Giving Children Hope

"☆☆☆PLEASE SEE THE END OF THIS REVIEW ON HOW I FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY ARRIVED AT A 3-STAR EVALUATION OF THIS CHARITY ORGANIZATION. ☆☆☆ Giving Children Hope ["GCH"] does alot of good deeds here locally, nationwide and in many parts of the world for the past 20 years. The biggest concern I have with this charity organization is the person the senior management selected to become the president, i.e. Peter Bowen. My experiences over several years with Mr. Bowen contradicts 90% of the stated goals, values, integrity and trust of this organization which I have copied and pasted from the website for your convenience: "We are accountable and transparent with one another, our donors, those we serve, and to God. We will be good stewards with all that is entrusted to us. We will set high expectations and follow through on what is asked of us and be committed to constantly learning and growing, seeking new ideas and learning from our past. To fulfill this promise we will be accountable to our core values and mission statement." I am truly baffled why the "Senior Management" of GCH selected Mr. Bowen for this senior level position because like I stated earlier he does NOT conduct himself according to the wisdom, values, ethics and leadership skills required to carry out its stated mission that was established by GCH. In fact, I could NOT count on him NOT even once to ever follow thru on his promises or commitments. He states and professes to have "Expert" Level "Leadership" and "Ethics" skills and he may have studied about those topics in some text books, classes, etc. and may be proficient in "THEORIES AND KNOWLEDGE" but certainly NOT "WISDOM!" However, in reality, Mr. Bowen is one of most UNethical and Horrible So-Called "Leaders" I have ever met. He could NOT keep his WORD nor promises on numerous occasions and REFUSED to EVER be HELD ACCOUNTABLE nor ADMIT to being Wrong about his poor JUDGEMENT skills; he acted dismissively and refused to take responsibility for his poor decisions. In other words, it was ALWAYS some other INNOCENT person's fault!!! BOWEN DEMONSTRATED CONSISTENTLY HE IS INCAPABLE OF TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS REPREHENSIBLE AND RECKLESS DECISIONS! The "BOTTOMLINE" is Mr. Bowen has repeatedly demostrated he is INCAPABLE of "Practicing what he Preaches"!!! ☆☆☆ ☆☆ I decided to give 5-Stars for recognition to the thousands of genuinely hardworking workers and volunteers who are truly committed to the Noble Great Causes of GCH and only ☆ 1-Star for the poor decision someone made In hiring Mr. Bowen to become the President of GCH. So the 2 scores averages out to be a 3-Star Review.☆☆☆ Signed By: Mr. Alcaraz PS Hopefully, looking forward to GCH being able to recruit the next New President/CEO who has the Wisdom, Honesty, Integrity, Character, Accountability, Transparency and Epic Leadership Skills ABOVE REPROACH to take this charity to the NEXT LEVEL INTERNATIONALLY!!! Unfortunately, my experiences with Mr. Bowen over many years revealed that he failed in these critical key areas which, as in this case, are generally difficult to assess during the hiring process."

"I've been volunteering here for years. They are a great organiztion that does everything from a local weekend nutrition program for local homeless kids to international disaster relief. They truly make an impact."

"An extraordinary non-profit. They help feed local children/families and, internationally, they pick up where the Red Cross has to leave off. They absolutely deserve your donations and will put every dollar to good use."

"Wonderful organization helping so many people at the local, national and international level. I Jane volunteered there numerous times both with my company and on my own and it has been a rewarding experience! Fabulous non profit organization with volunteers and staff that really care and have a heart for people in need."

"There are a distinct few agencies who take on the difficult needs of our community and GCH is in the top few! They are key in ensuring our community children are fed, offer sundry assistance, and also extend their reach to other areas of the world where relief supplies are needed. Contact them to pitch in your time or monetary support and make a much needed difference!"