Comments on: Former Long-Time Grace Homes Employee Sues the Ministry

By: Former Client

Former Client — Wed, 12 Oct 2022 21:07:47 +0000

I was one of the girls that Grace Homes helped. There was only a couple of staff that showed that they cared for us. I’m only going to mention the one staff that made a difference in my life her name is Erica Longoria, we all called her Big Mama. When she got fired everything changed for us girls. She would make sure that we were all treated equally, and that we were all safe, she was on our side and made sure that we girls had everything we needed. Made sure that our food wasn’t expired. I truly missed her. She fought for our rights against the Kuns.

By: REBECCA GIBSON

REBECCA GIBSON — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 03:52:24 +0000

I, too, am a former employee – a very short-term, Christian employee – that was lied to, cheated out of wages, and fired illegally by Mr. Kuns. Scripture says “revenge is mine” thus saith the Lord. I certainly was angry, for more than the personal reasons in which I shared. No, it was genuinely more for the mistreatment and abuse of power the GH girls had to endure that angered me the most. I personally observed and daily witnessed unethical and abusive treatment against the girls entrusted to the care of Grace Homes and the Kuns – as well as other administrative staff. I wanted revenge, but I was more fearful of disobeying God’s word than seeking revenge for myself – besides there was nothing in my power that could begin to affect them in ways that God could. So I prayed for the girls, the program and waited for God to do what He does with those He loves – discipline!

By: Christa nichole russell

Christa nichole russell — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 08:50:05 +0000

I was also in grace homes it was the wotst place i have ever been in my life i have been litterally messed up for years im now 34 pat hurt told me if i was to speak to licensing they would make sure i never got my kids back after of course i would be terminated for threating the staff by asking to contact licensing our food was always locked nevwr cluld we gwt and medical attention tgey kept you so druged up i saw them take babys from mothers for no reason i am to over whelmed to get out all the dettails but i can get out that my two children i had livimg withe there had multiple times had bruises after we had to leave them with. Who ever. I cant even begin to tell you how horrible the list of chorse white glove for real once my son was found by the maintance man frank walkong down. Mooney blv 19 months old no one even knew he had been missing he said he saw him put him in the van and brought him back linda chaberlin was supposssed to be watchimg while i was at some class .the charter school was in an empty house we were not allowd to talk all day long quiet for eight hours in an empty house with nothing except plastic tables in the kitchen and a stack of books not once did i ever ever hear anything taught or any one get any kind of schoolomg work at youre own pase bull. I cant even begin how horrible this place was for me i was 17 im 34 and im still so emotionally distraught and damaged .

By: Former employee

Former employee — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:33:49 +0000

They had really bad male supervisors in the boys home from 2009-2010 and the clients used that to there advantage that’s why the boys home collapsed right from the beginning

By: Anonymous Past Employee

Anonymous Past Employee — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 03:40:23 +0000

The whole bunch of The Kun’s their extended families and friends where all crooked greedy people. Covering up for themselves doing double books. Forcing the clients to buy donations with their own state fund’s issued to them for their babies and selves. Not getting fresh food, except what came in a beat up ghetto delivery truck with wilted fruits/vegetables.
Oh, do not forget that the donations ment for the children from food to clothes was kept and sold back to the children with their God given funds from the state. Or the Kun’so and their favorites would go through those donations and keep it for themselves.
Those children did not active outings other than what CA. States requiredo which was 3 programs only. And, church if lucky.
There was maybe one trip to Disney land 10 years ago….huh
Oh and not all the children or Staff got equal treatment or respect from the Kun’s or the Administration office staff or certain other staff who worked the campus. Because it was all about a…kissing, being snitches and GREED along with a POWER TRIP by these people.
The staff on campus worked hard took blame for the brown noses and Kun’s family…not giving a d,,.. about overworked staff or the childrensocial needs.
That’s why they had an unbelievable high turn over rate of employees. Because the Kansas and their followers where RUDE,, GREEDY and down right LIARS.
When they had staff meetings the Kun’s would say Do NOT let $ 3,800 run out the door, Meaning don’t let the girls run threaten them with the Police and they will lose their Babies if they Run or want to make complaints to the state licensing. How awful for this family to do these children and staff so badly and so unjust.
What? That’s right this place was a pit of misery for both children and staff.
God finally stepped in after so many complaints from everyone who knows right from wrong.
And by the way none of the Kansas treated those children right they put on a show and used threatening conversations with them. Just as they did with the staff who TRIED to DO RIGHT and the staff who was favored by the Kansas LIED Disrespected the good staff and lined their pockets as well. Not doing their job!!!!
Hell they had cutters in rooms with broken windows….they had to children that did not get along in same room. Or older children at 16 with 9 year olds…not good.
This place was pure Hell…

