Because of this, I wasn’t going to mention that I’d seen some of my homeless friends at Center City Park. But then Clarey wrote about it in YES! Weekly, so I guess the secret’s out. Hopefully, homeless folks will be able to continue to enjoy the park, despite the Orwellian … > read more
Speaking at the Salvation Army National Organizations Advisory Conference in Dallas today, First Lady Laura Bush recognized Greensboro’s NightWatch street outreach program in her remarks: For 150 years, the good men and women of the Army have served their neighbors in need… In North Carolina, through the NightWatch program, you’ve … > read more
Yesterday, I attended a meeting of the Lee Street Merchants Association. I was invited by a GPD Community Resource Team sergeant, to talk to the group about the homeless folks who sleep and hang out in the Lee Street area. I listened as the merchants and a pastor talked to … > read more
We’re driving down a busy stretch of six-lane road when we see him. He is standing on a corner, holding his sign. The traffic is heavy, so we have to circle the block and come back around. We park in the lot next to him. He watches us warily as … > read more
A local pastor’s blog, links to a post about panhandling on Internet Monk.com, entitled: “Question: Should I give money to people on the street who ask for it?” The post focuses on the need for stewardship on resources; Paul’s teaching that if a man doesn’t work, he shouldn’t eat; and … > read more
I found another blog about homelessness today: “Today at the Mission: Daily Life in a Homeless Shelter.” An excerpt: “…The Tiny Mom Lady meets me at the kitchen door and tells me that there’s a guy in the dining room who had been convicted of molesting her daughter. I explain … > read more
At “Homeless Man Speaks,” Tony says: “So last night I was up at The Local, and this woman I’ve never seen before just asks me if I want anything…” >> Read what happened next…
I often sign emails, comments and posts with the word “peace.” But after attending yesterday’s anti-war rally with Cindy Sheehan and World Can’t Wait, and counter-rally by the veterans’ group Gathering of Eagles, I’m realizing that “peace” means different things to different people. This is peace, for me: But he … > read more
Ever wondered what it would be like to be homeless? How you’d spend your days? What it would be like to sleep in a homeless shelter? Hundreds of thousands of people in our country experience this reality every day. The Homeless Guy (Nashville) blogs about a typical day in his … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: San Diego Police Department’s Serial Inebriate Program attempts to stop the “revolving door” (detox to jail to hospital to street and back) for chronically homeless alcoholics. The SIP strategy is to convict on criminal charges (drunk in public/disorderly conduct) and then provide treatment … > read more