Pros
Take a look at the previous reviews from here and East River Development Alliance (former name). The more positive reviews are from young people, temporary staff or interns, and the disgruntled reviews are from longer-term staff. So if you’re a recent college grad or looking to gain more experience, this could be good for you. Learn what you need to learn, but then get out.
Cons
If you are more of a veteran in the field don’t waste your time. The agency has a great mission, but they’re doing a horrible job with staff satisfaction and retention. Programs go through cycles of employees every few years, some cases months. Lack of transparency and communication sometimes with upper management and staff on the ground. Some staff are favored more and some are overlooked. No sense of employee appreciation or recognition. Working with clients from the projects is hard and there’s no management of staff burnout. The employee benefits change every year and seem to suck even more each year. Unless you have a really good supervisor or program manager in the program you work in, it’s not worth it. You wouldn’t stay that long if you got hired so save yourself the trouble and find work elsewhere where you’re treated better and can get paid more. Don’t get sucked into the invisible vortex of negative energy. Your welcome.