So Sad/Frustrated!!!

[AngieDoogles]

Hey girls,

I hate to make a negative thread, but I'm just so sad right now. It's kind of complicated, but I'll try to explain.

My job is to tutor elementary students (K-3 graders) in reading. I technically work for a program called America Reads through my college under Federal Work Study, but I actually do all of my hours at a different location called Children First Development Center. Children First is AMAZING! They have a graduated program for the children so many of the elementary kids I work with have been at CFDC since they were newborns.

Well, CFDC is administrated by the local Housing Authority (government housing for those below the poverty line). The guy who runs the Housing Authority decided a few weeks ago that on March 31st, he is cutting funding to Children First. It's been there for 10 years!!! The staff is AMAZING and the children love it!

I was working the day they found out and everyone (staff, students, parents) was in tears because this place has meant so much to them and suddenly they find out it won't exist in less than a month.

There was a meeting tonight and the guy who made the decision was there to "hear complaints." He was basically a jerk to everyone. He had no respect for their opinions or the fact that CFDC means so much to so many people.

It makes me so sad...and I just had to vent. How can people get so self-absorbed that they can completely ignore everyone else's feelings, needs, well-being, etc.??