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Joseph’s House Carwash Fundraiser will benefit homeless young adults in Guilford County

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Michele (CM)| Leave a comment

Event: Carwash Fundraiser
Host: Joseph’s House
Time: Saturday, July 30 · 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: AutoZone; 3916 Battleground Avenue; Greensboro, NC

Come and Support Joseph’s House at our Carwash Fundraiser!
Fundraising Activities:

  • Carwash – Free with Donations
  • Baked Goods For Sale
  • Hot Dogs For Sale

If you’re not able to attend this event, but would like to support our cause we are accepting donations either via checks made out to Joseph’s House (PO Box 13241, Greensboro, NC, 27415) or click here to donate online through our website.

We so much appreciate your support and your generosity. We truly hope to see you at the event.

Joseph’s House provides homeless young adults in Guilford County with shelter, food, clothing, and other supportive services to assist them into becoming self-sufficient. Services are provided in an atmosphere of caring, compassion, love, and instruction with absolute respect and unconditional love.

>> Visit “Joseph’s House Carwash Fundraiser” event page on Facebook.
>> Visit JosephsHouse.net.

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“I know what saved me and it wasn’t rehab.”

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Michele (CM)| Leave a comment

Previously posted on 4/29/2006 with the title “Andrea, formerly homeless”

Notes taken at NightWatch benefit concert, 04/08/06, during a talk by Andrea, formerly homeless:

“I know what saved me and it wasn’t rehab.”

Andrea was living on the street, smoking crack, prostituting herself, she was raped, and she experienced the death of her daughter. She eventually came to a homeless shelter. About this time began to understand…

“I [once] lived on the other side of town [and] this kind of stuff didn’t happen… I didn’t know [before] that people lived like that.”

With the help of God, Andrea began to get clean.

“God is no respecter of persons. If He did it for me, He’ll do it for you. But He’s a Holy God and He calls us to obedience and to do His will, not ours.”

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Family homeless shelter closes due to lack of funds

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Michele (CM)| 1 Comment

In case you missed my Tweets:

Homelessness doesn’t go on hiatus, but family shelters do? Trying to find out why gihn.org is “closed temporarily.”

And:

This is why family shelter closed – Greensboro Homeless Program Temporarily Closing Due to Costs http://t.co/zwojJ9Y

From the linked article: “…the average homeless person is 9 years old, and there is a common misunderstanding that the homeless population consists of mostly adults.” True. The economy is hitting everybody hard. But it’s extra hard to see kids suffer.

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