- 400 Seriously? First off, all non-profits in Portland are filled with incest, homogonized group think, and only give jobs to their 'friends' whom they met back at age 14 in high school. With that said, the place is run by persons mimicking a group of high school junior high adolescents. Essentially, 'business as usual' here. Can't change anything, or it may affect a person's job security, or dare I say oust their 'friend' out of employment. So, bottom line is that they are bottom line oriented for themselves first - to keep their own jobs. In terms of having an organizational goal or theme, there is none at Rose Haven. It is extremely dangerous to mix the general public with women who are involved with abusive relationships! Extremely dangerous and unsafe. Having no discretion for those who enter into their space, Rose Haven will allow for ad hoc, non-tailored services which claim to 'attempt' to meet people's needs. Rose Haven, in essence, will always 'fail' to meet the specialized needs of each person, because it sees people as 'clients' and uses very generic 'intake' forms. See someone as a 'client' and you own them. Period. The End. Walk in here, and Rose Haven is your owner - period. Keep in mind that even two people with the SAME type of ailment, such as two people who are hard of hearing or two people who are un-housed each have very different needs. Rose Haven fails MISERABLY at talking to people intimately enough to find out truly what their needs are and what the barriers are. I am sure a number of women who come here already know that - they simply just need a bus pass for the month or some help paying for fuel for their car. Why not help with monthly bus passes or give out gas cards? That's humane! The employees at Rose Haven talk AT you, as opposed to TO you. Employees use generic, 'intake sheets' which ask demographic information. Those 'intake sheets' are more for them to help secure a current or potential financial grant, as opposed to getting to know what you need or why you walked in that day. With all the insincerity, why would you put truthful answers on an intake sheet and make yourself vulnerable to a stranger, who, in essence is using YOU as their job security. They need you to have a job, no? Employees at Rose Haven answer hard and deep questions, such as, "where can I go for help if I am not addicted to drugs," with public relations phrases such as, "well, unfortunately there aren't enough services to meet everyone's needs." or "have you tried calling 211" or, "have you tried calling William Temple House?" or, when you get really deep, "actually, I have to go over here, (or get off the phone) to help another 'client.'" Yup. They want to go help a client who is a 'yes man' and who will not rock the boat with being human. Inquiry and curiosity are part of being human and 'awake.' At Rose Haven, one is barred from being human. Shut up and have your kid color or get out. If you ask a question such as, "what would you do if you were in my situation," you'll get a, "I'd use Transition Projects" or "I'd keep calling other numbers." You can tell the person answering has never even tried to call a social service number and attempt to be a person in need. If you present a case of suffering, and include details, you will simply get a, "Those are valid points and concerns. Unfortunately, I am only one person." Well everyone is, simply, ONE PERSON. But, if ten people say that, the we have a group of "only one persons" who can, now make an attempt to do something useful with their time aka the real job they were hired to do.... In terms of transparency - evasion! When I inquired into their services via phone, a reception worker, would not even identify herself or give to me her name or job title. Really? What are you hiding? Are you afraid the public will know all your donations go to you and your friend's salary? Not to mention the heating/air conditioning bill? We already know that, and now more people will, with this review being up. And, let's talk about showering. At Rose Haven one must obtain a 'shower ticket' before showering. What on earth are you thinking? Treat someone like a child, and they will act like one? Here's a snippet on their, 'Shower Program': http://rosehaven.org/services/showers/. I would elect not to shower, if you treated me like I was in a jail and told me how long I could shower (only 20 minutes)? Really? Real freedom here, let me tell ya. And, they have quite a number of volunteers - who likely have never been improvised in their lives. So, basically if you (a person in a difficult time) access Rose Haven's services, it is highly probable you will encounter a fellow 'community member' who sees you as lesser than they are. A fellow 'community member' NOT realizing ANYONE, at anytime could easily be in a position of needing help. Including them. It's pathetic. This whole place. read more

