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In the city’s path
Saturday, March 6, 2010
By Lorraine AhearnGREENSBORO – Two paths converged in a not-so-distant wood this week: the $26 million Downtown Greenway, and a longtime homeless “tent city” in its way.
Read more on “In the city’s path” — Homeless move for Greenway…
Susanna Birdsong of the NC Coalition to End Homelessness, in the Catawba Valley Citizen:
“The amount of federal dollars allocated to homelessness every year is based in part on U.S. Census data, and people who experience homelessness have historically been grossly underrepresented in the Census. They don’t have mailing addresses. They are misinformed about eligibility. They don’t get counted, and so perpetuate the current underfunding of solutions. Census data informs over $400 Billion in spending on things like schools, job training and housing every year.
Read more on Accurate US Census count will help NC homeless…
Audrie: StreetWatch exhausts food supply preparing homeless for snow. News-Record.com: http://bit.ly/cfPUVh Help? http://bit.ly/c26U4f
Outpouring of donations for homeless after L Ahearn’s Sunday News-Record article. Gonna share what we can’t use w/refugee helpers. Thanks!
Sgt. Blaylock called: 2 pickup truckloads of donations for homeless dropped off at GPD so far in response to News-Record article.
Homeless measure temps with blankets, http://bit.ly/7y1dbZ. News & Record’s Lorraine Ahearn visits the homeless with StreetWatch.
Met Mike. Told me 3 mutual friends are now inside & chronically ill friend got health care. Good news! Needs tent, boots. We’ll be back.
NBC News clip: Artist Bill Mangum’s help to Greensboro homeless. Opens w/shot of Mark, then Larry & others at camp. http://bit.ly/8JEUNW
Heard local news offered guys at camp $5/each for story, more if they held wine bottle. If true, sucks. Be glad I wasn’t there.
Just heard that NBC News came down to the camp and interviewed Mark. On national news tomorrow.
Photo slideshow from News & Record of Sunset Hills lighted Christmas balls. (See the blog.) Go and see the lights and bring a canned food donation to feed the hungry!
