On Christmas Eve Day, there will a time and location change for the Saturday morning breakfast for the homeless and hungry that is usually served by Burrito Bikers at 8:00am at Center City Park. The December 24th Saturday breakfast downtown will be served at 10:00am at West Market Street Methodist … > read more
A traditional Christmas meal will be served to the needy at Bender’s Tavern, 4517-A W. Market St. in Greensboro, on Christmas Day, December 25th, from 10am until 3pm. On the menu: turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, green beans, cranberry sauce and a dinner roll. Shuttles will provide transportation for dinner guests. … > read more
From Greensboro Urban Ministry: An Average Day at Greensboro Urban Ministry… Potter’s House Community Kitchen serves breakfast, lunch and supper to more than 600 people each day. The Food Bank distributes emergency food orders to 30-50 families and provides 20 non-profits with hundreds of pounds of food. The Emergency Assistance … > read more
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. Since RUCO began, there has been a dramatic decline in the number of violations. (See … > read more
A friend contacted me yesterday to tell me that police were no longer allowing people to stand on “the block,” a well-known and long-time gathering spot at the corner of Lee and Eugene Streets near the homeless shelter, soup kitchen and health clinic. Traditionally, most of the people who stood … > read more
On Friday night, May 15th, hundreds of area youth are expected to sleep outside at Grace Community Church on Lee Street to raise awareness of homelessness, in an event sponsored by New Jerusalem Cathedral (see video). They will sleep in safety, protected by Greensboro police officers, on the same grounds … > read more
Armed with stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs, medical staffers from the HealthServe Community Clinic paid a visit to this week’s Winter Series at the downtown library. While diners enjoyed the vegan meal prepared by members of Food Not Bombs, they also had the chance to talk with a nurse and … > read more
image credit: borazivkovic I went to the annual ConvergeSouth Barbecue at David and Jinni Hoggard’s on Friday night. It was great to see my blogging friends. At the end of the evening, Hogg asked if I wanted to take the rest of the food (there was lots left!) to feed … > read more
0 to 7 Stages of Crack Cocaine Use and Withdrawal Pattern 0) Currently using: Auditory hallucinations, hypertensive, hyper vigilant. During usage a person may think they hear sirens, cars pulling up outside, music, people talking, etc. Some people will experience tactile hallucinations such as skin crawling or seeing bugs on … > read more
The Greensboro City Council is considering cutting $42,000, or 33%, from emergency assistance funding. Emergency assistance is part of the City’s Homeless Prevention funding, and it goes to several local agencies, including Greensboro Urban Ministries, the Salvation Army, Mary’s House and Family Services of the Piedmont. Emergency assistance funds pay … > read more