Tabor Childrens Services, Philadelphia PA

I had to visit there on business. There was a positive vibe in the office. Everyone I talked to was very friendly and nice to me. Bret Lafty

It's never a pleasant place considering what's it for. Most people are pleasant and do try to make the viisited as happy as possible.

No support from CUA worker or CUA worker Supervisor. I had no help with problems or issues.

My review is based off my experiences while at Tabor in the Philadelphia county under the auspice of Kimberly Dent. Three words to keep in your Frontal Lobe if your considering becoming a Resource/Foster Parent. (Select Another Agency). There has been ongoing frustration from Administration, Secretarial staff, Intake, Case Aides, and Resource Support Workers. There are two staff that were always Professionally adept, Courteous Resourceful, and carried out their job, as it was their Passion, always with the personal understanding that the children in need of service and support always come first. Those two staff are Ms. Dana Wallace (Recruiter) and Ms. Kelli Patterson (Permanency Consultant). The two never allowed any personal matter (s) to steer them from the intended goal of servicing the children. As absurd as this will sound it was experienced by me. If you're resourceful, have opinions that differ from Tabor and express them, work a legitimate job that conflicts and prevents you from transporting a child to and from visits; Tabor will not support you with this matter and you will not get calls for future placements. Instead, you will be reminded of why you receive a subsidy and that you signed a contract to carry out specific task. Emails were sent expressing the issues/concerns I had and they were never answered. Those emails were sent directly to the CEO (Karen Coleman). There will continue to be an influx of children waiting to be placed in open homes as long as agencies such as Tabor continue on with unprofessional practices of allowing personal factors to shape their decision to utilize or not utilize Resource Parents with open homes awaiting children. There are a number of homes open without children in them because that's part of the ridiculous unprofessional antics that Tabor indulges in and their is no accountability or check and balance to monitor what occuring. So, administration supports the nonsense. I recently Adopted, a True Blessing, a Big Deal! Tabor did absolutely nothing! Not a card, Not a shout out nothing to celebrate the child at all. The two Superb staff I mentioned above Dana Wallace & Kellie Patterson personally were present. I am Utterly Disgusted with Tabor