Final county homeless count numbers don’t tell the whole story
posted: March 11, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless count
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 homeless adults in all of Guilford […]
Street count feedback: 57 names… and counting
posted: March 3, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless count
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 people in Greensboro.
To be […]
Guilford County’s 2008 homeless count shows drop in number of unsheltered homeless people
posted: February 29, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless count, homeless news
The Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County has released totals from its annual Point in Time Count of the homeless, conducted last month. The total number of homeless people counted in the county was 981, which was 33 less than last year’s count of 1014. But there was a dramatic drop in the […]
Read More..>>Gail coordinates the count
posted: January 31, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless count, homeless news
Jeri Rowe writes about Gail Haworth, the coordinator for Greensboro’s homeless count, sponsored by the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County. Joseph Rodriguez took some photos during the count. And JR asks, “Are we doing enough to help the homeless?”
Me? I missed the whole thing this year.* Home, sick. […]
2008 Homeless Count in Guilford County
posted: January 10, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless count
The Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County will conduct the annual point in time count of the homeless beginning at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 30th, and continuing through 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 31st. Counts will be conducted by homeless service providers at shelters and transitional housing facilities in Guilford County.
“Street […]
Read the Whole Bible in 2008
posted: January 1, 2008 | category: faith, homelessness
tags: homeless count
Did you read through the Bible in 2007? If not, why not in 2008? Or if you did, why not do it again? This post from last year has links to a number of daily Bible reading plans that will help you do it. You can print a plan and read […]
Read More..>>2008 Homeless Count
posted: December 23, 2007 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless count
North Carolina’s homeless service providers will conduct an annual statewide Point in Time Count of the homeless beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30th and ending 24 hours later at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 31st. [Guilford County’s count will begin and end at 6:00 a.m. to accommodate the breakfast count at Greensboro […]
Read More..>>Is Chronic Homelessness Really Decreasing?
posted: November 8, 2007 | category: homelessness, mental health, substance abuse
tags: homeless count, homeless news, housing, Ten Year Plan
HUD has a released a report based on the January 2007 point in time count of the homeless which shows that chronic homelessness has dropped 12% nationwide, with 20,000 individuals moving from the street to permanent supportive housing. This is part of the federal government’s “Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness” initiative, and Guilford […]
Read More..>>Wheelchair Man, New Plans & Homeless Counts
posted: June 16, 2007 | category: homelessness, substance abuse
tags: homeless count, panhandling, stories, Ten Year Plan, veterans
As I sat down at the kitchen table, I caught a glimpse of a familiar grin out of the corner of my eye. It was a homeless friend, captured in a photo accompanying Jeri Rowe’s story about Wheelchair Man (real name, Marty), on the front page of today’s News & Record.
Marty is a homeless […]
The Homeless Numbers Game
posted: June 13, 2007 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless count, Ten Year Plan
News & Record editorial, Sunday, June 10, 2007:
“[Guilford County’s Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness] will gauge its effectiveness using measurable outcomes, primarily the annual census of the homeless population in Guilford County.”
LA’s Homeless Blog, Monday, June 11, 2007:
“Cities around the country are saying that homelessness is decreasing in their jurisdictions. There are […]
