StreetWatch May 17-24, 2012: GPD, baseball, community garden, tent city, homeless bunny & more!
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Helping the homeless, one ninja at a time!
I got the most amazing message through our StreetWatch Facebook page: “I am the mother of a seven year old boy in Greensboro who has a new mission: to help the homeless in his community. Today was the grand opening of his Etsy Shop, Elliot’s Ninjas: Helping the Homeless one … > read more
Homerun for Homelessness, Sunday May 20th
Homerun for Homelessness When: Sunday, May 20, 2012; Gates open at 3pm; Opening pitch at 4pm Who: Greensboro Grasshoppers vs. Lakewood BlueClaws Where: NewBridge Bank Park, Greensboro Join Partners Ending Homelessness for a great day at the ballpark and learn more about PEH partners. Visit exhibit tables highlighting the Servant … > read more
A new home for now
04/28/2012: Today, Melissa and I took a new tent to a homeless couple who desperately needed one. New Home For NowBy StreetWatch | View on Facebook
“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
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
Mark: “I’m in MY house”
 I just got off the phone with Mark. He started his new job earlier this week and moved into his apartment today. When Audrie and I met him while doing StreetWatch in 2009, Mark was living in a homeless camp. He eventually left the camp and had several different … > read more
Guest post: Mark, no longer homeless in Greensboro
This is a guest post from my friend, Mark: Hello,I’m Mark Stinson I was once a Homeless man here in Greensboro,N.C.. But now I’m living in and Oxford house and I’m sober an Off the street’s. Thank’s to the Help from my now Loving friend’s and family of StreetWatch G-Boro.. … > read more