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February 2023 by Kiara Moreland
I didn’t get the chance to stay here. But I did go through the application process . This shelter charges $450 for a single person to stay in a bed with also a $50 intake fee. This is a lot for someone who has zero income. They said that they would help even if you could not pay . But for me there’s too many requirements that made my decision about staying here. One requirement that surprised me is that If your dr has prescribed meds to you, you have to be on them to come into this program. Which was a no for me because I was in the process of changing drs & the medication she had me on induced diabetes so I had to stop taking them. If you want to be in this program you have to take all meds prescribed by your doctor no excuses. I would not recommend based off how much you have to pay just to be provided a bed.
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January 2023 by Destiny E.
I just left today after being there for 7 hours I woke up to cockroaches everywhere even on my bed. I asked for help they said they would call me and never did, I had to get my clothes out & didn't even want to sit in there, this place is gross & needs to be shut down, it would be nice if they had structure & more productive groups and routine and 3,000 more cleaness and communication.
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September 2022 by Cecilia Sandoval
Tbh I had the worst experience i was in the hospital take to mind I was pregnant they called me the next day after I delivered my baby that if I didn’t pay my program fees I would lose my bed I had no where else to go I had my 2 kids my oldest 8 my middle 6 and my newborn they had no sympathy for what I was going through. This program lacks compaction and respect for there residents and the office needs lots of work Shannon needs to get out the office and Courtney needs to open her eyes. I am thankful but living at love a child shouldn’t b hard like they make it.
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July 2022 by Samuel B.
im been trying to reach out to the directors for almost 2 yr. i also get the run around from staff and they non-professional attitudes. i wanted to donate gift baskets for the women and children and also write a check but many times i got told that I couldn't do that. i remember i drove all the way from southern california to drop off brand new tablets and gifts cards in memory of a family memeber who have passed away and i wanted to do something nice because thats one thing that he always did was helped children in our neighborhood. the disrespect that's going on in that office by the one lady that was working with blonde hair. she doesnt need to be at the front desk. i understand there are guidelines and certain things they can take but i also never got a list. I'm just trying to do what god would like me to do but when im turned away by a so called christain place. if you're not of god or show compassion and have a office attitude they shouldnt be in that office. i would still like to donate if i could but if im not allowed to thats fine
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January 2022 by Andrea Martin
Incredible place offering so much more than Shelter!
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December 2021 by T-rev
Their renovated the houses to make it a beautiful welcoming!??
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September 2021 by Kassaundra K.
I Lived at love a child ministries Back in 2015 Or 2016, And From the Start, My "Stay" Was PROBLEMATIC!!!! I Got ATTACKED by BEDBUGS And staffer rhonda, Who Was a "Graduate" of the "ministry's" drug rehab program, Didn't Act Concerned!!!! I NEVER Had BEDBUGS Before So I Guess I Should've Gone to a Dr. BUT rhonda Basically "Persuaded" Me Not Too!!!!! My bed/mattress Was "Treated" with a Chemical spray And My mattress was Then Free of BEDBUGS, I was NEVER Given a New mattress though "Despite" the Fact I Was Pay- ing Rent, $350 monthly!!!!! Didn't think about it Then But When You're Paying Rent You're Afforded Certain things, Right?????? Like a CLEAN And SAFE Place, Environ-ment!!!!! Love a child ministries ISN'T/WASN'T Either!!!!!!! I Was Homeless And Living in the streets So I thought Living at love a child ministries at 2279 willow pass road In bay point/contra costa County, California Was Better, It WAS NOT!!!! The kids "Weren't" Required to Go to School, Some of the toddlers Suffered an "Outbreak" of Something and The Rest of Us Were "Eventually" Made Aware of It and the kids Were Prevented from Coming Into the Same building With Us And I Believe their mothers Weren't!! Now Looking back I Can't Imagine How HORRIBLE