Does Ali Forney Center pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ali Forney Center employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ali Forney Center. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ali Forney Center?

50% of Ali Forney Center employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ali Forney Center 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the pros of working at Ali Forney Center according to real employee reviews?

"Friendly coworkers" ((in 7 reviews)); "Though turnover can be high, they seem to consistently hire great staff who are committed to the mission without focusing on the negatives, which all agencies have." ((in 6 reviews)); "Awesome training modules." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ali Forney Center according to real employee reviews?

"the budget and low pay!" ((in 9 reviews)); "Long hours" ((in 3 reviews)); "The biggest problem though is that the management and human resources are not very good." ((in 3 reviews)); "(this happens a lot) Also, upper management is completely disconnected from daily operations and the CEO shows up or writes emails to staff on special occasions." ((in 3 reviews))

Ali Forney Center Reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Alexander Roque

65% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (72 reviews)

Ali Forney Center has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ali Forney Center employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Non-profit and NGO industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

72 reviews

3.0

23 Jan 2026

Youth Counselor

Youth counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Staff is nice and supportive.

Cons

High turnover that becomes a high expectation to fill those gaps.

3.0

25 Sept 2025

Lovely Staff + Clients

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The clients are incredible and many of the coworkers genuinely want to see change. Strong sense of justice from many of the people who work there, and very impactful conversations about inequity.

Cons

Struggles with managing the expectations of the homeless care setting in New York City and the needs of the clientele. It was often hard to advocate for clients because of bureaucracy.

3.0

23 Jul 2025

Typical Non-Profit Inequities

Supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Clients are incredible, sweet, deserving of your time and attention

Cons

You will never ever get a raise. The "community" aspect is fake- warm fuzzy feelings are used to manipulate employees into doing extra work without extra pay. Decisions are made top-down by people who do not work with clients and clients suffer from the disconnect.

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