Greenboro Urban Ministry Review

Greensboro's finest open air drug market. Do not stay here if at all possible.

Fortunately, this public blight has been scheduled for demolition and will be relocated down Market St. by the airport within the next 18 months.

This place is a public shame. The shelter is always full but 80% of the people are the same people who leave for a month and come back. This is where the homeless who hang out downtown sleep at night.

The scheduling will hold you back and reduce opportunity. You have to leave at 7am be in by 7pm - because they treat everyone like a crackhead on parole and you can't be trusted to be in the street after dark.

The inside is built like a prison. People don't transition out, they are put out. Overbearing super religious staff who force you to pray before every meal. Not safe. Home to rapists and murderers who cannot stay anywhere else. The majority of clients are drug addicted felons. There are a large number of registered sex offenders. Whatever it takes to fill the roles and keep those tax deductible donations flowing, right.

Terrible odor of body odor, urine, cigarettes, cheap weed, and crack cocaine

The staff steals donations for themselves. Openly racist towards white clients. Totally arbitrary rule enforcement. Female staff regularly sleeps with clients, prepare yourself for a conflict of interest.

People get high and drink in front of the building. Very high risk of contracting disease. There are dirty needles on the sidewalks and walkways. Police show up every 3hrs but cannot control the crime in broad day on a main thoroughfare. Public drug use at both of the bus stops.

Terrible food. Terrible staff that has no background in social work. But if you bribe them you can bring in drugs and make money at night.

You cannot give blood if there is any indication that you have stayed there. Very unsanitary place to live.

People smoke crack in the bathroom and shoot up in the beds at night.

Security cares more about food in the beds than the drugs and violence.

Despite it being a Christian organization - the director is a flaming homosexual who allows transexual men with penises to stay in the women's dorm. He is very passive aggressive and is terrible at conflict mitigation. You will be thrown out for defending yourself against violent felons. Reporting a problem will not help.

No gaurantee of security. They let anyone in. Incompotent and underpaid staff workers.

I was there for assistance. Three people behind me were helped before me and we were there for the same thing.

Great Government funded program. They have all the volunteers they need. Dixie Brown frequents the joint if your looking for a photo opp.

Was homeless called Winston-Salem High Point and Charlotte shelter's even called 211i was a few hours from having to beg for a place to sleep that night or sleep in my car and I reached out to this place made contact with a man name Scott and he got me the helped I needed and I will be Forever Thankful for the woman that got me in contact with him. God is Good All the time

I've gone here for help with food and financial assistance. When I came for food, they gave me food that was already in the process of going bad. I'm a student who works part time and am paying for everything myself. I lost my job last December and had to use a majority of my rent money for a down payment of school. Last month I scrounged up just enough to pay my rent, but it took me the whole month to find another job. So I called them for financial assistance and over the phone they basically turned me away saying my financial need wasn't a crisis. If I could give them less than 1 star I would, what ministry turns people away when they need help and are actually tryna better themselves?

If you need help with food or with your electric bill or deposit or have no place to live they'll either help you or let you know where to go

Great location and staff. Everyone there has open arms willing to help any and everyone.

wish i could give them no stars good for food but they help lazy ass drunks and bullshitters before they help people with jobs get a bed in the shelter

I was able to help the Greensboro Jaycee club serve dinner for the clients of urban ministry.

Thank you, members, volunteers, and staff for supporting me, and those like me whom needed it most!

This place helps with food and other things you may need help with

Have leaved there and have helped me with different things

A great place to volunteer your time. It is always needed here. :)

You can get food and help but you have to do exactly when , how and what they say

They are a good pace to go if you need help paying some bills they also have a food pantry if you need food to eat you musty have your I. D and s.o.s card call them for areas they provide services in. Four stars, for giving back to those in need.

They help when food is low or if you need a bill paid.

They say that they help with past due rent and eviction but it seems like it s really hard to get them to help. Kept calling the number it kept saying no funds. Not sure what a person has to do just to get help from this place

A great resource for homeless...down on funds.....resource connections

They Were Terrible They Make It Seem Like Your Lying & The Lady I was Dealing With Was Very Rude

I brought someone here who was seeking emergency shelter and before this person could get out of my car an employee came up to my car being very nasty to the both of us! I was truly disgusted by his behavior and if he is a reflection of this establishment I feel sorry for others who ve gone here seeking help.

They helped me when I really needed it,Tyra Climer is amazing

When trying to get ahead in life everyone needs a helping hand and it Urban Ministry you get that hand

they are liars they was supposed to help me with rent and i called on the 3rd of this month and got no call i keep calling the direct manager tyra and she keeps avoiding my calls God does not like ugly. this organization is supposed to help ppl that are in need not for ppl who have income thats why the churches donate the money to them so that it can help families in need ppl with income can pay they on bills

I get a good feeling after I have served up there on Saturday night.

Easy process to pick up some groceries at food pantry. However if you want to get rental or utility assistance, you would be out of luck coming here, no matter how dire your situation is.

These ppl are very helpful and are willing to help when your in need of food for help with paying a bill. Great place to go for help

like this bacause yell let people stay whn have no were to stay and feed the homeless

Every time I go here. I can never get any help. It's either because I make too much or you have to be caught up. That's the point in asking for help, right?

They work really hard to assist the needy while maintaining the true meaning of business

They need more help! It takes all day to get seen by your workers and that's ridiculous! !

Wonderful place have helped me may times. Very nice workers there

It is ok but they don't mind giving you spoil food to bring home so not so good with giving people food. Always spoil food an food that is out of date an open bags were people hands have been on the food. Open food in zip lock bags. Spoil potatoes with a smell because they are rotten. Cans food that is out of date an some of them have blood on top of the cans. Spoil an rotten foods.

They have a number of services including food assistance, rent and deposit assistance and light bill and gas bill assistance just to name a few.

First time volunteering for this agency. It was a great experience. Everyone was so nice.

Enjoy volunteering at this ministry. Great opportunity to serve others.

They are very helpful to the citizens of Greensboro, NC.

It good place get food they will help in your needs and help you with your light bill

They turn people down for no reason when they are desperately in need and saw them call the police on a homeless guy for asking if they have room for him ans they said no go away

They help people real good but some of the workers their take it to far they do not allow the people that stay their to look at t.v some times on first shift one lady acts like she owns it and they just change the rules to shite them and not thinking of the people that live their , in the rules it do not say any thing about you can not look at sports and that you can not see football i thought is was a place to encourage people to get their life together to me it feels like they are their just for a pay check and not really caring about the people that live their some of them care and some don't it a good place but they need to understand that people living in the shelter are their to be encourage to do better not shot down with rules that are not on paper to me they make new rules to suit them

If I ever needed help this was the place to go. Sometimes there is a long wait time depending on what time you get there. Caring and helpful employees.

This is a fantastic community organization, helping those in need. I am grateful for getting to serve there 6 times a year with my church.