1811: Who's Afraid of LaDonna Humphrey part 11

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Every charity organization LaDonna Humphrey has led seems to collapse under the weight of controversy and financial mismanagement. Today, we're closely examining Oasis of Northwest Arkansas, a sober living facility under LaDonna's direction. Our investigation reveals alarming stories of harassment, financial mismanagement, and overcrowded, unsafe living conditions. A former resident of Oasis shares her harrowing experience living at the facility. She recounts how donations intended for her baby shower were allegedly kept by LaDonna, leaving her without the promised support. Residents describe living in cramped conditions, with up to 15 women and children in a house meant for nine. Basic amenities like smoke detectors, working washers, and air conditioning are often missing or broken. We'll also examine the nonprofit's questionable accounting practices. Oasis's financial records show suspicious entries, such as LaDonna working 65 hours per week for only $15,600 annually and unexplained professional fees amounting to $58,000. LaDonna is accused of using intimidation tactics, such as threatening to kick out residents over minor infractions and enforcing arbitrary fines for damages— creating a culture of fear and control. Call to Action: If you're as concerned as we are about the allegations against Oasis of Northwest Arkansas, we urge you to take action. Contact the Arkansas Attorney General's Office at [email protected] or call 501-682-1306. You can also raise awareness by posting on social media with the hashtag #justiceforoasis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Creative Apple.
0:04.0	Some of the residents that are actually living there found out about the
0:17.4	podcast and they sent it to me because they know that just seven months ago I left there with a very bad experience
0:28.8	It is so bad there like so bad
0:37.7	Kalin is a former resident of Voices of Northwest Arkansas and she's one of the brave women who have come forward about some of the allegations being made against Lydana Humphrey and the sober
0:45.2	living facility she's running.
0:48.0	I have been waiting so long for something like this to come out. I didn't know it was that bad in depth. I've only
0:56.0	listened to a little bit of your podcast, but I just know my experience and I was going to try to tell you that if it's going to become like a thing I can try to get as many women as I can to like help because I know that something needs to come of this.
1:14.0	Oh, it's a thing.
1:15.0	It's a thing.
1:17.0	So, I mean, I've spoken to a couple former residents
1:20.0	and they've all told me like some pretty horrible things. I've been actually
1:25.0	working on documenting everything because there's so much.
1:29.0	This episode may be the most damning yet. Threats, harassment, corruption. Yes, these are all the same
1:38.0	allegations you've heard before in the last 10 episodes, but the difference is that this time it's happening right now in real time.
1:47.6	It's happening against vulnerable women who have nowhere left to go.
1:52.8	And the worst part is nobody seems to be taking it seriously.
1:57.4	I didn't know about this part of the story when I first started investigating this series.
2:02.2	I always expected new possible victims would come out of the
2:05.1	woodwork, but nothing like this. I've reached out to the drug courts for comments, nothing. Several
2:12.1	states, city, and county officials have been made aware,
2:15.0	and it's going nowhere.
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