Emily's Place

Decided to go to Emilys place to finish my healing journey. However, I ended up with more stress and trauma.

I'll start by saying for a Domestic Violence shelter, I found it odd that staff not allows residents to use corporal punishment but encourages it.

I also couldn't figure out of all the classes they offered why there was nothing on Domestic Violence. Then it dawned on me, much of the behavior and nature of the program falls into the wheel of abuse.

1 . Staff will tell you if you have permission to work somewhere and including the hours. Finishing up college is outright denied.

2. They want you to have a savings plan, great. However you must get approved to literally buy anything and this includes food, as they serve meals but do not consider dietary restrictions [ like type 2 diabetes] I was asked by primary care doctor to join a gym, denied waste of money. Once you get your savings to a goal, guess what they pick what you are doing. Mine was spending over 20k on a car , before even having a license. And signing up for insurance and putting the manager on it for almost 400 a month. Which would mean if I was existed ( like 80% of the residents) I'd have no insurance or license and not be able to take my car. And if I complete this I'd have 0 savings and paying far toʻo much for insurance

3. You must get permission to leave the property. And they usually give you a time limit. Even though there's a curfew good luck getting permission to go to see family or friends on your free time. Can't impromptu go to the park on a nice day because if you didn't add something to and get permission they can kick you out.

4. Staff is aggressive and raises thier voice at residents. Nit picks you, shames you and shares personal information to other residents. Don't worry though staff does the same to each other.

5. The homes often are not fully occupied. Not just due to the extreme high turn over, they literally just leave the house empty, with the overwhelming amount of people looking for shelter and shelter that are full this should never be an issue.

6. Staff rifles through clothing donations and discusses pretty obviously that they got them. However, for some reason residents barely get to look

7 Dinner attendance is 5 nights a week and is mandatory wether you signed up to cook or not. This means you have to be home from work, or grocery shopping etc just to sit at the table. They have programming scheduled directly after also mandatory for 4 nights of the week. So you have little free time, and what time you do have you can't actually do anything without permission.

You basically sign up to live in a halfway home to live here, and staff seems to have no Domestic Violence training or empathy. Clients have complained about aggressive behavior and yelling done by staff and. Staff simply states your triggers aren't our responsibility.

Ok so I have contemplated for weeks, trying to decided if I should post a review or not... After carefulll consideration Something in my heart compelled me to write about my experience as it could possible help another young women and children. About 3 weeks ago me and my 2 YO son was exited from the program after a a month stay (which I was more than happy to do) Although the facility is nice it's definitely not for any domestic violence victims And I strongly urge you to stay far away. Not only is the staff aggressive and tempromental but extremely controlling. Controlling over your whereabouts every second of the day, Every dime you make, what you can spend (if they allow it) where you can go, where you can work, where your kids go to school ect. The manipulation and re victimizing is completely beyond me. I was mortified when I found out they kept tabs and cameras on when I was eating and if I "ate too late" or if I didn't do something according to detailed description. I honestly feel this place should be shut down because the way its being ran is ineffective. And in the beginning they give women a false sense of security to make things look good for the donors, it's completely sad... . My lawyer was completed to sue but due to clause in the agreement you have to sign, it would be difficult.... Just do yourself a favor stay on the street or stay away.I fell bad for anyone who comes in contact with the current staff and I feel horrible for the founder who I'm sure started this non profit in "good faith"

This shelter is not great. Staff is extremely controlling. New rules are drafted weekly. Staff not only yells at each other but residents. If you dare stick up for yourself you will be kicked out with 3 hours to find a place to stay. It's so bad that case managers quit constantly. The staff behaves so horrible they managed to get ban from a daycare. I've witnessed staff try to stop and scream at a resident that decided to leave due to thier controlling nature. One member of staff has had multiple complaints of how she abuses residents and nothing has been.

