Location:florida How Do I Report A Religious Organization That Claims To Run A Home For Women While Financial Profiting Off Their Exploitation?

How do I report a religious home for women that exploits them for their own financial gain? Location: Florida

(also I'd like to remain anonymous because she threatened me if I told anyone she has friends in high places and would have me thrown under the jail and no one would believe "trash" like me.)

Concerns About Fund Allocation and Treatment of Residents:

According to what I personally observed during my time in the program, there are serious concerns about how donations and sponsorship funds are being used compared to the conditions the women are actually living in.

The organization advertises a sponsorship model in which donors can “sponsor a woman” for approximately $1,000 per month. The website and outreach materials suggest that these funds directly support housing, care, and rehabilitation services for women rebuilding their lives after incarceration. In addition, there appears to be no clear limit on how many sponsors one individual woman can receive.

However, based on my experience inside the program, the women themselves were still required to pay their own rent out of pocket, even while struggling to find stable employment. If a woman was unemployed, she was often required to work in the organization’s consignment shop without pay, while still being expected to independently cover her living expenses.

The consignment shop itself — including donated inventory and supplies — was reportedly funded through church donations and community contributions. Despite this, women working there described long hours in difficult conditions, including no air conditioning, no formal breaks, and no compensation.

Food provided in the house was often described as expired or close to expiration, reportedly donated by local businesses such as grocery stores and restaurants, and stored in a freezer that was not always in proper working condition. Clothing available to residents was primarily donated, and in some cases, women reported receiving items that were unclean or unsuitable for wear.

These conditions raise broader questions about transparency and accountability within the organization:

If housing, vehicles, and physical property are donated by churches and community members, where is the monthly sponsorship money going?

Also another requirement for living in the home is that you applied for electronic food benefits except we were not able to have the card once we got it we had to give it to the house mother and we were not allowed to spend it ourselves.

Why are residents still responsible for rent despite sponsorship funds being raised in their name?

How are donated goods and labor being accounted for within the organization’s operations?

What oversight exists to ensure that funds intended for rehabilitation are actually benefiting the women being served?

These are the questions that remain unanswered and deserve independent review. Donors, community members, and oversight agencies should be able to clearly understand how funds are distributed and whether the organization is fulfilling its stated mission.