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On this year’s homeless count, Greensboro Police Sergeant C.T. Blaylock and volunteer counters visited a downtown Greensboro bridge whose residents included a homeless man and his three legged-cat.   Blaylock, who frequently assists homeless people, later called me to ask if I had any veterinary contacts who might provide a check-up and immunizations for the cat.  I called a friend who’s friends with a vet, but didn’t hear back, and after seeing the homeless friend at a Food Not Bombs dinner later, made a mental note to find someone else who knew a vet.

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Guilford County school system says 930 homeless students; homeless coalition count says 215 homeless children all ages; who do you believe?

*This is also posted on Facebook; my response to a commenter, who answered that she believes the school system:

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advocate friend: if we’re not going 2 do a good job on homeless count, then why count, if we’re just releasing #’s that don’t mean anything?

overheard: GCS rep says 1000+ homeless kids in High Point schools; official 2009 count says only 215 homeless kids in entire county; ???

According to the 2009 point in time count of the homeless in Guilford County, conducted by the Homeless Prevention Coalition (HPCGC) on January 28th, there were 130 unsheltered people in the county, only 26 of whom are chronically homeless.  Keep in mind that those numbers include both Greensboro and High Point.   I believe that the team I was with counted 10 chronically homeless people on the night of the count.  What are the odds that all the other teams combined only found 16 more chronically homeless people out of the remaining 120?  Hmmm…

Read more on Breaking down the homeless count, part 1…

Travis has an idea to dramatically decrease our homeless count numbers — just stop counting — automagic!!

at the HIVE w/Travis, Liz, Tim & friends discussing homeless count numbers & comparing to previous years

36 days after Guilford County’s homeless count, still no numbers released; somebody must not have turned their numbers in on time (again)

Driving to Community Dinner at Grace, a train passed by on the bridge over my head at Fulton Street. I knew that James would be seeing it soon. It always makes me feel connected to him when I watch the trains go by on the way to the bridge where he lives.  (Same bridge Pete and Ricky used to live under.)  Later, downtown at the Green Bean, I stopped in the doorway on the way in to watch a train leaving the station, heading out of town, and again thought, “James will be seeing that train soon.”

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Reidsville also participated in the annual state-wide homeless count last week.  Shelter staff at Room in the Inn say they expect Rockingham County’s homeless numbers to increase about 10% from last year’s count of 226 adults and 42 children. I participated in Greensboro’s street count. Our totals should be released in 1-2 weeks. Based on what we’re seeing on the street and at meal locations, I expect our numbers to be up here, too.

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On Wednesday, January 28th, the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County conducted its annual Point in Time Count, a nation-wide count of the homeless mandated by the Department of Housing and Development.  The yearly census, conducted over a 24-hour period each January, helps determine the funding that each community receives from the government to provide services and housing for homeless people.  The count begins early and continues into the night, with counts done at shelters, transitional housing facilities, meal locations, and on the street.

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Counting the homeless: Volunteers try to find them all
Source: www.news-record.com
GREENSBORO – On Wednesday, a man who would only give his name as J. stood along Battleground Avenue holding a sign: “Homeless. Please Help Me. God Bless You.” A smiley face punctuated the plea…

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