My Nonprofit Reviews

My husband and I went to Waldorf, MD Red Cross to help after the 2002 tornado in La Plata. They made us help organizing and moving their warehouse all morning, fed us, and told us we can go home.
We asked why we don't have to be in La Plata. They then told us we can go there and ask.
After arriving to La Plata, we went to the Red Cross Tent where about 4,5 people were sitting around chatting.
They said THERE IS NOTHING FOR US TO DO!
We went to the next tent which looked very busy.
It was a group called People's Place.
They told us to grab a pair of yard gloves from a large bin, and a piece of paper with address and direction, and told us to follow our leader with a chainsaw. A group of 10 -15 of us went to a house of an old lady and worked all afternoon.
We went back the next day with our own chainsaw. They sent us to a huge historic house where we worked with Amish and other volunteers.
A local grocery store brought sandwiches for lunch.
A few hours later, The Red Cross drove up, delivering lunch.
We told them we already had sanwiches.
The Red Cross lady said, "But this is Popeye!"
They just don't get it.
They don't know how to help people.

FYI, I tried to give money to People's Place..They don't exist.
I heard that they are group of people woking for places like United Way. They only get together during disaster...
Hard to believe how organized their operation was compared to the Red Cross which is a full time organization with tonz of donation.

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