Our Mission: Helping Hands Gleaners' primary purpose is to help people help themselves to meet the needs of their households by the following: participating in field and urban gleaning, providing food, and other assistance to the low-income, disabled, and elderly in the Albany area. We are a non-profit organization, we are not federally or state funded. We rely on donations and fund-raising. We are managed and ran by volunteers. "In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability." I am Tresa Carner, Coordinator for Helping Hands Gleaners. The previous review was for Helping Hands Shelter, not Helping Hands Gleaners. None of our members are paid for any services they perform, with the exception of gas reimbursement for those who pick up food and deliver to our site. This food is distributed to our members. We have strict accountability for all of our donated money. Thank you for your interest in our group. Our distribution site address is 1115 28th Ave. SW, Albany, Oregon. Our distibution day is every Tuesday from 12-2:15.
Please read this before donating money to the shelter. I would like to tell the public, private business, church organization or other to please not give anymore money to the Helping Hands Shelter untill questions are answered reguarding the new Excutive Director Paul N Barnes and his background and his resume he used to gain employment. I'm researching his resume and what I have found is disturbing to say the least. He has misrepresented himself, ommited important facts about bankruptcy, being a felon, kidnaping, domestic violence etc. Since Paul has found out I'm researching his resume and back ground has taken my church privledges, bible study, and all other privledges away. He has done this with me breaking no rules whatsoever at the shelter. He has or told his staff to call the police if I came on the property. Until I tell him where I had gotten the information. I threatened to sue over this matter to gain my church, bible study and privledges restored. I have much more to share about Mr. Barnes. The accountant that worked for the shelter for 10 years has resigned and a fine tuned machine, transparent business is turning into a clouded nightmare. Which opens the door for dishonesty. I have went to the board members three times to discuss this problem but to no avail. I'm raising questions that should be answered before anyone donates money. Matthew Montpas Please call me to discuss this matter personally at 541-670-8774
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