John Craft

Review of Atlantic City Rescue Mission

I have volunteered at the mission for years and I ...

I have volunteered at the mission for years and I want to start out by saying I m am the complete opposite of a biased person who would give reviews based off relationships with people and the establishment. I base my opinion off completely from what I have witnessed and seen at the mission. First of all the mission is doing a hundred times better then it was . Over the years they have been more organized staff has been built up to be stronger and more of a team . Work programs have been put in place for clients to earn a certificate and then be helped placed into real jobs. They have a program that helps anybody get into housing . The floors to the women s and kids are locked and secured to keep any type of harm from coming to them. There well being and safety is prioritized. The mission is set up completely and nothing different from a rehabilitation from drugs, depression, mental issues, poverty, housing .. ect. Anybody who has a negative opinion about the mission is most likely basing there opinions off of situations they have seen but have not bothered to stay around and see if those issues were corrected and fixed when found out about . Problems happen everywhere .. certain employees may make mistakes . What matters is if the establishment is correcting and understanding these many problems that come along with such difficult job in rehabilitating people with so many different issues this world brings. To wrap it up before anyone makes there negative opinions they should go to the mission and speak to not one but multiple people including clients and staff.. ask about the programs ask to be shown how they work and how they are helping people rather then taking advantage of them . From my experiences the mission is doing everything they should be doing with the limited resources and help they are left with . People lives have been changed and certain people have dedicated there lives to volunteering at the mission in respect to how the mission has helped them . Anybodys experience will be based off of how much they want to help themselves rather then take advantage of the missions limited resources and helping hearts that are actually there.