what can we do to help?" offered Toner. Now we can tell them to pull out their cell phone and in less than a minute they can lend us their support.

If you'd like to be one of our first text donors, grab your cell phone and text SAFE to 80000 (which ironically is approximately the amount of clients Turning Point has served in its 33 year existance. During the month of August, all text donations are going to our domestic violence prevention programs.