Totals for the 2010 Guilford County homeless count (part of the annual, nationwide HUD count) were reported to the state and available on the web as of March 12th, as reported here at ChosenFast.com. Those numbers were officially released to the media today: On any given night, 1,064 people find … > read more
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 … > read more
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 … > read more
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 … > read more
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 … > read more
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… Volunteers Count Homeless People In … > read more
Homeless people often have everything they own in their backpacks. These backpacks were stashed near where some of my homeless friends were reading or using computers at the library yesterday afternoon. From my on-the-street perspective, it certainly appears that hunger and homelessness are increasing in Greensboro. There are more and … > read more
Random thoughts and updates for this week: 1.) I’m very thankful for the “housing first” initiative that is moving chronically homeless people from the street to permanent housing, but… I’m growing increasingly frustrated with the all-too-frequent staff and program changes among community support providers, as well as the limitations of … > read more
The Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County has released final numbers from the January 2008 point in time count of the homeless. But the totals counted don’t tell the whole story. » View official 2008 homeless count numbers for Guilford County According to the official count, there are 101 chronically … > read more
A street outreach team member who saw my post about the homeless count says: “If there are only 57 homeless people on the street in Greensboro, then I know every one of them by name.” I had to laugh. We both know a whole lot more than 57 unsheltered homeless … > read more