I wrote about the guys on the block (and more) for the News & Record: “When there’s nowhere to go,” by Michele Forrest; published Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. It’s online here, and reposted below: My ministry partner, Audrie Keen, and I provide a street outreach to the homeless in Greensboro, … > read more
On the block: Patrol cop says guys can talk to us but then have to go. They ask, why can we talk but not wait for work? Cop: Doing my job.
Comments on another site reminded me of these words from a homeless friend: “Everybody’s always trying to give us job training. We just want a job.”
 The opening of Greensboro’s new homeless day center, tentatively scheduled for this fall, has been pushed back to allow board members to raise additional funds. In March, the Strasser family donated the Southern Plate & Window Glass Co. building at East Washington St. and Murrow Blvd., but the building … > read more
Via email, from Action Greensboro: “… As you may know, Action Greensboro is spearheading a public/private partnership to create a Downtown Greenway… Construction… will displace those living in this area…” Â Â This is Mark. He is homeless and lives outside in a wooded camp in downtown Greensboro in the … > read more
On Tuesday, April 7th, the Greensboro City Council will consider a proposed change to the panhandling ordinance, limiting the hours to 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The current ordinance doesn’t specify hours, it prohibits panhandling after sunset. If Council approves the change, panhandlers will lose some hours of begging time … > read more
Today on my way home from church, I saw one of the many U.S. military veterans that I know who are or have been homeless in Greensboro. He was flying a sign at his usual corner. I stopped to say hello and asked if I could take a picture of … > read more
This is my friend Terry. He’s been homeless in Greensboro for four years. He’s camped under bridges, in the woods, and in empty houses and buildings all over town. He feels safer outside than in the shelters. (A lot of homeless people feel this way.) Terry likes to work. And … > read more
This is a photo of a homeless, pregnant friend of mine, flying a sign at a busy Greensboro intersection on a cold winter afternoon. The sign reads: Lost Job. Pregnant. Homeless. Hungry. Anything helps! God bless! She and her husband are expecting a baby in a couple of months. They … > read more
From Liz Seymour: The Interactive Resource Center (IRC) is the daytime counterpart to the winter emergency shelter WE! Program. It has come together very quickly with the help and skills of homeless people, community advocates, people from the faith community, and former city council members, and like the WE! Program, … > read more