My Nonprofit Reviews
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Review for Straight Spouse Network Inc, Chicago, IL, USA
Straight Spouse Network is a life line for adults of all ages, religious, cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds who often by default are suddenly in a life altering crisis which few friends and family can truly comprehend. This is a grass roots organization primarily via email which operates 24/7, 365 days a year to support individuals whose spouse or significant other can no longer stay committed to in a heterosexual relationship. It's complicated for each spouse, for children of spouse, for families. It is a roller coaster ride lasting years with very little help of significance available. I don't know of anyone who found us that did not feel the same way. We are often the invisible people in crisis.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
My own day to day life.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I would maintain the commitment to the grass roots support via the www before venturing into other area without adequate funding.
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
The 24/7 availability via the www and that the support, advice, and encouragement is reality based and non-judgmental.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
committed to their jobs and responsibilities of facilitating the members to connect and provide the type of ongoing healthy and safe support needed to and for each other.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Provide outreach to the millions of others who have been impacted and need help recovering from the experience of a spouse, parent, or adult child coming out of the closet after this person lived part of their adult life as a heterosexual.
Ways to make it better...
There had been more opportunity for personal connections in the area of the country I live.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Seeing a greater need but not having the financial resources to extend the outreach well.
One thing I'd also say is that...
Unless you have walked this journey it may be impossible to comprehend the depth of the pain, the emotional, financial, and social crisis that is created, last for years for many if not a life time, and for which the future prognosis is so uncertain.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