it Would've been IF coronavirus Happened Then, We'd ALL Be Dead, There!!!!!! Some of the teenagers Were Committing crimes there, Breaking Into the food storage building/pantry, Which Was LOCKED And taking food and Dumping it on the ground, Like it Was a Game, And We Single Women Were Made to Clean it Up, Every- time, With NO complaints, Because You Weren't ALLOWED to File those!!!!! We Weren't Permitted to Talk to Or Complain to the Founder, an "Ex" drug dealer and addict And All Around Con man I Was Told!!!!! I Do Remember times When he Came to the Property, he WAS Sometimes "Under the Influence"!!!!! These people I Was Also Told Were Supposedly a Church!!!! It Was Mandated We ALL "Attended" Bible study on the Property, 6 days a week And Attend Church, Where they "Shuttled" Us Or Go to a Church of Our Choosing and Bring back "Proof" that We Attended!!!!!!! We Were ALSO Forced to Pick up trash on the Property, A Very large one, 6 days a,week, Twice a day!!!!!!! Even if You were I'll/Felt sick!!!! There Was Nooo Pleading to Get Out of It!!!! How's That for Disability Rights!!!!! I Was Disabled, And Re- cieving Social Security Disability Benefits Toooo!!!! The mothers Were ALLOWED to Leave the Property And Leave their kids in Someone else's Care!!!!! Often Times rhonda Would "Demand" a Woman to baby- sit them Too, Often without You Complaining Or Some Sort of "Punishment Would be Doled out, Like "Writing lines" 100 times!!!! And Also w/A Short Deadline to Turn it In to her!!!! Some of the women/mothers w/drug habits Were Paroled there and When they Broke the Rules, No Consequences According to The Rules were Given "Despite" these People, love a child ministries Was a drug rehab program, that's Pretty much What the "Chores" and "Intensive" Bible study Was about!!! It Of Course "DIDN'T" work!!!! I Was Falsely Accused and Almost Attacked by a Woman Who I Was Told by rhonda, When I Attempted to File a Complaint Against her, in the program/Living Where she had been there for 10 YEARS, I Was PREVENTED from Doing So by rhonda!!!!!! I Actually Called the contra costa sheriff's office and an officer named Martinez(he Looked mexican, had jet black hair, about 30ish years of age,)Who Did NOTHING, Not Even Giving Me a Report of the Incident!!!! There Were Women Who were Getting High/Had drugs on the Property Who Were Still ALLOWED to Stay in the program/On the property, Which WASN'Tin Accordanceof The Rules!!!!!!!! There Was ALSO a Horrible plumbing Issue, Flooding the Property and The toilets NOT working Properl
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July 2021 by Jessica D.
Ok so I stopped here to drop off tons of baby stuff. I was really disappointed when they gave me a list and turned me away and basically said this is the only stuff we need. They even asked me to hold on to stuff months down the road even though my goal was to get rid of it that day. And if you need it in a couple months why not take it now?! There are women and children in here that could have used the stuff I came here to drop off. So it's sad.
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June 2021 by Caroline Methvin
Jerome knott is a saint of G-D a great friend to homeless women and. Children.
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March 2021 by Amaya T.
I thought this was a nice place for women with children until I heard all the bad things on how certain staff treats the residents there. I called one day and talked to somebody name Angela in November and asked if i donated brand new tablets and Christmas baskets for the women and children and shesaid yes and so I came to talk to somebody in the office and I got rudely turned away by somebody name Shannon. I also had a check to donated but since I got turned away I couldn't give it to them. Some people shouldn't be allowed to work in the office if they don't know how to be professional. I heard theres roaches, bed bugs there badly. One day I was sitting outside so I stopped onto the residents to asked them if they needed anything and they said they're not allowed to take anything directly from donors. One of my cousins was staying there and she said there's favoritism and certain staff members get high and drink and they don't get tested. The donations that comes dont always go to the residents staffs gets to go through it first. They don't really care about the women there they just want the money and if you don't have it they will kick them out. The staff there needs to show love and compassion because they will lose out on money especially if they have Shannon working at the front desk, her attitude is not professional at all.. a change need to happen.
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January 2021 by Ella O.
