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
Doing street outreach the past couple of weeks at homeless camps in Greensboro (and at a tent city with multiple homeless camps), I’ve seen long-familiar faces and lots of new faces. I’ve seen homeless camps spring back up in places that had emptied out for a while. I’ve seen homeless … > read more
Greensboro Christian Church’s First Thursday dinners for the homeless and hungry start back up on Thursday, September 1st. Pick-up for those who need a ride will be at 5:30pm at the downtown library. The dinner is at 6pm at the church, at 3232 Yanceyville Street. The free dinners are held … > read more
Grace United Methodist Church at 438 West Friendly Avenue in downtown Greensboro has begun a new breakfast ministry to the hungry and homeless: “Arise at Grace.” Breakfast will be served on Tuesday mornings from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Breakfast guests: Please use the entrance on Friendly Avenue. There will be … > read more
On a Sunday morning in late October 2009, Hayes Holderness headed out on his bicycle with a backpack full of hot egg, sausage, cheese, and hash brown burritos, to provide breakfast to residents of a homeless tent city, and thus, Greensboro Burrito Bikers was born. Soon, other riders joined him, … > read more
“Many summer food programs have been slashed during the recession leaving low-income children with fewer options, a report by the Food Research and Action Center said Tuesday.The budget cuts reduced participation in summer school food programs across the nation over the past years, the anti-hunger group said.This drop in participation … > read more
From a commenter: Hello: My name is David. I am 69 years old ( I have a hip replacement) and I can’t do very much! I attend Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif. I hope you will read this e-mail. I thought it might be of some interest to you. … > read more
On Thursday afternoon, I went by to see friends on the block, at Lee and Eugene, and to let them know about dinner at the HIVE. One of my friends asked for help for his friend, who had just gotten out of the hospital. He’d had major surgery, and then … > read more
From the News & Record, letters to the editor, 08/20/2008: Urban Ministry serves homeless breakfast Your article, “Discovering a need, blogger takes action†(A1, Aug. 14), contained incorrect information. It stated, “Hospitality House is the only place in the city that serves breakfast to the homeless.†I have the opportunity … > read more