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FEDERATION EMPLOYMENT AND GUIDANCE SERVICE INC
August 8, 2010

FEGS is a giant bureaucracy that is a giant JOBS program that takes advantage of the opportunies available to "serve" the mentally ill, jobless, homeless, aged by their unique "Health and Human Services System". According to their latest 990 they recieve $112,018,230 a year nearly entirely from the U.S. government (US taxpayers). FEGS's Salary and Pension plans amount to almost $121,000,000 a year! One "employee" named Alfred P. Miller recieved $2,170,301 that year. The only people that FEGS really helps is it's own "workers" with large salaries for it's senior staff. ONE HOUR FOR LUNCH ALWAYS. 448 of it's staff make OVER $50,000 a year. The Senior VP Gladys Siff makes over $350,000 a year! Nearly ALL the REVIEWS here are written by FEGS employees. They operate a home attendant and homecare nonprofits so if you need a job as a low payed health care worker they can get you a job, otherwise just go to WORKFORCE ONE. They spend millions on lobbying. Their biggest and most successful program is getting "benefits" for people. That is right they simply direct people to foodstamps, SSI, SSD, welfare, medicaid, medicare, housing programs... Actually the worse the economic situation the "better" FEGS does for itself. If you are a critic of FEGS their PR department will roll out examples of the hopeless and helpless that they saved! In a jobless economy FEGS has nothing to offer except a "program" funded by the U.S. Government and employeed by FEGS workers. FEGS TRADEMARKED "PARTNERSHIPS FOR A CHANGING WORLD" AND BRINGING RESOURSES TO PEOPLE AND BUSINESS". THEY TAKE YOUR TAXPAYER MONEY AND CREATE JOBS FOR THEMSELVES. They spent $2,000,000 for a fundraiser and came out $80,000 in the RED.

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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

I have personally experienced the results of this organization and that was just to direct me to the U.S. government programs such as foodstamps, heap, medicaid, mediacre, SSI and SSD.

Ways to make it better...

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

FEGS mission statement should be straight foward and simple. Currently it's mission statement is childish and inaccurate. It speaks about "achieving greater independence" but is dependent on gov't handouts, guides others to become dependent on handouts.

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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...

They claim to change the world but all they really do is direct you to city, state, and government programs. If you do not belong to a group that is severly disabled you likely can not be helped since their programs target these populations.

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

Business like and very bureucratic. They act like they have so much to offer and they really have little except government programs. Exclusive luxury offices at 315 Hudson street. No wonder why FEGS pays $20,000,000 rent a year.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

This organization is well connected and has NOT adapted to the new economy. It is bloated and should close down it's employment and guidance programs and focus only on health related programs for the mentally ill and aged.

Ways to make it better...

They were honest and truthful and right away tell me that they have nothing and just go and apply for x,y,z. But they can't admit that since it's a job program for FEGS itself.

In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...

FEGS is stuck in the 1980's the US is in a "JOBLESS recovery" meaning that there are very few jobs to go around. You don't need FEGS to get a job. Back then they had training courses for typists and wordprocessors and could get you jobs.

One thing I'd also say is that...

If FEGS continues to get such large amounts of government money they should be required to should show exactly HOW MANY PEOPLE USED FEGS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND HOW MANY IT GOT JOBS FOR. It should recieve money based only on results!

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2001

MY ROLE:
Client Served & I got directed to GOVERNMENT programs such as medicaid, medicare.

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