The Caring Place Broward Outreach Center — Local services in Hollywood

I was in BOC years ago they have serious issues with management of the services! Now I was here in the early 2000s first if they still do it they had a man who was a Dr of Religion he would run classes with visiting preachers etc of various faiths this was ok until (I am not against Muslims in any way!) there was a man there to teach about the Muslim faith and he started getting very aggressive and yelling about the White devil!! They threw him out and banned him! I don’t think they screen properly! The next issue was they said they would help me obtain my CDL! (This would have changed my life for the better but it didn’t happen they said I wasn’t there long enough 4 months I needed to be there around 30 days!) and I didn’t complete something that it did! I had obtained my Forklift certificate and took a test it was like a SAT And I think I did very well I already had my GED and in the test I scored a “14!!” on my reading Comprehension that’s equivalent to 2 years of college! But treated me like I was stupid and needed to go back to school as if I had no degree at all! I explained to them the only reason I got my GED was because my parents moved a lot and I was held back a year so I took the GED while in High School to graduate on time! (The state I was in offered me this as a option to staying another year) (I’m so stupid I managed to score a network tech job without a degree? Hmmm) the person in charge of setting me of with the CDL training refused to honor the agreement they had with people looking to better themselves! I suspected it was due to prejudice and his own racism! I hope this place has Changed I walked out it was a waste of my time and hitchhiked back north to find help somewhere else! Also after reading other reviews I don’t know if anything has changed I think I was giving a false promise because not many people are serious about using the program they offered me to get my CDL and they always find a way to reject a person! Why I don’t know? Maybe it’s because the funding goes to a outside program (someone’s wallet) instead of BOC? This is a Buisness just like any shelter! Religious or Not! The Salvation Army is another entity that’s not 100% honest about how the donations are used but that’s another story! After being in BOC I lost a lot of Faith in these services there are very few that truly stand behind there purpose! As they tell...

Ok so I havent been here but I have been in shelters before. One if you ever go to a shelter yes they take Ur food stamps because u have food there and have no place to store ur own, also they allow u to spend $10 a month on it so u don't lose your benifits and when you come out and on ur own u have all the foodstamps stored up I've left with $1000 in stamps before. Also as of the jail thing and being treated like kids. All shelters have a time for bed this insures that everyone gets pleanty of sleep the staff can switch over shifts and make sure everyone is accountable for and that your able to get up and ready to go first thing in the morning to do ur daily chores. I do not agree that any one should be forced to have anything to do with any religion it's just wrong, I am Christian but I would not force my belifes I'd ask if people would like to join and educate but not force belifes on any one that's just respect for others as well as their right not to believe in what I do to have freedom to believe and what ever they want to beilive in. The locker thing idk if true or not but all people's iteams should be respected and lockers should have cameras on them at all times. As of for phones, unless at work you do not need a phone u can write all ur important contacts down and use the phone during designated calling times if it's important they will allow u to make calls for appointments or job interviews they like that but most phones recorded or take pictures so to insure everyone's safty and privacy they take them you never know who doesn't want to be found cause of domestics or past gang stuff or escaping from bad situations of any kind. With felons in and out just cause some one has a recorded does not mean they do not deserve help especially if they are willing to help themselves in the process and truly want to change their lives around the ones who leave or get kicked out then they more then likely brought it apone themselves, but hey leaves a bed for some one else. Beds most are first come first serve unless there is a reason such as pregnancy elderly or other to do so. Keeping men from women, women from men is a must they don't want baby making or ppl hooking up getting STDs when Ur already in a rough situation. The staff should not redicule anyone for misfortunes it is wrong and unprofecinal but again idk how staff is so I can't say...

I believe every single 1-star rating here. There's a transitional living center in Houston, TX called Star Of Hope (SOH). Each and every 1-star review here reminds me of the bitter/sweet experience I had there. Bitter, because the staff there was just as broken as, if not more broken than, those of us who needed the service. I stayed at SOH 11 months 4 years ago, and I got to see firsthand how cold, careless, and corrupt people in these positions can be. Sweet, because it's a good program if all the RIGHT people applied to be employed there. They weren't all bad, but, it's like they give in to peer pressure or something; I'm still talking about the staff, sadly. Some were on the fence about how they were going to treat me, it seemed, because I was very observant, well-spokened, wrote well, quiet, solo, kind and was NOT desperate to be friends or accepted by anyone. I went there to see how I could utilize the service for my needs, not misuse, but I realized that those people had other agendas in mind. I left because I wasn't going to sit like a duck while they plot their moves. I only wanted a fresh start in a different state, not buddies nor foe. People, this system is DONE! I mean, DOOMED. The people in positions are worst than the actual "needy". They're wicked. Take care of yourselves and the...