They give the most generous and amazing service to help any and all foster kids. They reach out to…read morekids in need and the staff is very professional. A great group to work with.

Friends of Foster Kids (FOFK) is not a business but a charity organization dedicated to providing…read moreevery child in foster care in Macomb, Oakland, and Mayne counties Christmas presents. This is the location where you can find information to sponsor a child, buy a particular gift, or volunteer your time wrapping presents or helping with the organization. They also are available year-round (not sure on the times) for donation drop-offs. In the spring they focus on helping foster kids placing out of the program with items they will need for college or a place of their own, or guidance from helpful volunteers. This is a wonderful organization and I recommend looking into volunteering for them if you have the means.

I can't emphasize enough how important an organization like this is. I also can't emphasize enough…read morehow difficult it it to reach out to this type of organization so I hope we can do more as a community to make it not as difficult to reach out. I have a parent (mother) who essentially is neglected by the family but particularly the spouse in the family. The spouse will (in front of her) praise her but when she is away he will say that he is a victim of her...when in fact he is the abuser and the manipulator. She essentially spends her days alone writing notes to herself and has stopped communicating with all others including family and friends. When she does have love and kindness shown to her she replies with the same, but the spouse has no initiative to help her get any checkups related to her physical or mental health. While she physically slips away and mentally slips away even further her spouse has made no effort to help her. To me that is neglect and a form of domestic violence. In the past the violence was much more direct with physical abuse (multiple types) and verbal abuse. The victim in this case has no willpower to do anything sadly. Still I struggle to get help and to reach out to this organization or others even though I know I should because the situation is so toxic. My mother remains isolated and stuck in a loop of behaviors (repeated writing notes to herself, repeated lack of communication) that are self-destructive as well. We must do more to make the process easier and to support each other in the community because it is still very difficult..,

From the owner: We are Oakland County's only domestic violence shelter. We also offer a variety of services such as…read morecounseling, advocacy, and prevention education to heal survivors and eradicate sexual assault and intimate partner violence.

Unfortunately My Experience With Forgotten Harvest Is Delivering Boxes To The Wrong People &…read moreAddress. If You Happen To Contact Someone They Stated Changes Can NOT BE DONE & There Is No WAY THEY CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

I have done yearly work volunteer events here for the last 6 years. I don't mind setting up the…read moreevents here since it's closer to home. Much of the food is donated by local stores or restaurants. They get a ton of stuff into their warehouse. They always go through the daily protocol in the big conference room. You are to wear gloves and a hair cover and beard cover for those with facial hairs. Now you can add a face mask to the attire too. You start the event work around 9am and work until 11am to noon. The warehouse job is the hardest. I have sorted through some rough looking potatoes, to water logged and decrepit looking cucumbers and tomatoes. It makes you really appreciate the foods we can easily pick through at the grocery store to get the most appealing ones. Any sign of mold gets tossed. This is the hardest of the jobs, but also the most rewarding since it's labor intensive too. I have also had the pleasure of assembling sandwiches in the kitchen too, with wheat squares of bread, some meat like slices of pork meat of some sort and cheese too. Volunteering your time and energy is greatly rewarding and so helpful to those in need. This is a great center that gives back ro the community. At the end of your day, they will brief you on how many bags or boxes of food were boxed that day. It's the only day big the original big 3 OEMs groups can collaborate and work together side by side without any intellectual property issues too.

Fantastic place to donate to. Everyone involved that I have felt with over the years are kind…read morepeople as well!

My husband and I were here some years ago. They gave us Breakfast and dinner, and the food was…read moreBETTER than at a restaurant ! Breakfast often was great grits. They help with medical and housing. The housing help provided us with a wonderful apartment. Staff was unrivaled. This is THE BEST shelter anywhere.

Excellent service and attitude sometimes when you go to a food pantry, you feel judged and looked…read moreat and sometimes the volunteers just do not want to service certain people. I have gone into this place twice, and each time I have been greeted I have been asked how my day was and I know they were busy.

I'm leaving a 1 star rating which I'll go through fully and explain my reasoning as to such…read more The neighborhood house clothes closet. This is now a former shell of what it use to be. For context I've been going here since I was a baby, now I'm currently a adult as we speak. When I was a child the staff there use to be extremely kind and greeted people, for clients such as what I and my parents fell under we were able to gain stuff to help us immensely due to low wages. Such as every month you can come in get 3 tops, 3 bottoms, a jacket or winter coat, a blanket/sheets every 6 months, socks, underwear, bra, shoes every 3 months. The staff there would even point out stuff to people there whenever they would have good items such as clothing or furniture, Because the clothes closet was intented for people not making enough money to get clothes on their back, and necessities. Not to mention everything they get is **donated** not sold to them it's given. They didn't have it open to the public originally due to it was connected to neighborhood house, however slowly they started to implement cost if clients wanted extra clothing however at highest something would cost was $5 at most and that's if it was furniture, and slowly was open to the public after years. But ever since they got new management they have become a former shell of what the use to be, now they're using their donations given to them to make a quick buck and it disgusts me. Clients now can only go 6 months out of the year when 2 years prior they could go every month because it was intended for families who make less money. You can only get a winter jacket and light jacket once every 2 years (so if you have growing children good luck keeping them warm) and same thing for bedding. Next they now have become full on money goblins, everything they have is given/donated to them and they are taking those donations and selling them for ridiculously high prices raging as high as $100. In fact they are even putting aside items for resellers to buy off them before anyone else can get to them which I overheard the visit I had today. Furthermore they now have implemented tables/racks that clients cannot even get items off them for free like this was intended for selling purses as high as 20-60 dollars. And due to them now trying to make a quick buck their racks are over filled to the brim with clothes to the point you can hardly move the clothing to see what's there in the racks at times, especially the coats it's absolutely ridiculous. And last their staff is extremely disrespectful. Everytime I try to great them I'm always met with a scoff or annoyed sigh, and they nit pick the clothing like it's coming out their own wallet. Overall I'm disgusted at the Neighborhood houseclothes closet it's a former shell of what it use to be and is now a money grab for resellers or outrageous prices. If you want to donate high valuable stuff to reach a family in need, don't do so here I'd suggest Facebook market place and putting it up for free for or gods helping hand if you want your donations to hit a family in need because they'll use your items here for a quick buck, and very limited for families who actually need it.

Excellent thrifting here! There are great finds every time I get to shop here! It's a great place…read moreto donate used clothing and decorative items. They support the Neighborhood House in supporting the people of the neighboring communities. The volunteers are so nice and helpful too!