Emily's place is hell
And there needs to be new management
They were worse than my abusers
And they are abusing their residents

Emily's place  is by far the worst shelters I have ever been in. the case manager for housing is the most horrible person i have ever met and so is the head person she would  always lie and make things up they both have always spoke to me in an ill manner. they would always give me an attitude and treated me like a child and always spoke over me. the head person would hang up the phone when she didn't want to talk anymore and would also speak over me.

one day on the very last day I was there I told the housing manager  and the head person   to stop yelling at me and  I told her that she needed to lower her voice and to talk to me respectfully and to not talk over me this all started because I didn't put in my schedule that I was doing therapy or going to get my transcript and doing a class I was trying to explain to her that I did put it in a long time ago and she told me that it didn't count and I tried to explain to her that me and my case manager already spoke about this because she said that she would take me. she said that it doesn't matter. volunteer work is more important and that I needed to get a job  and that I needed to fill out the job hunts I told her that I would get a part time job on campus and she told me that she didn't approve of anything  that I couldn't go to college, that I couldn't work on campus and that I couldn't go get my transcripts and that she only approved me of doing volunteer work  I told her that it was in writing that we all agreed on me going back to college and would only do volunteer work while I was waiting to go go to college  at first they just wanted me to go to college that's what they wanted me to do and told me to cancel all of my interviews she then told me that she never said any of that. That only me and my case manager only talked about that which she was lying because her signature was on that piece of paper she  then goes on to yelling at me that I haven't really even been doing volunteer work and that I'm falling behind and making up excuses  I told her the reason I haven't been working that much was because my son had an allergic reaction  which is very severe and I have a bad infection and I'm very sick she told me that it didn't matter and those are just excuses I tried to stay calm but when someone's yelling at me and trying to speak over me it triggers my PTSD at that point I didn't know what to do all I wanted was to go back to college get a job and get an apartment  but these people were purposely doing these things so i wouldn't be able to get what i wanted done all they want you for is volunteer work which they force you to do without getting paid for 8 hours there thing is is that you work for free in order to live there while they bark orders at you and expect you to obey and do what your told. 

On my second day one of The older lady's  walked into my room in the middle of the night telling me that I needed to come down and do chores not one person told me what my assigned chores would be or or what day I would start but that's not even the problem I had no privacy at all i don't like it when someone walks into my room while I'm sleeping and touches me while I'm sleeping she literally shook me awake and after that stood by my door staring at me while I told her to leave so I can get dressed I then wraped the blanket around me and walked to close the door so I can put my clothes on and she told me not to close the door on her and proceeded to try and push the door open nothing made me more uncomfortable then that also while I was staying there. there were cameras all over the house even near the bathroom the camera also picked up on  our voices and the head person would listen to everything of what we were saying even our private conversations.
There was another incident while I was there i was walking back from my "job" and on my way back to the shelter I was harassed by two men they asked me if i  wanted to go somewhere with them and they both were trying to corner me in the alleyway I pushed both of them away from me and one of them were trying to grab my arm luckily I ran away both of the guys laughed and I was in tears as I was running away I got back to the shelter and I was coming through the gate one of the lady's yelled at me to come in the main house and I did thanking God one of them were here after I got in I was trying to tell her what happened and she told me to stop talking and asked me why I was back so early and that I need to go back because I haven't finished volunteer work I didnt want to go back not at all I told her what had happened and she said that it wasn't that big of a deal, and I asked if someone would be able to take me there so I wouldn't run into those guys again and she said that it wasnt that far of a walk and that I would be okay going by myself and that I was just being dramatic.

