I just got a call from a homeless woman who has no place to go. Last night, she slept in a parking garage downtown. She had no sleeping bag. No blankets. She was cold. Temperatures were in the 50′s last night. Concrete makes a cold, hard bed. The women’s winter … > read more
Hamburger Square park on South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro is being spruced up. A DGI-led task force has made intentional design decisions to discourage homeless people from using the park. And they’re making that decision public: “Elizabeth Link, the city’s urban designer, created the landscape design for the park. … > read more
Yesterday morning, I sat alone in my car before church, thinking about all the homeless people who were back on the street now that the winter shelters had closed a few hours earlier. Eventually, I looked out my car window and saw a man sitting alone on the stage in … > read more
I got a call from a homeless man who needs a tent. A friend who works at the day center suggested he call me. We talked on the phone a couple of times, I gave him walking directions to a place he’d heard that he could safely and legally camp, … > read more
Tweets I sent while doing StreetWatch homeless outreach this past week: 23 Mar 2012: Talked to homeless vets dishonorably discharged for mental illness/addiction related issues. Not eligible for VA treatment. 23 Mar 2012: Hanging out in the shade behind a store talking with 4 homeless guys about jobs, family, military … > read more
Where can I get a license to panhandle in Greensboro? Panhandling licenses can be obtained through the City of Greensboro Collections Division, located in Room 11 on the Upper Ground (UG) Level of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St. (map) Their phone number is 336-373-2501. Who can … > read more
In the past two days, StreetWatch has visited lots of homeless people at their camps — in the woods, under bridges, behind shopping centers, in a tent city. (Photos here.) We have partnered with the City and police and property owners. We have distributed food, water, tents, sleeping bags, socks, … > read more
News release, via email, from Liz Seymour: —————————————– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Cecil Brockman, Legislative Assistant, North Carolina General Assembly 919/ 733-5825 Cecil.Brockman@gmail.com Liz Seymour, Executive Director, Interactive Resource Center 336/544-5422 liz@gsodaycenter.org REP. MARCUS BRANDON TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETING AT THE INTERACTIVE RESOURCE CENTER TO DISCUSS THE … > read more
Mary’s House is a faith-based ministry providing shelter; transitional and permanent housing; and supportive services for women in recovery from substance abuse. On Friday, 02/17/12, Mary’s House, Inc. and eight current or former residents of its Greensboro shelter filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Middle District of … > read more
HealthServe or the emergency room are the only options for health care for many homeless people, who are uninsured, and so this does not seem to be good news: HealthServe Community Health Care Clinic will close one of its two Greensboro locations this month. The clinics, part of the Triad … > read more