Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: San Diego Police Department’s Serial Inebriate Program attempts to stop the “revolving door” (detox to jail to hospital to street and back) for chronically homeless alcoholics. The SIP strategy is to convict on criminal charges (drunk in public/disorderly conduct) and then provide treatment … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Notes from session with John Yazwinski, Executive Director, Father Bill’s Place in Quincy, Massachusetts: Rules and regulations in homeless shelters don’t work for many people with significant mental illness or serious substance abuse issues. They’re asked to stand in line to get a … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: She’s a high school senior, headed to college next year. Not so long ago, she was homeless. Her mom is on drugs and her father is incarcerated. She lived with an aunt, but when she was 16, her aunt moved and told her … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Michael was a healthcare worker, struggling with addiction. He cared for his grandmom after she was diagnosed with cancer, but lost hope when she died and his addiction worsened. With no other family support, he became homeless. He eventually went to a treatment … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Rebecca Garland, Executive Director, N.C. State Board of Education, spoke about homeless students, who are out of their “comfort zone” while homeless. Their focus is on surviving, not learning. She referenced Maslow and reiterated that homeless children are focusing on the most basic … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: Theodis Beck, North Carolina Secretary of Correction, explained that the Department of Corrections is part of the North Carolina Interagency Council for Coordinating Homeless Programs and is participating in the joint effort to end homelessness because of the relationship between incarceration and homelessness. … > read more
Appointees to a countywide Task Force charged with developing Guilford County’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness were announced at a Feb. 9th event sponsored by the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County. The Task Force members were appointed by Greensboro Mayor Keith Holliday, High Point Mayor Becky Smothers and … > read more
On Thursday, Feb. 9th, a Guilford County Task Force to End Homelessness will be announced. The Task Force members have been appointed by Greensboro Mayor Keith Holliday, High Point Mayor Becky Smothers, and Guilford County Commissioner Chair Carolyn Coleman. The Task Force is a collaborative, county-wide effort targeting homelessness in … > read more
I just returned from a celebration at Greensboro Urban Ministry’s (GUM) Partnership Village Community Building. HUD Field Director Ed Ellis handed over a huge cardboard check ($78,000 worth) to GUM Executive Director Rev. Mike Aiken, and also announced grants totaling $1.265 million to nine member agencies of the Homeless Prevention … > read more