StreetWatch May 17-24, 2012: GPD, baseball, community garden, tent city, homeless bunny & more!
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Michele (CM)
Helping the homeless, one ninja at a time!
I got the most amazing message through our StreetWatch Facebook page: “I am the mother of a seven year old boy in Greensboro who has a new mission: to help the homeless in his community. Today was the grand opening of his Etsy Shop, Elliot’s Ninjas: Helping the Homeless one … > read more
Look good/feel good! Interactive Resource Center car wash this Saturday, May 19, 9:00am to 3:00pm!
From the IRC: This Saturday, May 19 our guests and staff will once again be at the Interactive Resource Center from 9:00 to 3:00 washing and detailing cars to raise money for our Guest Assistance Fund–the fund we draw on to help individuals with everything from a pair of work … > read more
Homerun for Homelessness, Sunday May 20th
Homerun for Homelessness When: Sunday, May 20, 2012; Gates open at 3pm; Opening pitch at 4pm Who: Greensboro Grasshoppers vs. Lakewood BlueClaws Where: NewBridge Bank Park, Greensboro Join Partners Ending Homelessness for a great day at the ballpark and learn more about PEH partners. Visit exhibit tables highlighting the Servant … > read more
Step it up
Steps 1 to 3: Give it up. Steps 4 to 7: Clean it up. Steps 8 to 9: Make it up. Steps 10 to 12: Keep it up. * borrowed from my friend JB >> Read 12 Steps with Bible verses Find a program: Alcoholics Anonymous: “Alcoholics Anonymous® is a … > read more
A new home for now
04/28/2012: Today, Melissa and I took a new tent to a homeless couple who desperately needed one. New Home For NowBy StreetWatch | View on Facebook
“Better than dirty laundry”: Today’s StreetWatch miracle
When our StreetWatch team goes to bridges, camps and corners to do outreach with homeless people, God goes with us. And today, He really blessed us. Our newest team member, Kirstin, wrote about it on her blog: “…So instead of doing laundry, I spent the morning putting together hygiene bags … > read more
“How He Loves Us,” sung by a vagabond at a homeless tent city in Greensboro
Melissa and I met a new friend at the Freeman Mill tent city on Friday while we were doing StreetWatch. Jeffrey told us that he’s not homeless, “just a vagabond”, and he played and sang music for us and let me film him. The first thing he played was, I … > read more
99 Blocks: The Benches: Downtown Belongs To Us All
Good article (and discussion, in the comments) about benches and homeless people in downtown Greensboro: 99 Blocks Magazine – The Benches: Downtown Belongs To Us All.
IRC director speaks about Guilford County budget plan to eliminate funding request for homeless day center
Via News & Record, 04/23/2012: “Alex Santos didn’t expect to be homeless before he was 30. Then, in the past few years, the 28-year-old lost his job, his wife and his home all in a row — the pillars of his life falling like dominoes. He’s one of hundreds who … > read more