i was disappointed in the services provided in which they lied to me and mistreated me! i am very heartbroken because they misrepresent what and who they really are! the social workers are biased! anyone with a disability, they treat one like shit! they will test you and make you angry! they will do psychological experiments on you! they will tease you! they will make or drive you to the point of insanity making you not want to be on the planet anymore! they will break you and everything you stand for! they are very harmful, especially the social workers who are the case managers who lie to you and misinform you, especially and/or do not let you know everything in advance so you loose the benefits of what they have originally offered you and they do not like people being early, as i was!; and always on time! they do not like people who try to help other people whom are their clients! they do not like you and treat you very, very, very unfairly if you rub them wrong in any way, shape or form! especially, misjudging you because you sleep on the street or in your car! they treat you like trash once they find out you do not have an apartment or a house! they go to great lengths to make sure you do not get the proper resources and the help in which you need! they say one thing and do another! if you are in line for the bathroom and have been waiting for over an hour; they will let others in front of you! that is very disappointing which causes a uti!!!! they are extremely harmful to those with disabilities and/or those who want to help the community in any way and/or want to make their place a better run place! it is horrible to walk away with clothes in which have bugs all over them! their place is infested with bugs, especially from donations and towels which have not been properly washed!!!!!!! they will make you feel very unwanted!!!! they treat you as if you are nothing!!!! and you do not matter @ all!!!! they will make you feel very unappreciated and back stab you!!!! they and the office staff treated me like a failure almost always!!!!! there were only a few volunteers which were really nice such as irene and amy who left back to japan and a few others who went on vacation!!!! i cannot remember the rest becuz i suffer from dementia from the lack of nutrition i have had!!!!! being on the street and living in your car is not easy and once you are on the street and/or living in your car; you are also treated very different everywhere you go!!!! i do my best to smile and to put smiles on people's faces everyday even though i am hurting inside and have ptsd, night terrors and other events which happen which are out of my hands!!!! i am clean and sober and other people there come in drinking, on drugs and/or smoke which should not be permitted at all!!!!! it is sad the way they treat you when you are trying to be the best person you can be and trying to create the best version of yourself and for the community!!!!! but they really do not care!!!!! they could care less!!!! they only volunteer for the glory of being a volunteer!!!!! really, really, really helping people and helping people to get off of drugs, cigarettes and especially off of the streets is what i truly care about and hope now everyone else will also do the same!!!!!!!! becuz i am truly a great person on the inside and out and need and want to feel and remain this way!!!!! because helping people is what i am all about and hope the rest of the world could start really listening to what people of domestic violence, people whom have been drugged and raped and/or abducted, kidnapped and/or sex trafficked or tried to be used for sex trafficking because the sex trafficking and the drugs need to stop!!!! and need to stop now and helping people get off the street will definitely help anyone whom is trying to do better just living on a day to day basis! trying to get a job, trying to get housing and trying to be the best they can be despite any of the above circumstances in which they have been in!!!!! mental health, domestic violence and disabilities all need to be taken into consideration when trying to get help @ rose haven!!!!! for there is not the best help there and there needs to be the best help there!!!! read more

Called h-haven. L-awrence welk fans and queens of the night. Wouldn't feed my Grandma, she lived right in their district. I was kicked out for using "hate speech" on a couple who killed their kid. Yeah I hate you. Whatever. They better not hit my Grandma anymore. They make her wait in her car, our whole family went homeless after my Dad died ( ex-military) until EVERYONE else goes in. She has terminal lung cancer and they call her a b and make her pay the Ruskies to use the radiocab bathroom. I filed a lawsuit against them but I don't have the $600 to pay. Dobbins, Dad's side left Mom's side, Grandma, destitute and me a DARPA experiment. Everyone want to hear YOUR credit card #?? read more

Rose Haven has certainly gone downhill. Staff supports one another even when staff has shown disrespect to guests. Staff is dishonest when they want to try to "resolve" issues with the guests. Things are not kept confidential including staff sharing a guests' first and last name. It has become an unsafe place to go. Many guests have refrained from going recently. They close early on many days without giving notice. An organization needs to maintain the hours that they post. Other organizations do not close their doors just because they cannot handle things. It is sad the way people get treated and sad that the staff is biased towards certain individuals. read more

Thank you for all you do and God Bless. LJ "Have a great and merciful heart, the healing touch that raises and restores to wholeness and gives courage to start again." -- Rose Virginia Pelletier (a.k.a. St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier) read more