Don Ames, homeless woodworker on Fox8 (video)
UPDATE: Good news! As of October 2011, Don Ames is no longer homeless!! >> [link to video and story] >> Read other ChosenFast.com posts about Don Ames
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Don Ames: Visiting the artist at his camp (photos!)
UPDATE: Good news! As of October 2011, Don Ames is no longer homeless!! Today, Derek Dunham and I went to visit our friend Don Ames at his camp near downtown Greensboro. Don is a woodworker, doing beautiful fretwork pieces that he sells at the IRC during First Fridays downtown. Don … > read more
Kevin Barbieux (video): How I became homeless
I’ve never met Kevin Barbieux in person, but I’ve been reading his blog, “The Homeless Guy,” for years and I feel like I know him. Today, he posted a video entitled, “How I Became Homeless.” I just finished watching it, and I’m in tears. In the video, he describes the … > read more
Homeless cat and owner now live inside
A while back, I Twittered about a homeless man and his cat who lived under a bridge in downtown Greensboro. The cat needed to go to the vet and needed food, and the homeless man had no money for either. An animal-loving friend saw the Tweet and paid for a … > read more
Melissa makes it count
Melissa Willis is an expert on homelessness. From News & Record: “A cold rain that sometimes turned to sleet throughout the day likely kept people away from corners where they usually panhandle, volunteer Melissa ‘Byrd’ Willis, 25, said. Willis, who was homeless when she was in her teens, said the … > read more
Mark: “I’m in MY house”
 I just got off the phone with Mark. He started his new job earlier this week and moved into his apartment today. When Audrie and I met him while doing StreetWatch in 2009, Mark was living in a homeless camp. He eventually left the camp and had several different … > read more
Greensboro homeless man wins apartment complex in assault settlement
  Charles McKinnon approached the justice system without an address. He walked away with the deed to a seven-unit apartment complex owned by the man he said broke his neck. “It’s hard to believe all this is mine,†a grinning McKinnon, 56, said in front of the brick- and-siding … > read more
Homelessness: A hard habit to break
From Jamie’s Big Voice (UK): “…I think I understand more than most the plight of homeless people after they have a home. getting A flat or some kind of accommodation is only part of the battle. The battle to break the habit of homelessness it’s self is the toughest. It … > read more
Greensboro homeless violence: Two people assaulted in separate incidents outside shelter
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 … > read more
Panhandling to pay the rent
Today on my way home from church, I saw one of the many U.S. military veterans that I know who are or have been homeless in Greensboro. He was flying a sign at his usual corner. I stopped to say hello and asked if I could take a picture of … > read more