UPDATE: The amendments to the panhandling ordinance passed unanimously. Tonight, the Greensboro City Council considers significant revisions to the ordinance governing public soliciting, begging and panhandling. The proposed changes would result in a de facto ban on panhandling in the downtown area, and would strictly limit panhandling throughout the rest … > read more
On Friday night, May 15th, hundreds of area youth are expected to sleep outside at Grace Community Church on Lee Street to raise awareness of homelessness, in an event sponsored by New Jerusalem Cathedral (see video). They will sleep in safety, protected by Greensboro police officers, on the same grounds … > read more
From a friend to me, on Facebook: “I have 2 stories for you tonight. one. A man got beat up last night at Urban Ministries by three kids who live down in Saint James.(he didnt know what hit him or who did it cause he was intoxicated.) The second thing … > read more
A Greensboro police officer responds to the news that Shiloh Baptist Church, near the corner of Lee and Eugene Streets, is changing their entrance signs from “No Trespassing” to “Welcome to Shiloh:” “I remember when the signs went up and the problems they were having. They went up because the … > 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
A few weeks ago, I got a message from a reporter friend that GPD was going to do training exercises with explosives at the Coliseum Inn. The reporter asked if I knew where the residents had gone and if the City had made accommodations for them.  I messaged a police … > read more
Fox8 interviewed some of our homeless friends (Mississippi, Junior and Bobby) and one of the GPD cops we partner with (Tim Tepedino) about the freezing temperatures and the lack of shelter. (Story, video.) Junior said: “If it wasn’t for police officers coming down here helping homeless people right here, we’d … > read more
Homeless people are having difficulty accessing substance abuse treatment in Greensboro. Many have told me that they’ve called or visited Guilford Center, the county mental health agency, and just been given the phone number for Bridgeway, the county treatment center. But when they call Bridgeway, they get a recording telling … > read more
On Thursday afternoon, I went by to see friends on the block, at Lee and Eugene, and to let them know about dinner at the HIVE. One of my friends asked for help for his friend, who had just gotten out of the hospital. He’d had major surgery, and then … > read more