I'm writing this review on behalf of a Black woman I've been supporting through her housing crisis…read more What she experienced at Sarah's Circle is absolutely unacceptable, and as a white woman and advocate, I am disgusted and furious. This woman--my mentee who I've been working with--shared her experience with me, and I am alarmed and heartbroken. She walked over an hour in freezing temperatures seeking help during one of the most vulnerable moments of her life. Instead of receiving trauma-informed care, she was met with hostility, aggression, and what can only be described as racist behavior from your staff. She was yelled at, accused of being "argumentative" for simply asking questions, told she was "making the space unsafe" for self-advocating, and ultimately turned away after walking two hours round trip in the cold. Your staff refused to provide their names, made accusations about her recording them when she wasn't, and criminalized her for having legitimate safety and privacy concerns about intake procedures. As a white woman working in advocacy, I am telling you: DO BETTER. Women of color--particularly Black women--are already disproportionately affected by housing insecurity, systemic racism, and barriers to services. The LAST thing they need is to be treated with suspicion, aggression, and disrespect when seeking help. Your staff's behavior was inexcusable, and their complete lack of trauma-informed practice is dangerous. I will NEVER refer another client to Sarah's Circle. I will be actively discouraging other advocates, social workers, and community partners from doing so as well. Your organization claims to "help" vulnerable women, but you turned away someone who desperately needed support and made her feel criminalized for existing while Black. Your staff need immediate and extensive training on anti-racism, trauma-informed care, and basic human decency. This is disgraceful. Absolutely disgraceful.

Great place they really try and help you great place to be if you have nobody in your cornerread more

Volunteering here was one of the best experiences of my life. I got together with a group of…read morepeople and we cooked dinner for a packed house! We cooked breakfast for dinner and when we were done we got a standing ovation from our guests which brought tears to my eyes. When I was serving the food one person stopped me and thanked me for looking him in the eyes and smiling at him. He said they dont get that very often on the streets and it made him feel human. If your ever debating taking the time, even just once a month to do this, I strongly suggest it. Giving back can be a life changing experience.

Staff treat us with disrespect. They hoard the toilet paper. They keep threatening to throw people…read moreout, which they do over the weekend. They don't serve a basic breakfast. And I got a infection on my foot from the shower is missing most of the tile in the shower and there's a dip that water stays.

Great agency that helps youth find stable housing and create long term goals. The staff are…read morepassionate and well educated. True full service agency!

From the owner: The Harbour is only state-licensed emergency shelter providing services to young women experiencing…read morehomelessness in the North/Northwest suburbs. We offer immediate shelter and crisis support, any time of the day, any day of the week 24/7.

I was able to get a lot of things done , including purchasing the building to turn it into a single…read morefamily residence.

I am blessed that this amazing facility is available for folks like me who lost their way. Staff is…read morevery kind and I think about them often. Right now the world is changing so fast. It's down right confusing just watching the news. I know God takes special care to anyone who gets the opportunity to visit. Chicago takes care of their own. Always! Period!

toxic- top to bottom. The mission is good, but there is a need for need soidier to carry it out…read more Always talking about what they are gonna do, but never get done.

Lived here from October 2022-September 2023…read more The only positive thing that this place offers is a roof over your head and a meal a day. Otherwise, the management team here is worthless as they only care about their little power trip, and that causes the staff to act the same way because management treats staff like shit, and then staff takes it out of the residence. Otherwise the place is backwards as can be, will implement a policy that makes no sense just to give them the impression of control, when residents and staff call out policy, the residents get threaten with being put out on the streets, and staff get hours cut and or wrote up.

Do not recommend this complex for anyone to live in maintenance has gone down in the last three…read moreyears. I have heard occasionally they have bedbugs that they do not totally treat the whole building for the problem. I cannot understand how some people can pay thousand dollars for rent . and others are there free . Quality of service is very poor.

Okay, I know many people after, having a hard time looking to Good News Partners for help. Many…read morehave stayed there for 4 years or more rent-free and when they get on their feet and are asked to pay rent it's a problem with roaches, bed bugs, etc. All is not true and those who stated that they wouldn't have a dog live there. Well, guess what? He is back! So I asked what happened that you are back are you visiting? He said " no I live here" oh my! The bottom line is never judge a book by its cover or take someone else thoughts on something. For over 40 years this organization has been a huge help in Rogers Park, North of Howard St.

They were so fraudulent in their handling of our family. They promised us housing. They did exactly…read moreto us what I read in the previous review. Collected all of our private data, said we were approved for emergency shelter and housing assistance (90day free motel based program where you can live rent free and save money until they actually get you an apartment and pay deposit and first three months.) My family was really in need and actually sleeping on the sidewalk some nights. After months of waiting for the walk to match the talk they closed our case and sent us a letter stating they could no longer help us. The ubered us all over the place to both of their locations asking us to fill out so many applications etc.

This office is set up to assist people in need. Yet they request more documentation than applying…read morefor a mortgage. When you give them the documentation its not process in a timely manner. My case worker Andres dragged his feet with my case and then email me that funding was no longer available he would have to close my file. No additional help in referring me out, just reapply again in July (and start the entire process again) . I don't think they understand the urgency. I then asked to speak to the supervisor Janne Boblick, to let them know how frustrating it was to get them all the required paperwork for them to just close out my case. She hung up on my mid sentence. I called back and she hung up on me a second time. Way to dehumanize someone in the middle of a life emergency.

I came here to drop off donations. Door B was labeled with a large sign and it was easy to find…read more There was parking out front by the entrance. I had to use the doorbell to be buzzed into the building. The donation room was open and just to the left of the entrance. I picked up a receipt from the front desk location to the right of the entrance. ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) 2019

Hesed House provides services to homeless families. They assist with having a safe place to sleep,…read moreclean clothes, and a meal, of course. But they also help people to obtain identification, food stamps, job interviews, medical treatment, substance abuse treatment, fellowship, and permanent housing. Hesed House takes financial donations online and household donations on location. As Ronald Reagan famously said "You can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."

Working as a volunteer with Sit Stay Read is awesome. The people are so kind, and the kids looooove…read morethe program. So many of these kids don't know nice dogs, so to be a part in providing that to them, as well as get them excited about reading, is so rewarding. Books, kids, dogs: all my favorite things! Come volunteer!

Never contacted me bout what is needed to volunteer & area needed. I am I am interested found…read moreexperience from idealist . I expected a reply. Only interested in a day tutoring.