Posted on March 31st, 2009 in homelessness
At celebration of love for Grace’s women’s shelter; sitting in the river, listening; God has blessed His daughters; peace…
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Posted on March 31st, 2009 in homelessness
At Grace, celebration of love for women’s shelter; ladies sitting as a family; also remembering two who died; Rashonda reading her poem now
Posted on March 31st, 2009 in homelessness
From a friend to me, on Facebook:
“I have 2 stories for you tonight. one. A man got beat up last night at Urban Ministries by three kids who live down in Saint James.(he didnt know what hit him or who did it cause he was intoxicated.) The second thing that happened happened three and a half hours later. A guy got stabbed over an altercation at about 11:15pm last night-At Urban Ministries. More details in my status. i was there when both things happened. i know all parties involved in both altercations.”
On her wall, she wrote:
Tags: alcohol, crime, Greensboro, Greensboro Urban Ministry, homeless, homeless shelter, info, news, officer, police, shelter, stories, tent, the block, violence
Posted on March 31st, 2009 in mental health
depression is hard, erases memory; meds or illness? only glimpses of their childhood in photos; can’t get it back; just like my gramma; sad
Posted on March 31st, 2009 in homelessness
mixed emotions re: dinner tonight w/guys @HIVE & ladies @Grace; end of winter shelter; bittersweet; new starts 4 some, back outside 4 others
Posted on March 31st, 2009 in homelessness
winter shelter ends, 2008
03/15/2008: “The cold weather shelter programs at both homeless shelters ended yesterday…”
Every year, Greensboro Urban Ministry and Salvation Army open winter emergency overflow programs, in addition to their year-round shelter beds, to keep homeless people from freezing to death sleeping outside. And every year, those winter shelter programs close as winter ends. Salvation Army closes winter shelter on March 15th. Greensboro Urban Ministry closes winter shelter when the dangerous temperatures end. Every year, homeless people go back outside as the weather warms up.
Read more on WE shelters increase awareness that winter shelter does end…
Posted on March 31st, 2009 in homelessness, mental health
Mark Hoffman, aka “the homeless guy who sits on the bench at Friendly,” aka “the most famous homeless person in Greensboro” (and now North Carolina) is back in town. He’s not back on his bench. (A homeless couple ran him off. There’s a homeless couple there now. Not sure if it’s the same couple.) But he’s back at his church.
Read more on The guy from the bench at Friendly is back…
Posted on March 30th, 2009 in homelessness
Councilwoman Goldie Wells was here at FNB dinner earlier, Mayor is here now talking to homeless folks and advocates; small group, laid back
Posted on March 30th, 2009 in homelessness
At downtown library. Food Not Bombs dinner. Homeless art exhibit. Homeless housing discussion. Mayor coming about 7:30. Come join us.
Posted on March 27th, 2009 in homelessness
homeless and advocates, city and providers all care about ending homelessness; people have different perspectives; no bad guys here
Posted on March 27th, 2009 in homelessness
talked 2 asst. city manager re: homelessness & perspective of service providers v. homeless & advocates on need 4 ongoing community shelter
Posted on March 27th, 2009 in homelessness
mayor didn’t get message about homeless housing press conference being called off and she showed up anyway; stay tuned; developing…