A News & Record article about homeless camps in the path of the Downtown Greenway elicited the usual negative comments about homeless people. One of those who responded with truth (and grace) was a friend of mine, who’s been homeless in the past. The only experts on homelessness are people … > read more
In the city’s path Saturday, March 6, 2010 By Lorraine Ahearn GREENSBORO – 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. Served notice that heavy equipment will soon be brought in for soil sampling, five … > read more
“Can you please get me some boots? I need to get these feet off the ground.” — Alexander, homeless in Greensboro At homeless camp, with four guys: “How many of y’all need new boots?” Answer: “We could probably all use some.” “I’ve had these a while.” Understatement. Would you like … > read more
FOX8′s Roxanna Haynes came along with me and Derek Dunham on StreetWatch.
Urban Ministry estimated it served 4,000 meals Thursday. Sam Wood appreciates the warm food and kindness of the volunteers. He has held retail and odd jobs his whole working life, but when he lost his last job and got divorced, he found himself on the streets for nearly two years. … > read more
I wrote about the guys on the block (and more) for the News & Record: “When there’s nowhere to go,” by Michele Forrest; published Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. It’s online here, and reposted below: My ministry partner, Audrie Keen, and I provide a street outreach to the homeless in Greensboro, … > read more
My ministry partner, Audrie Keen, describes what we saw while doing street outreach today: Hurting, lonely people. People who have no voice, people who are hungry, people who need to be warm and have no sleeping bag when the temps drop. People who are heavily addicted to drugs and don’t … > read more
On Saturday, June 27, 2009, my ministry partner, Audrie Keen and I, along with our friends Lavaughn and Lee, participated in an Americorps homeless camp cleanup. The camp we cleaned was one of several in an area that lies in the path of Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway. I recently learned, through … > read more
A homeless man, Ronald Wrenn, was hit by a car on Friday night while crossing South Eugene Street on his way to the Salvation Army Center of Hope’s emergency overflow night shelter. He died shortly afterward** at Moses Cone Hospital. I found out just after it happened from our church’s … > 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