Pros
The clients are a very high needs and vulnerable population and you can make a huge difference in their lives by providing basic needs - shelter/housing/clothing/food/etc The agency's mission is inspiring and they are committed to developing best practices and evidence in the field of housing first and harm reduction.
Cons
Expanding and not being able to retain staff due to low wages and stressful work. Sometimes feels like just maintaining clients' status quo with no quality and effective clinical intervention - not enough actual therapy for my clients, just case management. Leadership and management is really mixed quality. some supervisors are great, others are ineffective. Some cliques and factions amongst staff, lots of staff that have been there for a long time and think they know everything (they don't).