A homeless man, Ronald Wrenn, was hit by a car on Friday night while crossing South Eugene Street on his way to the Salvation Army Center of Hope’s emergency overflow night shelter. He died shortly afterward** at Moses Cone Hospital. I found out just after it happened from our church’s … > read more
This is my friend Terry. He’s been homeless in Greensboro for four years. He’s camped under bridges, in the woods, and in empty houses and buildings all over town. He feels safer outside than in the shelters. (A lot of homeless people feel this way.) Terry likes to work. And … > read more
This is a photo of a homeless, pregnant friend of mine, flying a sign at a busy Greensboro intersection on a cold winter afternoon. The sign reads: Lost Job. Pregnant. Homeless. Hungry. Anything helps! God bless! She and her husband are expecting a baby in a couple of months. They … > read more
On Wednesday, January 28th, the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County conducted its annual Point in Time Count, a nation-wide count of the homeless mandated by the Department of Housing and Development. The yearly census, conducted over a 24-hour period each January, helps determine the funding that each community receives … > read more
Counting the homeless: Volunteers try to find them all Source: www.news-record.com GREENSBORO – On Wednesday, a man who would only give his name as J. stood along Battleground Avenue holding a sign: “Homeless. Please Help Me. God Bless You.” A smiley face punctuated the plea… Volunteers Count Homeless People In … > read more
From the web site of the Greensboro Police Department: Helping the Homeless — The GPD’s Center City Resource Team is collecting winter coats, hats, gloves and boots for the homeless. If you would like to donate any of these items, please deliver them to one of the Police substations: 1106 … > read more
Earlier today, I posted information received from an HCD staff member with the City of Greensboro, detailing the relocation of 26 former residents of the Coliseum Inn, which was purchased by the City in November, and has since been closed. I questioned the low number of residents relocated, knowing that … > read more
A few weeks ago, I got a message from a reporter friend that GPD was going to do training exercises with explosives at the Coliseum Inn. The reporter asked if I knew where the residents had gone and if the City had made accommodations for them.  I messaged a police … > read more
Met with my friend John today, and his friend, who lives on the street in Greensboro. John talked about following your passion and helping others: “One person with passion and courage becomes a majority.” – John Haynes I loved it. I wrote it on my napkin so I could share … > read more
Image credit: Ryan Shell, GreensboroPolitics.com Ryan Shell at GreensboroPolitics.com The Greensboro City Council will be holding a special meeting tomorrow to discuss the possibility of approving an incentive request from Lindbrook Development Services. As I have previously mentioned the main stumbling block was the developers request for the city to … > read more