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Overall Rating
3.4
Harold Specter
2 months ago
Incredibly hostile towards new people, especially men. There’s an employee walking around out front glaring at and speaking angrily to newcomers. There’s fact that this place calls itself Christian is a joke. Or a fraud. Should be investigated by the state. Legitimate organizations wouldn’t try to chase off new people.
Amber Gillespie
7 months ago
I found myself homeless in a strange city and was grateful for a place to stay. However there are some major problems. Problem number one is this unfair system with people they call core. These people are just as homeless as everyone else but are given special privileges. They can stay in the dorm all day and sleep all day while everyone else has to leave. So forget about getting rest on your only day off from work. Which by the way a large majority of core don’t work! They can shower whenever they want without having to wait all day. Want to lay down after a long day at work? Well if you’re not a core, you can’t! They have access to the fridge and can have cold drinks. The rest of us had to keep our drinks in a box on a shelf at room temp. A lot of these “core” members were nice and were unfairly judged. However there were some who were bullies! Homeless ordering other homeless around is ridiculously unfair… The daily chores I understand that but I felt like if you had a job you shouldn’t have to volunteer. I felt like volunteering should have been for the jobless. When you work 6 days a week and have to spend all day in a basement doing shelter laundry on your only day off, it’s a little disheartening. What also really bothered me was the meetings in the day room. After working all day, I just wanted to shower and lay down but nope not an option! I was exhausted and depressed out of my mind… I was grateful for the help but for the 5 months I was there, I felt hopeless… 😭
Joshua Crook
8 months ago
Look I’m no saint I have a problem with alcohol. I went to this location wanting help and a safe place to stay. So I tried to get a bed and I was meant with an attitude and disrespect as soon as I came in . I inform them about my drinking before I even came and they told me to come anyway. ( Tony) that would be the person. My problem is this I have a problem and you use that problem against me after me being honest about it . Then turn me away.