Pros
None anymore, thanks to upper management.
Cons
Anyone interested in working for the United Methodist Children’s Home (UMCH) should consider the following: 1) UMCH is currently running a multi-million dollar annual budget deficit. At its current rate of income and spending this organization will be bankrupt within a decade or less. 2) In July of this year UMCH management carried out their third mass layoff since 2010. In two out of three of these layoffs programs that serve children in foster care were eliminated, forcing the children (many of whom are already suffering from various forms of emotional and/or physical trauma) to be relocated to other facilities, foster homes, etc. One of these programs, the Nurturing Connections Second Chance Program, served teen mothers and their babies; therefore in this case not only the moms but also the babies were forced to relocate after the program serving them was shut down by UMCH management. Another program that was eliminated provided summer camp and afterschool care for children whose parents cannot afford any other summer/aftercare programs. 3) In the most recent mass layoff (July 2013) many employees with 10 years or more of service saw their jobs eliminated, including several who were 5 years or less from retirement. Two of these employees had worked for UMCH for more than 25 years and both of them lived on campus; thus not only did UMCH management eliminate their jobs but management also evicted these employees and their families from their homes, leaving them both jobless AND homeless. If you are looking for a stable, long-term employment arrangement think long and hard before you take any job with The United Methodist Children’s Home. This organization has a track record of financial mismanagement and management treats employees as expendable commodities.
