http://chosenfast.com/2006/11/01/cops-in-the-middle-homeless-kicked-out/ news and info about homelessness and related issues in Greensboro, NC Sun, 20 May 2012 02:36:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://chosenfast.com/2006/11/01/cops-in-the-middle-homeless-kicked-out/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Chosen Fast » Crisis Mode: Real People, Real Lives Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:46:11 +0000 http://chosenfast.com/2006/11/01/cops-in-the-middle-homeless-kicked-out/#comment-611 [...] It started with a call to the officer who went to the bridge this morning to tell our homeless friends living there that they have until Friday to have all of their things cleared out. Anything left will be removed by the City. Some of them have lived under the bridge for years. They have nowhere to go, and no way to move their belongings. They can’t afford housing, the shelters are full, and the few remaining outside “spots” near downtown are taken, as more and more homeless people are pushed into a smaller and smaller space by redevelopment. [...] [...] It started with a call to the officer who went to the bridge this morning to tell our homeless friends living there that they have until Friday to have all of their things cleared out. Anything left will be removed by the City. Some of them have lived under the bridge for years. They have nowhere to go, and no way to move their belongings. They can’t afford housing, the shelters are full, and the few remaining outside “spots” near downtown are taken, as more and more homeless people are pushed into a smaller and smaller space by redevelopment. [...]

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