By: mike f

mike f — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 06:07:03 +0000

I worked at grace homes for about two weeks, it was the worst two weeks of my life, I worked at the boys program ,and it was a complete disaster, the boys ran amok, there were two clients that needed to be in level fourteen programs, but for some reason they hung on to them while the whole time they were there they would cause chaos, and would bring the other clients into their mess, the documentation was so disorganized you could not find anything, and it was clear that the people running the kuns simply did not care about the clients or the condition of the house.
the closing of grace homes was clearly a long time coming, unfortunately they have done a lot of damage before they were done

By: Former employer

Former employer — Mon, 30 May 2016 19:47:51 +0000

Now it’s so sad that this group home had to get shut down because of their greed. I was there last couple of weeks before it got shut down and it was so sad that the girls that were still there didn’t want to leave because they were getting stuff done but because the kuns and sherri being so greedy they had to leave. I’ve worked there for years and there was plenty of times I was told to lie to clients and almost lost my job all because I wanted to take a client home to better her life but mrs. Kuns didn’t like that because I was taking their money from them but because of the fact that they couldn’t fore me for that my job was saved. I loved my job and did everything I could for those girls I even wanted to buy all the girls pizza one time but was told by mrs. Kuns and Leanne that if I did I would be in a lot of trouble because the girls didn’t deserve that. Oh then there was a time when we had a client on campus that was out of control so I was told but mr. And mrs. Kuns to take a drive to tulare and trick Her and pretty much leave her there and mind you it was winter time I f r lt horrible about it before we went to tulare I stopped at my house got her a jacket because I knew she would be cold! As we got to tulare I knew what I was doing was wrong so I turned around and drove back to campus and told them I wasn’t going to do this to her. So for everyone defending this family need to realize they were horrible greedy money hungry people!!!!

By: former accounting

former accounting — Mon, 30 May 2016 06:13:44 +0000

Awe Perry, i wish you could have seen the bank accounts that were opened. when chase would offer 100 dollars for a new account .they would open a new one under every kids name for that 100. Times that by every girl , boy , baby and foster kid. The kids didnt get that money but it was in their name. Davids kids were on payroll and never came to the campus. Ask Merced county how they were lied to. They didnt know where their client was placed. Pro star was started with the money/grant for the help of these girls. Would these girls have had abortions? Your assuming that but i never had a girl ask for one and i was there 6 years. I went on plenty of medical appointments. Sherrie has now opened another home for troubled kids in another state. Not sure if her husband knows about this. So this law suit sounds like its needed to get the new place started. How many people who were case workers had degrees? Our CPR class was done online by someone in the office. We just got the card when it came in. Leann issued blood stained Clothes to kids. We charged them for stuff donated by Wal-Mart. Beth lived on campus and her kids went through the clients stuff and took what they wanted. The money paid for groceries for the kuns house and Beth. The place was a food pantry but ask the foster parents if they were able to come get food or if they were given food. Food Link gave them food weekly. How come Tulare county wont place kids there. ? A family memeber,, , who came on campus and cant be around kids!! Perry, you were there for a short time, i mean real short.

By: Perry Brian

Perry Brian — Sun, 22 May 2016 04:39:58 +0000

It is amazing to me that the tone of some of these messages are so angry.
I worked for Gale and the Grace Homes for a period of time in my life when things were tough for my family financially. Although I had worked in a ministry before, I had no experience with the kind of requirements needed. I quickly learned the ropes and I saw Gale as a very caring father figure for the girls that came into the program. So many came in with so much emotional baggage, that it took weeks or sometimes longer to be able to help. Many of these girls come off of the street. Some were third generation prostitutes with mom and grandma all making a living off of the street.
My point is that many of these pregnant girls would have gotten an abortion if their had not been a place like the Grace Homes to take them in and care for them.
The Kuns did not live off of the money that many of think they pilfered. The costs associated with the mortgages, the insurance, payroll, utilities and the like took everything that came in. There is no rainy day fund. Gale drives an older model beat up car and definitely does not spend his money for the latest fashions. So where you all think this money went.
As far as the amount of money that comes from the state for each child, the schedule is the same for any provider in California giving the same services. Grace Homes had to show that they had a certain percentage of their employees with college degrees.
I found it personally very satisfying to work in an environment where positive change for those in the program happened every day.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 19:03:38 +0000

I once was cared for for 14 months as a young girl at Grace home’s I have lots to say about it but not willing to do so on hear I’m a person who likes to speak out to whom ever needs to hear me not hid behind my phone and judge or try and be on ether side that’s all for now wish every single person involved the best god bless.