With great honor and gratitude I thank Upward Bound House for their tremendous support and guidance. They accepted us as we are , made us feel complete. Gave my husband and I a reason to fight our battle against homelessness. Ms. Paula you are truly God's Angel sent from heaven. Your devotion for what you do for us families is above and beyond this world. Without you we wouldn't have the services we are receiving now. Thank you for keeping up to your word. God bless this organization to many more success and blessings.
This org has placed a few tenants at my apt building. Their client is unable to pay their share and refuses to pay her share once the assistance is over in 4-6 months. The tenant is not screened properly. I have cops and social workers over at the apt several times. My good paying tenants fear retaliation if they complain. The case worker at UBH and her supervisor are unable to step in and do anything about it. By the time i finally manage to evict the tenant , i will be owed a good $5500+. I am all for doing my bit for charity but this is going too far. My advice is do not accept any tenants from UBH. I am stuck with a problem tenant.
Upward bound house is an organization of smoke and mirrors, nothing is what it seems. Clients are harassed intimidated, and forced into situations they dont want to be in. All the wonderful donations, most dont reach donors (especially if its too nice, it gets sold on E bay or another staffer takes it home.) The staff, with the exception of maybe two people are.vile human beings, talking about clients bad, yelling at clients, and in general, not helping peiple. Soms standouts are Paula Brooks, the so called Housing coordinator whi doesnt do anything gossips about clients, and regularly takes out personal vendettas on clients, even causing some to lose their housing. They smile in your faces donors, and if they feel like you have too much money or fame, clients have to close their doors when your around, so you cant see or talk to the people your helping. So please go to family place, ask the CLIENTS if they are happy, and how they are being treated. You will be suprised what you hear....
I have been working with children at the Upward Bound House for years and think it is one of the most rewarding experiences of my week.
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Upward Bound House is a gem. This unusual organization provides housing and services to homeless families with kids in a way that keeps the families intact, restores the family's sense of dignity and self-worth, and guides them back to self-sufficiency. They do this in a way that engages the community, with a special emphasis on the kids. All of this results in success for the families they work with.