Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Notes from session with John Yazwinski, Executive Director, Father Bill’s Place in Quincy, Massachusetts: Rules and regulations in homeless shelters don’t work for many people with significant mental illness or serious substance abuse issues. They’re asked to stand in line to get a … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: He had a home, a family, two cars and job making $60K a year. Then he got divorced and lost his job. The loss of his family and his life led to depression and alcohol use that made him unemployable. He lived from … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: She’s a high school senior, headed to college next year. Not so long ago, she was homeless. Her mom is on drugs and her father is incarcerated. She lived with an aunt, but when she was 16, her aunt moved and told her … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Michael was a healthcare worker, struggling with addiction. He cared for his grandmom after she was diagnosed with cancer, but lost hope when she died and his addiction worsened. With no other family support, he became homeless. He eventually went to a treatment … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Rebecca Garland, Executive Director, N.C. State Board of Education, spoke about homeless students, who are out of their “comfort zone” while homeless. Their focus is on surviving, not learning. She referenced Maslow and reiterated that homeless children are focusing on the most basic … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Theodis Beck, North Carolina Secretary of Correction, explained that the Department of Corrections is part of the North Carolina Interagency Council for Coordinating Homeless Programs and is participating in the joint effort to end homelessness because of the relationship between incarceration and homelessness. … > read more
Can’t see the video? Click here. This is a video clip of one of my homeless friends, who was attacked by teenagers on the street in Greensboro last summer. In the clip above, he talks about the attack. Please watch the clip to find out what happened to him just … > read more
My comments to David Wharton in this thread get to the heart of my concerns about a rezoning case this week. I thought it was worth repeating as a post: “This was obviously a controversial rezoning. And the decision concerns me, because our Task Force to End Homelessness will soon … > read more
With forecast temps below freezing tonight and tomorrow night, cold weather emergency shelter beds will reopen at two one local night shelters for homeless adults, at least through the weekend. If you are homeless and without shelter this weekend, or you know someone who is, emergency shelter will be open … > read more
Can’t see the video? Click here. UPDATE: At DW’s request, I’ve added more about the reentry home and its location, in the comments, below. But there’s still more. Watch the whole thing on the City’s web site. Choose the video for the 04/03/07 meeting. The reentry home discussion starts at … > read more