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Raven K.
1 reviews on 1 places
First, I want to note that I support the mission of Pathways and other organizations providing services, housing, and resources to those who are in need. The director is one of the kindest people I've ever met and this is not a reflection of the employees or leadership of Pathways as they probably all have the best intentions with the cards they're dealt. This is simply an explanation of my experience with Pathways' tenants and why I left a 1 star review...
I live in a condo building and have been next door neighbors (our doors are 2 ft apart) to 2 of Pathways' tenants for the past 2 years. The first one was an absolute nightmare which made me consider moving. He brought drugs, theft, and gun violence into our building which eventually forced me to take him to court for a protective order. The second tenant is so cognitively crippled to the point of little to no self awareness and isn't evaluated/managed by his caseworkers frequently enough.
Tenant #1 first attempted to steal packages/deliveries from my doormat, then watched/allowed his hundreds of "visitors" steal from my doormat at least 20 times. There are videos of him watching and joking with his visitors while they stole. They'd stolen my security cameras and also broke into my car, causing $1500 in damage and theft. He shot someone in the building and had carried a rifle in and out of his unit multiple times. I reached out to Pathways and they were slow to initiate action to mitigate damages caused by their tenant. Eventually, all my security camera videos were enough to force them to evict this tenant and I agreed to go to court as a witness to support the eviction. After the court date, the tenant became physically aggressive with me and retaliated by stealing another security camera from my door, posting racial slurs and hateful racial notes on my door, and pounding on my door yelling at me. He ended up moving out but has since returned twice to walk through the hallways staring at my door/cameras.
Tenant #2 currently lives next to me and is severely mentally disabled and also physically disabled. He doesn't walk very well, and is a larger man. I've seen him walking on the road a half mile from the condo building, which is concerning. He often panhandles in the stairwell, and asks people for cigarettes and food. He doesn't remember previous declining answers from people he's asked multiple times, and knocks on our doors at odd hours to beg or trade for cigarettes. He's asked me to take him to buy cigarettes for him, and to go get them for him which I've declined. He's not aware of his surroundings and has walked out of his unit half naked (yes without pants), in clothing that has clearly not been washed in weeks/months, without shoes, with toilet paper sticking out of his underwear/pants or stuck to his shoes, etc. He most recently relieved himself (both #1 and #2) in the hallway and on the stairs. His version of cleaning it up was taking a washcloth and smearing it around on the flooring (tile). There's feces on my doormat as well. The caseworker rarely comes around to check on him, and his lack of functionality seems to be more severe than 1 visit a month. I'm genuinely worried for his well-being, and I've since reached out to Pathways to let them know.
I know they're understaffed and I know they are genuinely trying to help these people. I'm also aware that there are people who will abuse the system and the resources these kinds of organizations provide, and that there are real success stories of those who needed the extra help. My experience of them has caused me to restart therapy from the trauma, am financially hurting from the package theft + multiple days in court, and to this day, I don't feel safe in my home. All in all, thumbs down, I know they're doing their best, but oh man, it just sucks.
I live in a condo building and have been next door neighbors (our doors are 2 ft apart) to 2 of Pathways' tenants for the past 2 years. The first one was an absolute nightmare which made me consider moving. He brought drugs, theft, and gun violence into our building which eventually forced me to take him to court for a protective order. The second tenant is so cognitively crippled to the point of little to no self awareness and isn't evaluated/managed by his caseworkers frequently enough.
Tenant #1 first attempted to steal packages/deliveries from my doormat, then watched/allowed his hundreds of "visitors" steal from my doormat at least 20 times. There are videos of him watching and joking with his visitors while they stole. They'd stolen my security cameras and also broke into my car, causing $1500 in damage and theft. He shot someone in the building and had carried a rifle in and out of his unit multiple times. I reached out to Pathways and they were slow to initiate action to mitigate damages caused by their tenant. Eventually, all my security camera videos were enough to force them to evict this tenant and I agreed to go to court as a witness to support the eviction. After the court date, the tenant became physically aggressive with me and retaliated by stealing another security camera from my door, posting racial slurs and hateful racial notes on my door, and pounding on my door yelling at me. He ended up moving out but has since returned twice to walk through the hallways staring at my door/cameras.
Tenant #2 currently lives next to me and is severely mentally disabled and also physically disabled. He doesn't walk very well, and is a larger man. I've seen him walking on the road a half mile from the condo building, which is concerning. He often panhandles in the stairwell, and asks people for cigarettes and food. He doesn't remember previous declining answers from people he's asked multiple times, and knocks on our doors at odd hours to beg or trade for cigarettes. He's asked me to take him to buy cigarettes for him, and to go get them for him which I've declined. He's not aware of his surroundings and has walked out of his unit half naked (yes without pants), in clothing that has clearly not been washed in weeks/months, without shoes, with toilet paper sticking out of his underwear/pants or stuck to his shoes, etc. He most recently relieved himself (both #1 and #2) in the hallway and on the stairs. His version of cleaning it up was taking a washcloth and smearing it around on the flooring (tile). There's feces on my doormat as well. The caseworker rarely comes around to check on him, and his lack of functionality seems to be more severe than 1 visit a month. I'm genuinely worried for his well-being, and I've since reached out to Pathways to let them know.
I know they're understaffed and I know they are genuinely trying to help these people. I'm also aware that there are people who will abuse the system and the resources these kinds of organizations provide, and that there are real success stories of those who needed the extra help. My experience of them has caused me to restart therapy from the trauma, am financially hurting from the package theft + multiple days in court, and to this day, I don't feel safe in my home. All in all, thumbs down, I know they're doing their best, but oh man, it just sucks.