My Nonprofit Reviews

It's REALLY, REALLY difficult to achieve housing and any other goals while staying at Mel trotter.

Most of your time is consumed by navigating their red tape, and trying to abide by their extremely draconian rules.

It's micro management at it's finest by serious (nice car drivin') bible thumpers who pay themselves six figure salaries from government funding and donations.

How many people could you put into an apartment with that kind of money?

Prohibited items: 99.99% OF EVERYTHING YOU HAVE is not allowed in the shelter!!!!! No outside food, no electronics including cell phones, no Tobacco products of any kind, and you can't keep your own clothes at night. Yes, even the clothing on your back is prohibited during sleeping hours. You are required to wear their pj's.

How do you expect people to get a job or access resources if they can't posses a cell phone?

Although quitting smoking isn't such a bad idea; Nicotine withdrawal turns people from Dr. Jekyll into Mr Hyde. So you get a bunch of people that are in the lowest part of their lives whom are now extremely irritated, jittery and on edge and you mix them in a smelly room with like individuals. Im sure there are people out there who would pay money to watch this.

The rules are so restrictive you're guaranteed to get kicked out at least once for something stupid. Like not going to bible study. (It wouldn't surprise me if this is actually a rule.)