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DayWatch, October 2008; image credit: Michele Forrest

There will be a DayWatch event for the homeless and hungry on Saturday, November 21, 2009,  outside by the downtown library. A hot meal will be served to guests around 5:00 p.m., and volunteers will distribute clothing, blankets, hats, gloves, socks, hygiene kits and snack bags. Pastors from Mosaic Church will offer a message.

Read more on DayWatch for the hungry and homeless: Saturday, 11/21/2009…

From Greensboro Urban Ministry:

Feast of Caring
November 19, 2009, 5:00 – 7:00 PM
(Thursday before Thanksgiving)
First Baptist Church
1000 W. Friendly Ave, 27410

Greensboro Urban Ministry’s 18th annual Feast of Caring will be Thursday, November 19, 2009. Last year, a record $113,783 was raised in donations and pledges with over 2,100 people in attendance!

Read more on 2009 Feast of Caring: Eat good soup, and help feed & house the homeless!…

"The block" at Lee & Eugene Streest; image credit: News & Record

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 out on the corner were homeless, and many of them spent their time on the block drinking. Today, I received reports from a number of sources with information about what may have led to the clearing of the block.

Read more on Alston meets with residents; Bellamy clears block; day center gets $275K…

Greensboro’s homeless day center, Interactive Resource Center, is sponsoring a team in the Greensboro CROP Hunger Walk.

What is a CROP Hunger Walk? Neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting.

» Click here to donate online via secure server.

Read more on Support Greensboro’s homeless day center in Crop Walk…

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Lord, Save Us From Your Followers

Why is the Gospel of Love Dividing America?

If you were to meet ten average Americans on the street, nine of them would say they believe in God. So why is the Gospel of Love dividing America?

Read more on Lord Save Us From Your Followers…

Mark Horvath is coming to Greensboro August 22nd & 23rd as part of the InvisiblePeople.tv Road Trip U.S.A.!!

From Mark, at InvisiblePeople.tv:

This summer, InvisiblePeople.tv is traveling across America to capture the stories of people without a home. By visiting tent cities, motels, and other modern-day accommodations for people without a home, this tour will unearth the modern-day realities of homelessness while providing a venue for “invisible” people to tell their story, raw and unedited.

» PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AT INVISIBLEPEOPLE.TV

Read more on InvisiblePeople.tv Road Trip U.S.A.: The Journey Begins!…

From Partners Ending Homelessness:

Partners Ending Homelessness will sponsor the 1st Annual Furnish a Dream Furniture Drive in partnership with the Agents of Grace, Old Dominion Freight Company, Home to Home, and Barnabas Network. The two day event will kick-off on Saturday, August 22, 2009 in the parking lot of 200 Steele located at the Corner of E. Kivett Dr. and N. Centennial St. in High Point. The following Saturday, August 29th the furniture drive will be held in conjunction with Agents of Grace’s day of service  which will be held at Grimsley High School located at 801 Westover Terrace in Greensboro.

Read more on 1st Annual Furnish a Dream Furniture Drive…

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 that church leaders voted to post with “no trespassing” signs last year, in response to large numbers of homeless people sleeping on the property.  Irony.   (Grace also housed dozens of women inside this year, in a winter emergency shelter.)

Read more on Awareness-raising teens to sleep outside where homeless can’t…

Press release, via Liz Seymour:

HOMELESS AND POOR PEOPLE TO ASK CITY COUNCIL NOT TO CUT FUNDING TO HOMELESS SERVICES
Tuesday, April 21 walk from “The Block” to City Council meeting will highlight need for continued services

Read more on Homeless and poor people’s walk to City Council, Tuesday April 21…

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The Greensboro Grasshoppers
and Partners Ending Homelessness present
HOMERUN FOR HOMELESSNESS

To commemorate the two year implementation of Guilford County’s Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness, and to increase knowledge about homelessness in our community.

Read more on Homerun for Homelessness: June 1st…

From Liz Seymour:

Carwash at the HIVE
Saturday, March 28!

Spring cleaning time! The men of the WE! (winter emergency shelter) program are holding a carwash this Saturday, March 28th at the HIVE (1214 Grove Street) to raise money for housing after the WE! program closes on April 1. The carwash begins at 8:00 a.m. and runs all day in the parking lot — $10 a car.

Read more on Carwash for homeless housing!…

From Jen Worrells at the Greensboro Public Library:

Reception for Homeless and Friends Art Exhibit
Monday, March 30, 5:30 pm

As a closing ceremony to the Winter Series, Greensboro Public Library is hosting a reception for the Homeless and Friends Art Exhibit that will be on display at Central Library through the end of March.

Read more on Reception for Homeless and Friends Art Exhibit…