Making an economic case for housing the homeless
posted: July 7, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: housing first, policy, Ten Year Plan
In an ideal world, we’d all do the right thing because it’s the right thing to do. But this is the real world, and sometimes people need incentives. Jehan Benton, director of Guilford County’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, talks to the N&R’s Joe Killian:
“You can break it down where you end up […]
Greensboro Urban Ministry to begin housing program for homeless families thanks to $1 million bequest
posted: June 25, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: housing, housing first, news, poverty, Ten Year Plan
From Mike Aiken, executive director, Greensboro Urban Ministry:
The Greensboro Urban Ministry Board of Directors approved the start-up of a new program, Beyond Pathways, and the establishment of a new fund at the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, thanks to the receipt of a nearly $1 million bequest from the estate of Nancy Richmond Hudson.
“Nancy Hudson […]
Letter to the Editor: Progress on Ten Year Plan?
posted: February 27, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless news, Ten Year Plan
A social work student writes a very optimistic letter to the editor of the News & Record:
“Guilford County has moved forward with a 10-year plan… efforts are solidifying.”
Really? Please tell me more, because I’m actually on the Task Force and I haven’t heard a thing in months.
“In January 2007, more than 1,200 people were […]
Commemorate This, Greensboro
posted: January 4, 2008 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless news, politics, Ten Year Plan
My BFF and I went to the Green Bean this morning after the gym for a quick coffee. We sat by the front window. We saw two trains and 11 homeless friends. And I wondered aloud, “When are we ever going to get a day center?”
Afterwards, we drove by the downtown library […]
Where Do You Go When You’re Homeless On A Holiday?
posted: November 20, 2007 | category: homelessness
tags: holidays, needs, Ten Year Plan, you can help
From an IM conversation today with a homeless friend:
“any word on a day center? such a place would be great at times like this when holidays close all the public buildings”
The City libraries are closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The downtown library is a de facto day center for […]
The United Way, Homelessness & Leadership
posted: November 16, 2007 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless news, Ten Year Plan
In a publication entitled, “Employee Campaign Manager Guide 2007,” (go to pg. 6 of the PDF) the United Way of Greater Greensboro says:
In 2006, United Way demonstrated leadership and caring by…
Leading county-wide efforts to develop a plan to end homelessness…
In 2007, United Way will continue to provide leadership and caring by…
Leading the effort to end […]
Task Force To Ask County’s Help In Implementing Plan To End Homelessness
posted: November 14, 2007 | category: homelessness
tags: homeless news, policy, Ten Year Plan
The Guilford County Task Force to End Homelessness met yesterday, five months after publicly presenting a Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in our community. Since the June presentation, there has been little progress on implementing the plan, and there has been some confusion over who would be responsible for administration and […]
Read More..>>After Rehab: Back to the Street
posted: November 10, 2007 | category: homelessness, substance abuse
tags: housing, stories, Ten Year Plan
Last night on NightWatch, I talked to a homeless friend who’s completed two different well-known, faith-based, long-term, residential substance abuse rehabilitation programs. But he’s still on the street, and still using. So, what happened?
The big flaw in many residential rehab programs is the lack of after-care. In both of the rehabs that […]
Is Chronic Homelessness Really Decreasing?
posted: November 8, 2007 | category: homelessness, mental health, substance abuse
tags: homeless count, homeless news, housing, Ten Year Plan
HUD has a released a report based on the January 2007 point in time count of the homeless which shows that chronic homelessness has dropped 12% nationwide, with 20,000 individuals moving from the street to permanent supportive housing. This is part of the federal government’s “Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness” initiative, and Guilford […]
Read More..>>Discharged: No Help For Homeless Alcoholic
posted: September 30, 2007 | category: homelessness, substance abuse
tags: policy, stories, Ten Year Plan
Last Wednesday night, my friend Deb and I went to the ER at Wesley Long with a Community Dinner guest. He was having DTs really bad and he wanted help. He told us that he wouldn’t make it through another winter on the street. We hoped to get him into a detox […]
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