HUD recently awarded renewal funds for existing homeless programs as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Continuum of Care Grants. Homeless service providers in Guilford County received a total of $1,449,318 — a modest increase of $8,244 overall from 2009. Most homeless service providers received the same funding as last … > read more
PRESS RELEASE Jehan Benton-Clark For Immediate Release 336.553.2715 (O) 336.215.1295 (M) Jehan@PartnersEndingHomelessness.org State of Homelessness in Guilford County Guilford County, NC—March 22, 2010– Homelessness has become a national issue of significant proportion with over 300 cities and counties across the country implementing plans to address this human tragedy. In Guilford … > read more
Totals for the 2010 Guilford County homeless count (part of the annual, nationwide HUD count) were reported to the state and available on the web as of March 12th, as reported here at ChosenFast.com. Those numbers were officially released to the media today: On any given night, 1,064 people find … > read more
From the News & Record A 44-year-old man leaving the Bessemer Curb Market was beaten and robbed by two men Saturday, police said. About 5:25 p.m., Anthony Brooks was leaving the store at 925 E. Bessemer Ave. when two men approached him, according to Greensboro police. The men then attacked … > read more
From a formerly homeless friend’s Facebook: Was walking thru the center city park…seems like it has turned into an alcoholic playground. Everywhere i turned there were cups being filled with brown bag specials….i would love to sit and toast in the park…but then again its scorching heat…..pray with me for … > read more
From a friend to me, on Facebook: “I have 2 stories for you tonight. one. A man got beat up last night at Urban Ministries by three kids who live down in Saint James.(he didnt know what hit him or who did it cause he was intoxicated.) The second thing … > read more
Quotes from “10 Plus with Mike Pugh,” in the News & Record: In response to questions about drugs and violence in neighborhoods, Pugh says: “There was one place. I had neighbors call me about it and tell me it had become a crack house, and there was prostitution there, too… … > read more
A mental health advocate and I discussed the recent killing of a pregnant police officer by a paranoid schizophrenic who had recently been released from a state mental institution — even though he had expressed homicidal intentions while in the state’s care. In my opinion, the officer’s tragic death reveals … > read more
The following information was compiled from individual surveys conducted by the Homeless Advisory Committee of the Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County at individual and family shelters for homeless people in Greensboro and High Point in 2004. This information was distributed to all HPCGC members. I suspect that if the … > read more
In her post, “Another one,” Jackie Dowd of the 13th juror, writes, “A homeless man has died of injuries suffered during a savage beating last week in Tampa…” I commented: Another one in Greensboro this week, too. A homeless man named Charlie was beaten to death.* Many homeless people have … > read more