City Mission — Local services in City of Schenectady

The City Mission is awesome if you want god back in your life and need a safe place to go, because you're homeless or have other problems in your life,The City Mission is the place to go, they have all the resources you need they have counselors coaches staffs they have chapel Bible studies devotional they have all sorts of programs they get you set up with scab new choices put you in programs like the White deer run in Pennsylvania if you have insurance they end this other programs they serve healthy food vegetables fruits I've been there for I think I'm going on 18 months on and off and I love it when I was there at the beginning I didn't care about nothing I care about me and I used to tell the staff how to do their job now that I'm there this time around third time I'm doing what I need to be and I do God's work when I help people that are homeless or someone who needs to be talked to or need some knowledge in life I give him ideas and it's not negative they're positive so City missions of the place to go they got pastors another new building going up state of not gym nutritionist trainers and new apartments for people that are doing Bridges to freedom or the problems that they give you while you're there they have a spiritual counselor spiritual priest's everything the food's good three meals a day laundry laundry gets done when it's needed to be so the City Mission I would give it 5-star rating or more if I could 100% best place if you need to go somewhere to have gone back in your life so go to the City Mission you'll love it my name is...

If you come here dumb, desperate, and delusional and stay that way—you’ll be fine—but if you really need help with housing, supportive wrap-around services, therapy, or anything beyond their elementary understanding of the Bible, you can forget it. This place thrives on an outdated representation of yesteryear while being completely unprepared to handle the challenges of the 21st century.

No one here is capable of addressing complaints about loud shower noise past 10 PM, mail tampering, rude and uneducated staff, unqualified individuals lecturing and preaching the Bible, or simple maintenance requests like proper cleaning or installing correctly sized shower curtains to prevent water puddles in the bathroom. Talking to management is like talking to kindergarten administrators at a preschool nunnery.

How in the world was a painting of a white, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jesus allowed to hang on the wall in a room primarily filled with Black Americans, Brown Americans, and other diverse individuals for probably 50 years, while a Black Lives Matter t-shirt didn't last a week? This place is lost and needs reviving with an influx of trained, educated, and talented people in the field of social services, not the underpaid, unqualified, mangy, wet, stray dog belt-whipped staff who stick around for the free meals, gym equipment, laundry, room, and free...

this place strives to be a haven for people who are lost ,starving and in seek of recovery. I was apart of both the short and long term programs. If you're seeking employment and a place to stack your money and be safer than you would be on the streets I advise taking the short term program. If you're seeking recovery and to be apart of something that gives back to the community and become a productive positive person I would advise the long term program. Both have their pros and cons but def more advantages on the pros. Staff will assist you to get you back on your feet if you put the work in. If you slack and don't participate you will be packed up because there are people who are literally dying to be in the position that you're in. Place is a blessing and I will stay connected.

P.S: Please Always thank the people who work in the cafeteria they go through hell so the community does not go without a meal. I learned valuable lessons from the cafeteria crew and appreciated every meal.

"If you can eat...you can...