YM/WCA Newark & Vicinity

i stayed here for 3 weeks I never had a problem with anyone I leave early and come late just to avoid drama, the case worker refused to do my intake for 3 weeks but had no problem discharging me for someone harassing me. this person deliberately would come in the bathroom while I was in the shower playing my music and touched my phone I went to staff and told them im in the bathroom and she in there if she touch my phone again it will be a problem multiple times and yet again she touched my phone so I pulled her dusty wig on her head “now the person that so busy can’t do my intake stated she can press charges” I personally thought it was the same she can keep touch my things but I touched her wig it’s a problem. place filled with roaches anyways

There should be NO REASON why a shelter for families has little to no a/c. For this building to be so large ESSEX COUNTY needs to put their money into better conditions. People, ESPECIALLY children, can DIE from heat strokes & the best you can do is fans in a hallway that don’t even cool the ACTUAL rooms down where people are sleeping. Where is all this money going to? You people talk about safety yet you would have to sleep with your door open JUST to get a cool breeze WITH your children. The RAs are friendly.

Where would the community be without the YMCA to help in time of need? The Bible says: Don't despise small beginnings. This place is a blessing for many. Ms. Elmore, leadership and staff go above and beyond to make sure individuals are housed, safe and the facility is cleaned daily, as well as to help and support with individuals gain housing externally. Adhering to the rules is necessary, being considerate of others in close proximity and keeping personal space clean can help management with pest control and smooth the transition during difficult times. It's unfortunate that the state of the art work out space, pool, gym, day care and activity spaces was forced to close due to a lack of community involvement. It would be helpful if additional funds/grants tbe given to the facility to help with continual upgrades when needed and to provide air conditioning throughout the building during the summer. God bless the YMCA ❤️

Realy bad and dirty, i dont know how some people can live like that. It's like a walking dead. Also waste everywhere, smell bad and looks like a ghetto place, really ghetto. bathrooms disgusting 🤮 they will put families in a really small unit that you will think you living in a storage unit share kitchen people will literally walk around with no shoes or even in just a towel on management talk trash about everybody coming through they don’t like seeing new people !!!!!! If you think you safe here you must be out of your mind a baby passed away here and a lot of people is suing this shelter mainly because some residents get assaulted by staff or people who live here it may look like peaches and roses when you first come in but wait till you see a mouse coming from your wall

Take your chances all up to you I enjoyed and loved it at my time of stay being there until ....... I am safe. Also, I want to thank all staffs and well as the workers at yw/mca kept up a very clean environment all areas and mostly checking up wellness keeping residents safer loved