Feeding homeless and hungry friends this week: What we still need
posted: August 13, 2008 | category: community, homelessness
tags: day center, free meals, homeless needs, hunger, you can help
A bunch of us are collaborating to feed homeless and hungry friends for breakfast tomorrow and Friday, and also dinner on Friday, since we found out that the Hospitality House is closed this week. We’re planning for 180-200 people at each meal. Some people have asked what we still need.
Need:
whole bananas and/or cut up […]
Read More..>>July 10th news update: homelessness, day center, cops and more
posted: July 10, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, downtown, Greensboro, homeless news, housing first, police
Random thoughts and updates for this week:
1.) I’m very thankful for the “housing first” initiative that is moving chronically homeless people from the street to permanent housing, but… I’m growing increasingly frustrated with the all-too-frequent staff and program changes among community support providers, as well as the limitations of available mental health services. […]
Council to consider setting aside $200K for homeless day center
posted: June 17, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, homeless news
Amanda Lehmert at the News & Record writes about the efforts of homeless residents, advocates, politicians and providers to create a homeless day center in Greensboro. City Council member Dianne Bellamy-Small, Liz Seymour and Tim Hutchinson from Food Not Bombs, Jehan Benton from Partnering to End Homelessness, and I discussed with Amanda our convergent […]
Read More..>>Homeless camp clean-up
posted: June 14, 2008 | category: community, faith, homelessness
tags: day center, homeless news
After talking to a cop friend earlier this week, I found out that the camp of some homeless friends needed cleaning. So the NightWatch team spent a few hours in the woods this afternoon. To protect privacy and anonymity, we don’t usually take photos. But I did take a little “before and […]
Read More..>>Day center plans moving forward
posted: June 6, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, homeless news
We had another meeting yesterday about a proposed homeless day center for Greensboro. The core services list: phones, mail, bathrooms, toiletries, showers, laundry, lockers, quiet room (for resting), and bus passes. There was good discussion and there’s more to be done. But things are moving along…
Frank Mickens from WFMY attended the meeting and […]
Homeless News Update, 04/25/08
posted: April 25, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, homeless news
I’ve been busy doing instead of writing lately, so here’s a little update on local homeless news.
Last night, I attended the third of four planned registration dinner meetings at HealthServe for homeless people without income or health benefits. These have been going really well and a number of those who have attended and registered […]
TDBS and Wells meet with pastors, providers and advocates about a homeless day center
posted: April 4, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, homeless news
Jordan Green writes about yesterday’s homeless day center meeting, led by City Council member Dianne Bellamy-Small, with homeless service providers, pastors, advocates and others.
Here’s a quote from Bellamy-Small City Council member Goldie Wells:
“To say that we have no place that people can go to, and be safe, is an indictment against our city,” Wells said. […]
County continues Commissioner-led dialogue with the homeless
posted: March 6, 2008 | category: community, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse
tags: crack cocaine, day center, homeless news, politics
Last night, Guilford County Commissioner Paul Gibson brought a group of County service providers to meet with about 100 homeless Greensboro residents at Grace Community Church. This was a follow-up to a meeting Gibson arranged last week between County staff and a smaller group of homeless folks as part of the Winter Series, co-sponsored […]
Read More..>>Daydreaming about a day center…
posted: February 22, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, needs
Today, Travis and I were daydreaming over IM about a day center for our homeless friends:
me: i’m hoping that if we get a day center, i can work there. not running it, but just cooking or cleaning or something. just being there
travis: You can only work at the day center if you […]
Day Center, Day Center, Day Center
posted: January 16, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: day center, homeless news
MY friend Jordan Green writes about “Why Greensboro Needs A Homeless Day Center,” at the YES! Weekly blog. I talked about it briefly at Council last night. It came up in a discussion with a homeless friend who’s been “moved along” by UNCG PD and GPD more than a few times lately. […]
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