The Salvation Army USA complaint: Gender discriminationrudederogatory: Elmer A. Frank III

On April 27th between 8:00 and 1:00 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. . I called the homeless assistance program in Kent county Grand rapids Michigan to follow up on a homeless assistance program. Approximately one week before that I had called hap and spoke to a female named Deanna explain to her that I had been homeless literally living in cars with the completion of the program I once before has gone through hap in 19 2017 and they got me a voucher and an apartment for 6 months and helped me through a major hip replacement surgery. I mentioned this to deanna. She says I no longer have to do an in-person visit that in fact we were taking care of that on the phone that day. So I assume based on what she said I was on a list for the homeless assistance program. Following up to make sure after Deanna sent me a bunch of housing lists and so forth to find out exactly what was going on this is the April 27th from anywhere from 8:00 in the morning to to noon time approximately. I called in just to kind of where I was at what I needed to do and anything else. The individual that asked the phone was a female and immediately was very rude in regards to saying I just called the other day I began to explain to her what was going on and she kept cutting me off and she went straight and started badgering me about where did I sleep last night where did I sleep last night did I have a roof was her electric was there hot water. She says you don’t qualify you are a single male and we don’t provide you housing. You simply don’t qualify you are not on any list and I was getting extremely irritated and getting almost to the point where I wanted to blow up and start screaming at her so I made to comment I think it’s best that we end this phone call and stated to her I asked what her name was and she just said in a very very goodbye and hung up directly on me.

I’m 58 years old I’m almost a senior citizen and I’m trying to seek assistance through the agency that said that horror or Mister told me to contact and not only that the mission statement States not only to correct homelessness but the threat of eminent homelessness and that’s where I am at so I am one finding this complaint