From Partners Ending Homelessness and the City of Greensboro:
You are invited to CELEBRATE news of a generous gift to the Community Foundation for a new Day Center in Greensboro as a component of the ten year plan to end chronic homelessness in Guilford County.
Tuesday, March 3rd
News Conference – 2 p.m.
Open House – 2:30p.m. – 4 p.m.407 E. Washington Street
(The former home of Southern Plate & Window Glass Co.)
Exciting!
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Driving to Community Dinner at Grace, a train passed by on the bridge over my head at Fulton Street. I knew that James would be seeing it soon. It always makes me feel connected to him when I watch the trains go by on the way to the bridge where he lives. (Same bridge Pete and Ricky used to live under.) Later, downtown at the Green Bean, I stopped in the doorway on the way in to watch a train leaving the station, heading out of town, and again thought, “James will be seeing that train soon.”
I saw James the night of the homeless count, but didn’t get to spend much time with him. I’ll probably see him next week on NightWatch. We usually get to see at least one train go by while we’re there. Everybody gets still and just watches it roll past. The train noises echo off the concrete bridge and ring in our ears. James has a front row seat for at least a dozen trains a day. I love trains. And I love James. But I’ll be glad when the day comes that James has to leave home for us to watch trains together.
Update, 08/28/2010: James went to live with a family member after the death of a friend under the bridge in July. As far as I know, he’s still living inside.
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LA’s Homeless Blog notes that homeless services agencies across the country will (once again) have to change their approach to service delivery as a new group of homeless folks becomes the priority. For the past few years, the focus has been on chronic homelessness, as everyone, from the feds down to local providers has turned their attention to the 10-15% of the homeless population who are the most visible and who use about 50% of the resources. But with the downturn in the economy, there has been an increase in “episodic homelessness,” and many people who have not previously experienced homelessness, including professional workers, are now in need of housing and services. Homeless service agencies will have to adapt to these changes.
Google Homeless News