I completely agree with the other review from 2009 on this organization. This organization exploits the abused and neglected children they are trusted to protect. The foster children are all but forgotten once they are placed with one of the ill-equipped foster families associated with Azleway. There are several very good employees at this organization but they are as abused by management as the children they serve. The board is composed of people loaded with conflict of interest issues. CASA volunteers, Trinity Charter School employees, CPS caseworkers and investigators, child advocacy lawyers and courts, past and present employees, and anyone who might take the time to visit any of their locations will see filthy and deplorable living conditions and mistreatment of the children. CPS reports are made but the staff lies to investigators and incidents throughout the entire organization go unaddressed. Children stop strangers (yes strangers walk around with the children) and ask them to help get them away from Azleway. No one is safe here. The report of the previous reviewer of "mob-like" activities is very true. Donations are stolen, children are neglected, lies cover up the truth when licensing comes to investigate concerns, employees are targeted and framed for wrong doing when they speak up and deeply held dark secrets of this place are therefore kept to be repeated with each new child or family this organization is supposed to serve. I have reported this organization to the appropriate authorities and hopefully one day a wise investigator will see through the smoke and mirrors to uncover the real horror that goes on at each site.
Review from Guidestar
This organization is the closest thing to "the mob" that I have ever witnessed. It exploits foster children and adjudicated youth. It fails to deliver educationally. Even CPS has become hesistant to place even the most challenged youth there due to the danger and the bad influence of the organization and its employees. Money is the motivator for Azleway. Its victims are the children. Its founder has amassed over 3000 acres under its tax exempt non-profit status. It takes in almost 13 million dollars per year, but other than the entire families it hires, one would be hard-pressed to find where the money goes.