My Nonprofit Reviews

Many years ago I was a Door Kid. This was over 20 years ago but to this day I say I owe this place my life. When I was there I participated in counseling, medical, recreation, had hot meals every night. I started there wanting tutoring but eventually dropped out of school and they instantly enrolled me in the GED program. After I got my GED I then took the job training program from there I was hired in the finance department there and treated like a regular staff member even though I was only 17. One of the conditions of my employment though was that I attend an evening SAT class. I figured ok if they're paying me to go to class why not. I took the class and did so well that they then pushed me to enroll in college prep. I personally thought this was a little crazy because no one in my family even graduated high school much less went to college. But I did it and went to the interviews and trips they scheduled for me. And I got accepted to SUNY Geneseo. My family got to fly on a plane for the first time ever to take me to college. And my little sister decided to follow my footsteps and also go to college. We are both currently government employees with college degrees and I even have my MSW. I owe all the Door and the staff like Candace and Kate for believing in me when no one else did

My daughter has been part of coach art since 2020. It helped her to move and recover after having a tumor removed from her leg. And since then it has also helped her to make friends. She suffers from chronic asthma as well as multiple allergies, developmental delays and autism/ADHD. The combination of all of these make learning a struggle for her. She loves art though and these classes have really brought her out of her shell. Whether it's thru writing workshops to improve her skills or cooking or art workshops to prepare her for the future Gabby loves working with CoachArt. She considers her latest painting coach, Miriam to be one of her best friends even though this one lives in CA so she's never even met her in person