StreetWatch May 17-24, 2012: GPD, baseball, community garden, tent city, homeless bunny & more!
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“How He Loves Us,” sung by a vagabond at a homeless tent city in Greensboro
Melissa and I met a new friend at the Freeman Mill tent city on Friday while we were doing StreetWatch. Jeffrey told us that he’s not homeless, “just a vagabond”, and he played and sang music for us and let me film him. The first thing he played was, I … > read more
99 Blocks: The Benches: Downtown Belongs To Us All
Good article (and discussion, in the comments) about benches and homeless people in downtown Greensboro: 99 Blocks Magazine – The Benches: Downtown Belongs To Us All.
IRC director speaks about Guilford County budget plan to eliminate funding request for homeless day center
Via News & Record, 04/23/2012: “Alex Santos didn’t expect to be homeless before he was 30. Then, in the past few years, the 28-year-old lost his job, his wife and his home all in a row — the pillars of his life falling like dominoes. He’s one of hundreds who … > read more
Another homeless woman sleeps outside in Greensboro
I just got a call from a homeless woman who has no place to go. Last night, she slept in a parking garage downtown. She had no sleeping bag. No blankets. She was cold. Temperatures were in the 50′s last night. Concrete makes a cold, hard bed. The women’s winter … > read more
DGI nixes Hamburger Square benches which could have attracted “undesirable homeless”
Hamburger Square park on South Elm Street in downtown Greensboro is being spruced up. A DGI-led task force has made intentional design decisions to discourage homeless people from using the park. And they’re making that decision public: “Elizabeth Link, the city’s urban designer, created the landscape design for the park. … > read more
Panhandling 101, Greensboro Style
Where can I get a license to panhandle in Greensboro? Panhandling licenses can be obtained through the City of Greensboro Collections Division, located in Room 11 on the Upper Ground (UG) Level of the Melvin Municipal Office Building, 300 W. Washington St. (map) Their phone number is 336-373-2501. Who can … > read more
News & Record editorial: IRC a bright ray of hope
…the IRC is a lot like its neighbor, the J. Douglas Galyon Depot, connecting clients to the means to get from here to there through an impressive assortment of partner agencies. A recent visit on a gray, rainy day revealed a full house of homeless clients, some conferring quietly with … > read more
my story, by melissa gayle
Guest post, by Melissa Gayle: you don’t know my story, only bits and pieces, i treat homelessness like its my main thesis. I’ve walked in those shoes, I’ve slept on those streets, i used to be chronically homeless,and ppl looked at me like i was a disease.that was me, you … > read more
Homeless memorial events in Greensboro, Dec. 21st
Each year since 1990, on December 21st, which is on or near the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has sponsored National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. This is a time to remember our homeless friends who have died … > read more