I regret giving this place 5 star in the first place & the fact that they will delete people's reviews because they dont want nobody to know their b******* ! THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE ! It toke them a month to fix the heater & bed bugs still not done ! & on top of that the stuff are really rude with that b******* fake a** christian vibes. damn shame, they don't give a f*** about what you going thru they only care bout your money, be all up in your pockets ! Like if you goin thru stuff & get mad they wont talk to you they quick to call the cops ! Ol police asses ! Damn shame fake a** christian likes ! & Shannon omg that mf, you go complain & she will by pass everything. Like the directors & pastor they didnt know the heater & theres bed bugs when I mentioned it to them they have no clue, so Shanon be the one who throwing away the complains, damn shame they got that heffa in that office. This place horrible ! My son suffered from heat rash & got sick because of this horrible place & got bit by bed bugs! & that heffa shannon & the directors by pass everything ! I highly DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL!!!! And like the other reviews there's alot of favoritism around this place ! I see b******* & sense b******* & Thats a big facts. There's so much b******* & fake people in here ! They talk s*** behind your back but won't say it front of your place. There's only few people that's really nice to me & my son. But the rest of it are FAKE ! AGAIN I HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE TO MOTHERS WITH KIDS.! & to people that's going thru depression, they will call the police on you quick, won't even try to talk to you or see what's going on ! If there's no money involved they do not give a f*** about you ! My son really got sick at this damn stupid a** unsanitary a** place & suffered heat rash ! F****** horrible !! & then they got me & my son in the dirty unsanitary a** prayer room next to the lady that was tested positive Covid-19 after Christmas ! & on top of that child care room got dead roaches & centipedes like wtf type of s*** is that ! & thats coming from a pregnant women they had put in the child care room. So all this good reviews all fake , all that coming from fake people thats in cahoots with them fake christian like stuffs. HORRIBLE ASFUCK! I WILL BE SPREADING THIS MESSAGES TO PEOPLE! Do better & get them fake a** people & favoritism s*** out the office ! Damn shame !
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October 2019 by mamatha m
I was able to live for 11 months just because I walked the line with no complaints. It's an experience that will stay with me. Thank you for putting a roof on my head when I needed. I wish the staff and the favored residents will experience true meaning of Christian faith one day. that is what I wish you for. Thank you and God bless the down on the luck people
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September 2019 by Bill Hulteen
Love a child missions i im proud to say that Jerome knott has been their for every walks of life.he has never turned down anyone becaus of the coller of their skin.he has done more.for bay point then anyone i know of..ive had the privilege to know MR knott sence Elamentry school .he's the ..kind of person that i can say that after 48 years of knowing him.that i still have.the privilege of. Being his best friend.i use to be in ro drugs for a verry long time.& i can say that he never looked down on me .he was able to see me as a person not as a person who was into drugs. Their is'nt meany people that one can say is a true friend.
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September 2019 by Kiesha Andrea
Administration is lazy and unwanting of community assistance. I volunteered to run a free sock drive, providing socks and programs to their residence and they were too lazy to help me even organize it! I would have been paying for everything! Sad truth is some people don't want to help, they just want to collect a check and go home.
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June 2019 by say there
When I moved in i shared a room with one girl and her son who was a two years older than mine she claimed someone put a pickle on her bed and the whole house got written up I don't even eat pickles I'm not sure if it was some kind of joke because the next day one of my house mates bought in a jar of pickles (strange) all of a sudden im being asked to move in the living room with this older lady and her daughter my son was teething and had a hard time sleeping so this lady would get upset and slam pots and pans threatening to fight me voilated my privacy by recording me on the phone took pictures of my belongings another person moved in a few days prior and starting picking on me and my one year old son i worked alot of hours so I got written up for chores also I got off work late i tried to be quiet as possible one of house mates call the lady in the office who also is a resident she bust in the door started yellingat me then slammed the door very unprofessional my house mates we're not that clean to be starting mess we had a meeting none of the issues were resolved even after we all prayed with the pastor this woman still harassed me and was allowed to they were thinking of making her mother of the house (backwards) (unjust) she brought alot of her friends to our house and put there belongings in my closet space I have turned in several complaints that were ignored the women in that house was wicked I had the most horrible experience in that house they do offer church Bible study and self care the food was good some of the staff were caring probably just didnt have the power to kick them I eventually left bullying is not ok and especially someone with a child
