My Nonprofit Reviews

Kidds Society has been through ALOT of changes since 2016. We moved from Bullit County where we were looking to get an old day care to convert into a much needed housing facility. We than moved to Harrison County Indiana, so that plan fell through. We have had a ton of calls asking about temporary housing. Instead of going into the long drawn out story of what and why we moved, the building falling through we tell people we are full and offer other solutions to them in most cases. In 2018 we were FLOODED with FAKE calls and we knew it so our patience grew thin. We were paying rent to Ron Forrester in Harrison county Indiana to use a portion of his shop for Forresters Machinery. We paid several thousand dollars to him for storage and in hopes of incorporating a machinery program for homeless vets and single moms. That fell through as well. Seems Mr Forrester had talked at least 2 other women into creating a Minority owned business's, Forrester Machinery company and funneling all the money through a bank account that was discovered and ceased. Mr Forrester was 1099 ed for almost 95 thousand dollars. Early 2018 I started getting harassing emails from an Amanda Pearson or Amanda Preston, depending on what day it was. Keep in mind I have never met this woman and have no desire to. She has never met me or know anything about me, just what shes been told by Mr Forrester. She has called DCFS on myself personally claiming drug use, the intentional burning down of a historic barn that we lost pets in, priceless photo albums, and family air looms that can never be replaced. EVERYTHING she claimed falsely was UNFOUNDED, including a random drug test, which was negative. She has called my local sheriff claiming the same things as well including the non profit, claiming we are scamming people. This makes me absolutely sick! We have helped hundreds of people, including vets, kids, single moms, churches and random families reaching in the hundreds. We at Kidds society proudly support St Judes Hospital, that doesn't mean we donate to them which was another claim from her. You can support causes other than financially!
After the move from Bullit county a lot changed in how we had set this up. We were attempting to set up counseling for troubled teens, after school progams and so forth. In Indiana everything is so different and there is an abundance of help here , which we were delighted to see. We then focused on the machinery program which Ron Forrester was going to be in charge of. Spending several thousands of dollars trying to get it up and going, which is all documented. We paid for the transportation of an old machine that Mr Forrester was going to rebuild to implement the program, needless to say he was too busy online dating to complete the task.

I have included only one of the MANY nasty emails from Ms Amanda.
Amanda Preston
Sun, Nov 11, 5:15 PM (4 days ago)
to me

Brenda you are an old lady do you have nothing better to do? worry about your own children If you want me that bad come to my house you know the house I share with Ron the house share with Ron the love I share with Ron. If I wanted someone that bad I would show up at their house obviously you’re a chickenshit to stop using your 80s terms and get help with technology I’ve never met anyone like you so immature and insecure post a message again or email me again and I will be in Indiana tomorrow to file a restraining order with my attorney. You really don’t want me to go into your history and dig up information trust me you don’t want me to i Paid people to make phone calls to you about the shelter of every time they call you so you have no room or you rudely hung up on them one of them was in investigator so I have proof and I will bring them with me do not comment on anything I’ve already reported you to go fund me Clement to help battered women and children and vets Federal offense I know longer threatening you I promise you I will be there this week to file charges and to expose you for the fried you are do not reply this is your warning it will be harassment I forgot it’s the weekend you’re on one of your crack binges. You seriously have issues don’t reply back harassment

Sent from my iPhone

Keep in mind this woman started messaging my personal email account after our barn burnt down and my insurance company denied her and Ron any information on it. Yes they couldnt collect any funds off of it. I guess that infuriated her.

Kidds Society will continue its work in Galesburg Illinois, Harrison County Indiana and Jefferson County Ky. Despite false allegations from someone that doesnt know anything about what we do, to what degree we do it and how many people we have helped and will continue to help!
God bless everyone and continue helping each other.
There are so many ways to help WITHOUT monetary donations, a warm smile, a helping hand, a bag of can goods, its the small things that can change a persons life.
As a reminder we will be giving out our over stuffed stockings, diapers, clothing, helping with power bills and delivering hand wrapped presents again this year.

Role: Board Member PS I cleaned up her email a bit! Another note when Mr Forrester left he took our domain log in info with him, so we have not been able to edit our website or update it in any way!