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Review for A Family For Every Child, Eugene, OR, USA
Although their mission is wonderful, their lack of organization and poor treatment of their employees and volunteers left a bad taste in my mouth after attempting to work with them for almost nine months. The individual programs are great, being run by wonderful, dedicated people who are doing the best they can with the resources they have. Unfortunately they usually burn out within 3-6 months. And usually don't get their last paycheck.
Upper management is a huge hindrance on this organization. They talk badly about volunteers in meetings and are so incredibly disorganized that it affects how they serve their clients. They provide no training or support, but expect every task to happen perfectly without any questions. When everything blows up in their face, they have a volunteer or employee to turn into a scape goat.
If you are looking to volunteer or work with this organization, I would proceed with extreme caution. I understand being desperate, but If no support coupled with huge work loads and very low or no pay sound like something you can skip, skip this place. If you are looking to volunteer, there are plenty of other wonderful places that help kids that will not make you feel bad about doing it.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Reorganize upper management
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Badly
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Some
Will you recommend this organization to others?
No
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2013