The original mission has been lost. - Advocate victim assistance program Employee Review

Management, but especially the Executive Director, are not committed to the original mission of the agency, nor its overworked and under-supported employees. They are only concerned about a "succeeding reputation" and will throw any of its employees under the bus to accomplish that. The standard of which this reputation is built on is not to help victims but instead to make the agency itself appear in a positive light and make the Executive Director look good. The demands on and expectations for the Advocates are unrealistic, unhealthy and unappreciated. Rules and policies are inconsistently enforced and the “open door policy” is a trap. In the almost 4 years I worked there, I put all of my talents, energy and heart into helping each and every client as well as establishing innovative channels to make it easier for them to navigate the process because I believed in this agency and what it stood for. It’s a shame the leadership is running it into the ground. Dr. Denton's original mission is lost and forgotten as the organization has become more important to management than the mission of helping survivors. The turnover rate here is ridiculous and so many advocates have lost their jobs unjustly, been forced to or left no option BUT to resign, or pushed to the point of physical and mental exhaustion without any support that the employee wisely sought other job opportunities. If this agency has any chance of success (defined NOT by new offices/desks/headquarters and NOT at the expense of it's employees, but rather defined as continuing Dr. Denton's mission of helping victims) then the Victim, NOT the "reputation" of the organization and it's narcissistic, sociopathic Executive Director, needs to be the focal point.