What if everyone in Greensboro read the same book… and then set out to build a stronger community?
One City, One Book
Book discussions, art exhibits, theater, concerts, films and more
Sept 19 – Nov 19, 2010
Sponsored by Friends of the Greensboro Public Library
2010 Selection: “The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music,” by Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez
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Homeless children living in motels is not a new phenomenon, but it was news to some High Point teachers:
“Groups of teachers from Oak Hill Elementary went door-to-door in their students’ neighborhoods to meet parents and remind them that Wednesday is the first day of class at their school.
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The City of Greensboro began the Rental Unit Certificate of Occupancy (RUCO) program in 2003. Landlords are required to receive a certificate — verifying that there are no code violations — for every rental unit.
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Mark Stinson
This is a guest post from my friend, Mark:
Hello,I’m Mark Stinson I was once a Homeless man here in Greensboro,N.C.. But now I’m living in and Oxford house and I’m sober an Off the street’s. Thank’s to the Help from my now Loving friend’s and family of StreetWatch G-Boro.. I’m also a memember,and love speaking on behave of Them and homelessness. If I can be of any help please let me know. mstinson60@yahoo.com Thank You!
Mark is also on Facebook. And he appears in this Fox8 video on Facebook (no longer available on Fox8 site). The woman who appears in that video is also housed now. 
Read more on Guest post: Mark, no longer homeless in Greensboro…
Back On My Feet is a nonprofit organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of homeless populations by engaging them in running as a means to build confidence, strength and self-esteem.
We do not provide food or shelter, but instead provide a community that embraces equality, respect, discipline, teamwork and leadership.
Currently, there are BOMF chapters in Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. In 2011, BOMF will expand to Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul and two more cities. We want Greensboro to be one of those cities!
Read more on Help bring Back On My Feet to Greensboro!…
Have a fun fourth and help support Greensboro’s homeless day center:
The IRC will be making a splash in the Fun Fourth parade this Saturday, July 3! The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. at the corner of Greene and Bellemeade and goes down Greene Street and up Church Street to end at the Children’s Museum.
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The headline caught me by surprise: “Substance abuse treatment center penalized after patient’s death.”
Bridgeway; photo credit: chosenfast.com
“The Guilford Center has been issued two administrative penalties for violating state statutes regarding medication requirements and clinical and nursing competence following the death of a patient in January, a county agency said today…”
First of all: Someone died at Bridgeway in January? Was that in the news? (Was it someone I knew?) How did I miss that? I just Googled. Maybe I didn’t miss it. I can’t find news reports from January.
Read more on Death at treatment center impacts recovery options for county’s homeless residents…
Hello:
My name is David. I am 69 years old ( I have a hip replacement) and I can’t do very much! I attend Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif. I hope you will read this e-mail. I thought it might be of some interest to you. It shows what the Lord can do if we listen to him and then follow what he has to say!
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Kevin Barbieux explains this so much better than I ever have:
Ok, so what’s the difference between a Panhandler and a Beggar? Well, to my mind there is a difference. The panhandler is stationary, his technique involves picking one place to sit or stand while waiting for you to pass by. The beggar is on the move, his technique involves finding one in the area most likely to buy his pitch. The panhandler works on the odds that a certain percentage of the entire population will walk by him, and throw something into his pan/hat/cup/palm. The beggar is more aggressive, and more cunning; he is the tiger on the prowl, looking for the weak and the young.
Read more on The Homeless Guy on the difference between panhandlers and beggars…
Thought-provoking. Very.
First off, I must let you know that I’m talking specifically about advocates for the homeless in the United States. I understand that the word “advocate” means different things in different countries. In the United States, an advocate for the homeless is someone who speaks out publicly about, or on behalf of, the homeless. They are not, as a rule, professional lawyers.
Read more on The Homeless Guy: The Problem With Advocates For The Homeless…
image credit: donmilleris.com
…Fifteen years ago, after threatening my grandmother with a knife, my mother became homeless and has gone without medication for the paranoid schizophrenia that had been taking over her mind since her 20s….
Read more on A daughter writes about her homeless mom…
“…For the sacramental view of the poor to coincide with orthodoxy, the Campolos and Claibornes ought to address (from the entire Biblical story, not just the red letters) how Christ can somehow mystically reside in the unregenerate poor, especially those who are downright evil. If they don’t, their other alternative might be to swim among the murky waters of universalism.”
» read all of “UTM sentiments: Shane Claiborne-Part 3″
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