Today on my way home from church, I saw one of the many U.S. military veterans that I know who are or have been homeless in Greensboro. He was flying a sign at his usual corner. I stopped to say hello and asked if I could take a picture of … > read more
Met with my friend John today, and his friend, who lives on the street in Greensboro. John talked about following your passion and helping others: “One person with passion and courage becomes a majority.” – John Haynes I loved it. I wrote it on my napkin so I could share … > read more
From Liz Seymour: The Interactive Resource Center (IRC) is the daytime counterpart to the winter emergency shelter WE! Program. It has come together very quickly with the help and skills of homeless people, community advocates, people from the faith community, and former city council members, and like the WE! Program, … > read more
From the News & Record, 01/15/2009: Kenneth Brown keeps the small, red book in his small, cluttered office at the Salvation Army Family Store. He and Nicole “Nikky” Slaughter, his assistant manager, use it to record the names of any new student who comes in for community service after getting … > read more
Operation Greensboro Cares, a fundraising partnership coordinated by the United Way, the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, the News & Record and other media partners, is raising money for emergency shelter (including winter shelter through the WE! program), emergency food assistance through food pantries, and emergency financial assistance with power … > read more
I saw one of our homeless lady friends at breakfast this morning. She sleeps outside. I noticed right away that she looked really peaceful and beautiful this morning. She struggles with addiction, and that battle is usually evident in her appearance. But not today. I went to hug her and … > read more
Tonight was the Food Not Bombs dinner at the HIVE. A lot of the people who eat at the FNB dinners are homeless, and some are formerly homeless. Tonight, one of my formerly homeless friends came and brought her daughter. They went in the kitchen and got out the biggest … > read more
A few years ago, I had a painful, end-of-the-spiritual-rope, disappointed, disillusioned, despairing, ministry-burnout experience. It was lonely and painful. And in the midst of it, I cried out to God and begged, “I just want to serve people. That’s all I want. I just want to go scrub toilets. I … > read more
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 … > read more
I posted the prayer I prayed on my way home from last night’s NightWatch. One of my prayers was for “my friend who sleeps at Grace who’s moving into housing and who needs to be encouraged.” Today, he sent me an email and asked me to forward it to the … > read more