At midnight last night, the NightWatch team went to Ricky’s house for a birthday party, complete with cake and ice cream. Ricky turns 50 today. Ricky is one of our friends who lived under a bridge for four years, until recently. Then one of the Night Watch team members, who … > read more
At NightWatch last night, we met a mom with three young children at the train station. They were traveling from eastern North Carolina to Alabama to see her mom. They faced a long wait for their train. So we decided to wait a while with them. We had an Uno … > read more
I went on NightWatch last night for the first time in a few weeks. I’m dealing with arm and shoulder pain right now, which is limiting me in what I can do. But my heart is with my friends on the street, and with our team, and I needed to … > read more
From “Cyberdancer,” a homeless husband and father from this post in his blog at View From The Sidewalk: “See, in Greensboro, NC, the homeless shelters are putting people on waiting lists instead of trying to find them someplace decent to stay the night or the week. There are at least … > read more
Appointees to a countywide Task Force charged with developing Guilford County’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness were announced at a Feb. 9th event sponsored by the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County. The Task Force members were appointed by Greensboro Mayor Keith Holliday, High Point Mayor Becky Smothers and … > read more
Totals for the 2006 Point in Time Count were released today by the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County, and the total number of homeless folks counted in Guilford County increased this year. 1108 individuals were counted on Jan. 25, 2006 who fit the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness and were … > read more
I am really excited about the relationships and life changes that are coming out of Night Watch. The team goes out on Friday nights, and lately we’ve had lots of new faces volunteering with us. And a number of us are following up with our homeless friends during the day, … > read more
On Thursday, Feb. 9th, a Guilford County Task Force to End Homelessness will be announced. The Task Force members have been appointed by Greensboro Mayor Keith Holliday, High Point Mayor Becky Smothers, and Guilford County Commissioner Chair Carolyn Coleman. The Task Force is a collaborative, county-wide effort targeting homelessness in … > read more
There’s a letter to the Editor today about homelessness whose writer asks whether the feds are interested in addressing the issue at its source. The answer is “yes.” Read the letter and comments, including mine.