“Cafe Claus,” a Christmas-themed pampering event for homeless women and children in transitional housing programs, emergency shelters, and substance abuse recovery facilities in Greensboro, is coming up on December 1st. Find out how you can help.
More here: HomelessYouthAmongUs.org Guilford County has three housing programs for homeless youth: Youth Focus’ Act Together crisis care facility serves homeless youth aged 11-18. Joseph’s House, in Greensboro, serves homeless young adults, aged 18-21. I Am Now, in High Point, serves homeless young adults, aged 18-23. But there isn’t enough … > read more
Last night on NightWatch, I talked to a homeless friend who’s completed two different well-known, faith-based, long-term, residential substance abuse rehabilitation programs. But he’s still on the street, and still using. So, what happened? The big flaw in many residential rehab programs is the lack of after-care. In both of … > read more
Last Wednesday night, my friend Deb and I went to the ER at Wesley Long with a Community Dinner guest. He was having DTs really bad and he wanted help. He told us that he wouldn’t make it through another winter on the street. We hoped to get him into … > read more
From North Carolina Coalition to End Homelessness blog: “Often, agencies providing shelter to the homeless don’t realize that they fall under the Fair Housing Law or the American Disabilities Act. But in fact, whether you are providing short or long term shelter, chances are one of these laws apply to … > read more
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 & … > read more
I attended North Carolina’s homeless conference last month, but my carpool left before the awards luncheon, so until I saw it in an NC DHHS newsletter this week, I didn’t know that Greensboro’s Westover Church had received the Outstanding Congregation Award. [The award was] created in recognition that congregations and … > read more
Notes from the state homeless conference, 04/10/07: He had a home, a family, two cars and job making $60K a year. Then he got divorced and lost his job. The loss of his family and his life led to depression and alcohol use that made him unemployable. He lived from … > read more
The Greensboro Minimum Wage Campaign is “working to increase the Greensboro minimum wage to $9.36/hour.” As a self-avowed “poverty warrior,” I agree with the mission of helping the poor. But the critical thinker in me is still a little skeptical that a 35% hike in the minimum wage is the … > read more
Today, the Bush administration announced $1.4 billion in funding for local homeless programs. North Carolina will receive $18.5 million. Homeless service providers in the Triad were awarded $1.28 million, which is slightly more than 2005, but less than 2004. Details on local HUD awards for the past three years: Continuum … > read more