Molly Olsen

Review of Women's Resource Center of Sar...

Firstly, upon calling to find out what resources w...

Firstly, upon calling to find out what resources were available for me, the woman who took my call was exceptionally dismissive. I wrote this off as perhaps having a bad day, as I have had many as of late.

However, when I went for an appointment today with Ann, she was all too happy to go into great detail about a program which would have greatly assisted me, called Seasons of Sharing, yet upon many recesses where she needed to confer with others, she resolved that - because the financial assistance was not a "long term solution only a short term solution" - she would not even let me fill out the application based on her personal assessment that I would be unable to satisfy permanent results because my ultimate situation requires more assistance than could be provided....

Just because someone needs $4,000 ultimately, or even $20,000 in the big picture, does that mean that they shouldn't qualify for only $1,000, when it would dramatically improve their quality of life; or even have enough of an effect to tip the scales in the right direction?

The bigger question I pose, as the suggested answer to the aforementioned is blatantly unethical, is: what, exactly, would a woman need to prove that funds allocated to them would provide a "long term solution," as described by Ann?

I was shocked, and beyond disheartened by my visit today, and when I was finally dismissed with no assistance but an "empty hands again - I'm sorry" I was told to fill out a mandatory survey for a free consultation and I assured I would be unable to lie.

The atmosphere can undoubtedly be described as my original thought dictated: dismissive and unnecessarily cold. Why dangle something like $1,000 in front of someone's face if only to immediately revoke it? Heartless. I hope others have better experiences, and I hope this review is of better assistance than they could provide me. Thank you for your time.