Fundraising

2019 Ten-Week Club Tickets now on sale!

Tickets for The Starting Point’s 2019 10-Week Club are now available for purchase! Each $25 ticket will give you ten chances to win a weekly money prize beginning Wednesday, June 24. Except for the final drawing, each winning ticket is returned to the jar to possibly win an even bigger payout later! Drawings are held […]

June 2019 is The Starting Point’s month at Frügal Thrift & Vintage!

During the month of June, Frügal Thrift & Vintage will donate 2% of their sales to The Starting Point. You can support The Starting Point—and help the planet—by: 1. Shopping at Frügal Thrift & Vintage during the month of June. 2. Donating your gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories to Frügal Thrift & Vintage. The […]

Help Us to Help Others

Dear Friends and Family of The Starting Point, Each of you have a story and, like most stories, they have a starting point.  I didn’t realize I was abusing prescription drugs, but found heroin cheaper…  I had been drinking for 20 years when I met Vince…  How did I get here? When contemplating suicide for […]

Starting Point Congratulates Our 10 Week Club Winners!

Thanks, as always, for helping support Starting Point! More than 400 people cross The Starting Point’s threshold weekly (adults, adolescents, and families) – people of all ages and from all walks of like – who seek help for a wide range of mental, emotional and spiritual issues. The Starting Point environment is welcoming, caring, and […]

Who Says Fundraising Can’t Be Fun Too?

Here are some great (and FUN!) ways to help support Starting Point! 1: The 2018 10-Week Club! Help Starting Point and, in doing so, you may become one of the 10 lucky cash prize winners! Ticket’s are $25, and new winners are announced each and every week. You can play as often as you would […]

5K Update: Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors And Congrats To Our Winners! Check Out The Photos Too!

Many many thanks to all those that sponsored us in this year’s 5K Race and Fun Walk with Vince on April 14th! Please support our sponsors and visit their websites! A link to their sites and more details can be found here. To see the winners and race results, click here. To check out race […]

Oct 29, 2017: Starting Point’s 40th Anniversary Dance Party

WHAT: Join us for The Starting Point’s 40th Anniversary Dance party!! Click here to download a copy of the flyer and order form for tickets and the Program Book (see below).. WHERE: Auletto’s Catering in Deptford Township, NJ. For directions, click here and a separate browser window will open for Google Maps. WHEN: Sunday, October 29, […]

A note from Vince DiPasquale, our founder

Dear friends As you may or may not be aware, 2016 was a very difficult year for The Starting Point financially. Even in the best of times, this small not-for-profit organization operates hand-to-mouth on a shoestring budget. However, a major construction project across the street made things far more difficult for us. The construction necessitated […]