YWCA Greater Flint — Local services in Flint

I’d advise anyone to never go to this facility. Especially if you’re WHITE!!! They’ll tell you it’s a 30 day shelter and kick you out even if you have housing in place. They just kicked me and my baby out to another shelter where we felt unsafe meanwhile I have housing in place. The facility is clean but if you want to keep your sanity don’t go. They’ll dawg you any chance they get and the staff sit up their and talk smack about all the residents (white girls). There’s in equality going on on all levels. And they have no compassion for the residents. They sat and questioned my whole timeline of abuse. They pick and choose who gets housing the white women don’t get any help I’ve witnessed almost every white woman get put out the facility. They talk to us like we’re less then and trash. The amount of woman that have left and went back to the abuse because they couldn’t handle the abuse at the shelter is astounding. This facility honestly needs to be shut down or needs new staff all around and new management. This facility failed me and my baby and so many others they’re honestly a joke. Miss Kourtney was my saving grace she kept me sane in the midst of feeling like everything was falling apart. She is the only staff there that has compassion for the residents and truly cares about her job. And from what I’ve witnessed if you care about the residents they’ll pick on those workers and try to fire them. They truly just care about their pockets. They also don’t help with housing if your white. If you want housing help go to Mr. Griffin at one stop housing every Wednesday and Thursday by appointments. He will truly help it may take time but stay the course. He genuinely cares about helping those with abuse or homelessness find stable housing. He’s very professional and compassionate towards anyone who comes in his office. I told him what I was experiencing at the YWCA and he himself said it was racism. I hope something is done about this facility because things just keep getting swept...

This place was a very big experience for me, but they helped a little bit the few things I would like to say for safe house. Shamir She is a very disrespectful person. I don’t like the way she run things the honest truth I don’t think she likes her job. I don’t think she should be an advocate a family advocate as that She is very disrespectful. When I first came there when I was pregnant she was very rude to me and very disrespectful, but I’m gonna be honest. I don’t think she should be working there at all, but Miss Courtney was very helpful to me while I was pregnant and after I had, my son Miss Courtney is a very sweet person. Very helpful. I was there. She helped me as much as she could with my child. And also, Miss Courtney don’t just help one person she helps others. She wants them to feel comfortable as possible as they can. Miss Courtney is full of so much love. Anx enjoy Another thing I would like to say is Shamika was actually very helpful too. That’s all they have to say for them too Miss shalla was the advocate downstairs she was very helpful towards my pregnancy and after I had him she is such an amazing person. She has helped me through a lot. She is very supportive. I have enjoyed every bit of time with her while I was there in my son if it wasn’t for her, I don’t know where I would be today So I can say yes thank you I didn’t like the way they throw out my friend Mikayla and her baby Mikayla 💗💗 was one of my friends there she is such a sweet person and a very hard-working mom And a wonderful mom, she deserve the treatment that y’all gave her so I can’t say is this place is not really a good facility if you are going to the YWCA just know the advocate family advocate as that is Shamir is not who you think she is this is coming...

I wanted to do some volunteering for the summer. No integrity, absolutely there was a communication issue! This was the worst experience and wasted summer. Spend two days a week doing nothing, getting up early to sit in a room. During the whole summer getting up early to achieve something and only was given two tasks. Why would anyone want to do that? Expectations is the least from this nonprofit (not male friendly at all). Trust was also another factor. Nothing was confidental. Would never send anyone...