  the day the head person kicked me out she told me in the middle of the night  to get my stuff and leave she gave me till 3 p.m
The next day I made a decision to let my  dad take my son to my sisters for a little bit  they gave me $200 on a card to get some place to stay where exactly was I supposed to stay at..? and they wouldn't give me it until I left the property so I wouldn't be able  to pay anything online until the last minute i couldn't call anyone and when I was getting my stuff out the door to leave one of the lady's came in and told me it's about to be 3 and I need to leave now i told her that I just have a couple of things to get and she told me no that I would just leave it here I then in that moment just gave up the abuse of the place was just to much I cried alot  and all she did was threatned to call the police on me if I didn't leave immediately in that moment i thought I had lost my phone while I was packing and I asked if I could just go get my phone and I would  leave.  I needed my phone to get a ride and get a place to stay at. she again told me no and now she would be calling the police she called the head person and said that I was refusing to leave and said that she would be calling the police. i finally just pulled what I hade with me out the door leaving very important things in there such as my and my sons birth certificates pictures of him when he was little and other belongings  I was already at the gate and they gave me the $200 card and a uber gift card I looked through my bag once more to see if I could find my phone both the lady's were laughing   i felt so horrible what would have happened if my son we're there?? .... this was supposed to be a domestic violence shelter for women and i just felt like I was back with my abuser the constant screaming and not feeling like I'm being heard the I'm right and your wrong and you can't say anything about it 


None of the people would listen to what I had to say.. I do not recommend anyone staying at Emily's place and I do not recommend taking your kids here save yourself the trauma please. 

I am doing extremely well now I have my own place and I have a nice job that pays well and I'm about to go back to college. it just took me being on my own to get these things done. And for me to live my life again without the abuse of shelters and to live my life the way that I want to.

This place is a joke. For any intelligent recent college grads who want to find a legitimate women’s shelter to intern or work for, please choose Hope’s Door. Being exposed to the beasts who serve as the administration at this facility was just like being abused all over again. I’m sure it makes them feel great to degrade their staff and then claim they’re in the business of empowering women. I saw the women who work for this joke of a facility and with the exception of one individual, they don’t belong in social work. Also, donors, you’re great people. Please be aware that safety precautions are being overlooked and staff is treated poorly. You might want to figure out why Emily’s Place is a revolving door of individuals who either get sick of the catty administration and quit or are fired out of the blue.

This place is pure evil. They use the situations that the residents are in to control them. The women who are housed at EP are scared to say anything in fear of not having a place to stay because staff WILL retaliate. The way they conduct business is disgusting. The beast who works as the case manager got the job by throwing another staff under the bus, thus getting her job and a pay increase. The administration is all about self and self only. It’s heartbreaking for the women and children who have to be subjected to these horrible people instead of genuine, loving individuals who really want to advocate for them. They have a whole new administration for a reason. To try and cover up the wrongdoings. The boss who is supposed to be the boss is timid and easily manipulated. This place has potential if and only if they wipe out the evil forces there. If you’re not rolling over or jumping when they say, it’s a problem for them and they will get rid of you. Nobody is safe unless you’re a lap dog. The only employees that they have are yes men and have been caught several times talking badly about not only the residents but other employees as well. The communication is horrible and the administration doesn’t care. Two of the people in the administration have an open investigation on them because of assault. I also find it interesting that the board included an individual who was charged with sexual misconduct with a child. They use the coverup non-profit as a way to scam and do what they want with no repercussions. The board members all drive foreign cars while Emily’s Place transports women and children in two, old raggedy and unsafe vans. They have also had car seats in the vans which were unsafe and expired. Money mismanagement is definitely happening. Administration eats out everyday more than once. Each person has a company card. Run and don’t look back.

the facility is very clean but do your research before you dive into a non profit like this one very rude condescending abusive staff here very cold hearted soulless individuals just like an abuser or worser you follow the program to the best of your God given ability and whatever mood they're in from there soup sandwich life they will cause havoc in you and your children's lives so many women go here being abused looking for and escape to be abused all over again and nowhere else to turn so they deal with it or get thrown out with no funds nowhere to go just because you might ask the wrong question even if it's in a polite manner they're looking for control because they have the material possession people are needing to survive but your third dimensional world is coming to a screeching haul just know that the true living Lord will put a end to your chaos and confusion.