My Nonprofit Reviews

-2/03/2023

Under the New Director_
I asked for a Toy and help because it involved children and who does not want to see a child smile at Christmas? I was denied help with toys, by the new Executive Director offered not even one toy. One could think; what will happen with the leftover toys? Will the New Director take the toys home, or push them into a dusty corner in the Real-Life Center’s Warehouse? Did the New Director forget that Christmas is for children? Of course, not! He only thought of himself- “I am in Charge!” A true example of “Poor Leadership!”

We tend to see the leadership vacuum issue arise when the nonprofit is one person’s exercise. There may be a board of directors, but they are uninvolved placeholders. The organization’s success rises and falls exclusively on the leadership skills of the one running it all. Sometimes that works, but more often it does not, as in the case of the current leadership and director at the Real Life Center! For, the lack of efficiency in the current leadership.


Is the New Director this uncentered and truly Autocratic, Self-Focused person that has no know knowledge of the real success of this type of organization that is to resonate with the people the Real Life Center serves? Yes, he Is!!! Very!!

I landed in the grips of homelessness at the end of 2015. There was no love, no family, no warm food or shelter, no one to turn to for help. Instead, there was lots of darkness, closed doors in my face, isolation, lonely dark roads, and cold nights. Lack of resources from most non-profits and the local area was a major factor in me not receiving the help I needed in order to get back on my feet. In 2018, I finally found a place I called 'Hope ' the Real Life Center. I found a friend, Çathy J. Berggren. I had lived in hidden homelessness so long until I suffered 4 pulmonary embolisms. Cathy Berggren and the Real Life Center immediately assisted me and placed me in a year-long program that consisted of setting 3 goals, food, and clothing. My goals were to find a place to call home, join a church, and meet great friends. Cathy further helped me find temporary shelter during the Fall of 2018. Cathy, also help me with transportation to surgery for my back which I injured from sleeping in my car, and someone to stay by my side. The Real Center and Cathy have helped me when no one else would. I now have a place I call home since January 2019 in Newnan, GA. Cathy is giving 'Hope' to an unserved population in Peachtree City and greater Fayette County. Without Cathy Berggren and the Real Life Center, I would not be here to tell this story. Now I have a family that truly loves me at the Real Life Center. I have a new church home Dogwood.