Members of the NC DHHS staff will be on hand to share information and answer questions about the state’s mental health reform efforts. Wednesday, Nov. 29th 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. GTCC, Jamestown Campus In the auditorium of Percy Sears Applied Technology Center Parking in front, in Lot D Need more … > read more
Lorraine Ahearn in the News & Record, 11/26/06: “At age 27, severely disabled mentally and physically because she once stopped breathing as an infant, Emily Massengill today has almost everything she needs.” “Her room is neat and warmly furnished; she eats well and gets a long, daily bath. She gets … > read more
I received some exciting, good news this evening, which gives me renewed hope for the future. Please look on the front page of tomorrow’s News & Record for Nate DeGraff’s article, and you’ll understand why. And I’m remembering the prayer we pray so often on NightWatch, “God will make a … > read more
From WWAY, News Channel 3: Charlotte’s largest homeless shelter is turning people away to reduce crowding and avoid violating fire safety codes. The Salvation Army shelter houses only women and children, and is designed to hold 180. For months it has housed at least 200 nightly, sometimes as many as … > read more
Just in time for Thanksgiving, a U.S. District Court judge in Las Vegas has ruled that a local ordinance prohibiting the distribution of food to the poor and homeless in public parks is unconstitutional: The American Civil Liberties Union and homeless-advocate groups had challenged the city’s four-month-old ordinance, arguing the … > read more
My friend Marshall wrote about this week’s NightWatch on his blog: “They’re still out there – each of the men that we prayed with and gave food to are still sleeping outside on the street. One was sleeping in the front doorway of my church – we had spoken with … > read more
Update, 11 December 2011: There has been misunderstanding in the comments about what this post means, and I realized that I should have quoted further back in the Scriptures, so I’ve edited below: The Bible says, in Deuteronomy 14: 22-15:6 (originally this was just Deut. 15:4-6; expanded for clarification): “Be … > read more
“Thus says the LORD who made the earth, the LORD who formed it to establish it, the LORD is His name, ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’” – Jeremiah 33:2-3 “God is our refuge … > read more
Lisa Scheer took this picture at a downtown bridge on Friday. The day we were there, someone was staying at that bridge. A homeless young woman. She was at work and I called her to let her know we were there and make sure it was OK that Lisa was … > read more
Do you know the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day? From the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs: Many people confuse Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in … > read more