StreetWatch May 17-24, 2012: GPD, baseball, community garden, tent city, homeless bunny & more!
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Another homeless woman sleeps outside in Greensboro
I just got a call from a homeless woman who has no place to go. Last night, she slept in a parking garage downtown. She had no sleeping bag. No blankets. She was cold. Temperatures were in the 50′s last night. Concrete makes a cold, hard bed. The women’s winter … > read more
“I’ve never done this before.”
I got a call from a homeless man who needs a tent. A friend who works at the day center suggested he call me. We talked on the phone a couple of times, I gave him walking directions to a place he’d heard that he could safely and legally camp, … > read more
A bike for a beer & more: Tweets from the street, 3/21-3/23/2012
Tweets I sent while doing StreetWatch homeless outreach this past week: 23 Mar 2012: Talked to homeless vets dishonorably discharged for mental illness/addiction related issues. Not eligible for VA treatment. 23 Mar 2012: Hanging out in the shade behind a store talking with 4 homeless guys about jobs, family, military … > read more
48 hours of StreetWatch
In the past two days, StreetWatch has visited lots of homeless people at their camps — in the woods, under bridges, behind shopping centers, in a tent city. (Photos here.) We have partnered with the City and police and property owners. We have distributed food, water, tents, sleeping bags, socks, … > read more
Greensboro kids use gift money to buy blankets for homeless
From my friend Betsy’s post, “We Will Reap”: “…My 11 year old daughter Jessica hasn’t been 11 for very long. We had her birthday party here a couple weeks ago, and she has been wanting an iPod Touch for quite a while. It’s ‘the thing’ you know? They’re very useful … > read more
Current needs for our ministry to unsheltered homeless people: Please help!
Update: Thanks for the link love, Ed Cone! Current Needs List: Updated Monday, 11/28/2011 Tuesday, 12-13-2011 by StreetWatch (on Facebook) Our current needs list (made by homeless people, with help from GPD): blankets (The kind you would want if you lived outside in winter!) sleeping bags firewood (if you can … > read more
Homeless in Greensboro: State of the street, 11/21/11
Doing street outreach the past couple of weeks at homeless camps in Greensboro (and at a tent city with multiple homeless camps), I’ve seen long-familiar faces and lots of new faces. I’ve seen homeless camps spring back up in places that had emptied out for a while. I’ve seen homeless … > read more
To leave the woods, Brad needs a job! (video)
Update, 11/20/2011: Brad has a job! Meet Brad. He lives in a homeless camp, but wants to move inside before winter. To do that, he needs a job. He has lots of skills and experience, which he talks about in this video. Please watch and share.
Down by the riverside
One night a year or so ago, I was at my church, getting things out of the kitchen for street outreach, and half-listening to the mostly incoherent mutterings of my friend, Al — a homeless schizophrenic. His face this night was wrinkled and troubled, his thoughts jumbled, his eyes unfocused. … > read more