Tracy recovers from drug addiction, homelessness · 2/5/2012 · By Anita Gilmore and Tracy Herbin...

By Anita Gilmore and Tracy Herbin

From 1990-2008, I was addicted to alco-hol and later was introduced to crack cocaine. During this time I became

homeless and lost my apartment, which I had lived in for four-and-a-half years. I had the money to pay my bills but my addiction told me that I didn’t have to pay bills since I was in public housing. My addiction told me that my rent was free. I listened to my addic-tion, became homeless and ended up living under a bridge, in abandoned houses, old cars and was so drunk that one night I slept in a dumpster. After spending three winter months under the bridge on Murrow Bou-levard, I couldn’t take it anymore and knew I couldn’t live.

I began going to Behavioral Health Treat-ment Center as an outpatient. I was drunk when I arrived and always had a bottle of alcohol with me so I could drink it in the bathroom during class breaks. I also looked for some crack and drink wine after class.

I got tired of being sick and decided to check myself into the residential treatment center from Behavioral Health. I stay there from August 2008 through February 2009 and have been clean since then. I left and have not touched a wine bottle, beer can or crack since Aug. 14, 2008. I will be clean for four years in 2012. Thank God I am a recov-ered alcoholic addict. I have my own place and I give all the thanks to God.

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VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4 February 2012PRINTING NEWS THAT DOESN’T FIT

BOB NORFLEET | PHOTOGRAPHER

Tracy Herbin’s alcohol and drug addictions caused him to become homeless and live under this bridge on Murrow Boulevard. Tracy recovered from 18 years of addiction in August 2008.

POETRY AND ARTFind poems and art by people

experiencing homeless in our community.>>PAGE #6, 7 & 8

DAY ROOM AT THE IRCMeet guests who spend time in the

Interactive Resource Center’s day room.>>PAGE #3

Tracy recovers from drug addiction, homelessness

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Homelessness News in Brief

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Mission StatementOur newspaper aims to serve as a vehicle for elevating voices and public discussion on issues that are not frequently covered in mainstream media outlets. These issues include homelessness, facing potential homelessness and the resources that are available to help those in need. This newspaper is for everyone: people experiencing homelessness, students, parents and anyone else who wants to have their voice heard. We hope the awareness gained from our newspaper will encourage the community to have a discussion about issues and people that are normally ignored.

Join Our TeamMembers of Greensboro’s community who want to end poverty and homelessness publish The Greensboro Voice. We welcome you to our team! Meetings are held at the Interactive Resource Center on Fridays from 1:00–3:00 p.m. The Interactive Resource Center is located at 407 E. Washington Street. Everyone is welcome at our meetings!

This edition was produced by: Cristina Bryant, ReporterElizabeth Chiseri-Strater, EditorTony Cleveland, Sr., ReporterJonathan Fritz, ReporterAnita Gilmore, ReporterTimothy Griffin, Reporter & PoetReality Harvey, Reporter & ArtistTony Hodges, Reporter & ArtistTakila Kooring, ArtistSandra Luckey, PoetBob Norfleet, ReporterCrystal Edwards Oldham, ReporterMajik Pennix, ReporterAnasa Sinegal, ReporterShannon Stewart, ArtistClarette Sutton, ReporterStephanie Thomas, Art EditorIndia Warren, ArtistMary Yost, Editor

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Mobile shower unit brings hope to San Fernando Valley’s homeless

The San Fernando Valley Rescue Mis-sion’s mobile shower truck visits people ex-periencing homelessness six days per week, reports Doug Kriegel, the Sherman Oaks Patch editor. Rob Baskerville, the outreach coordinator for this California-based orga-nization, said about 9,000 people are home-less in the San Fernando Valley area.

“They’re in real need out here, and so this is a way that we shower our love with them,” Baskerville said.

Once a week, the truck makes a stop in the Sherman Oaks area. The truck offers more than just hot showers. People experiencing homelessness are also given hot meals, have the opportunity to get cleaned up, and are given fresh clothes and hygiene kits.

“It makes you feel human, like you can go out and actually apply for a job,” said Wil-liam Gonzalez. “You have clean clothing and you have a little bit of self dignity once again. It puts a smile on your face and makes you feel good.”

Florida’s taxpayer-funded sports stadiums may become homeless shelters

A bill to shelter people experiencing homelessness in taxpayer-funded sports sta-diums is making its way through the Florida legislature, reports The Huffington Post. The bill was introduced by Republican state Sen. Michael Bennett of Florida. This bill seeks the enforcement of a 1988 law that dictates that sports teams that accept public funding to build their stadiums must shelter people on their off nights.

If teams do not want to comply with this law, Bennett proposes that the repay the mil-lions of dollars that Florida’s residents have spent to build those facilities. He hopes that owners of venues such as the Miami Dol-phins’ Sun Life Stadium and the Miami Mar-lins’ new baseball stadium will be account-able for following the law and for providing care to people experiencing homelessness.

The stadiums will have to comply with the same safety standards as other shelters.

There is a very high demand for shelter beds in Florida. An estimated 86,000 people ex-perience homelessness in the state, but there are only 9,000 shelter beds available.

New York City may offer furniture to residents sheltering homeless

New York City’s Department of Homeless Services plans to relieve overcrowded home-less shelters by requiring single adults living in the shelters to return to their last place of residence, reports The Huffington Post. In return, the city will offer furniture and possibly health insurance and food stamps to residents who allow the individuals to re-turn to their former housing.

If homeless, single adults do not return to their former housing, an officer can forcibly remove them from a shelter, according to the proposed policy. Even if family members or friends refuse to take back the individu-als, shelters can deny them space.

The plan overlaps with Mayor Bloom-berg’s proposal to require homeless adults to go through an interview screening pro-cess to determine if the applicant has other residency options. This proposed screening process received criticism from homeless advocates and City Council members who think the plan is “misguided.”

Point-in-time count conductedA point-in-time count for homelessness

was conducted in cities across the United States in the last week of January. The count is a tally of who is homeless on any given night and provides a snapshot of people experiencing homelessness in any given community. This count is required for com-munities that apply for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Con-tinuum of Care funding.

The count began on Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. in North Carolina’s cities ended the next eve-ning. On the night of Jan. 25, emergency shelters and transitional housing programs counted the number of people residing in their programs. The street count took place later that evening.

By Stephanie Thomas and Anita Gilmore

The atmosphere at the weekly meet-ings of The Greensboro Voice is one of caring and friendship. We would

like more people to join us and experience the benefits of working with a supportive group who unite to reach a common goal.

We meet down the hall at the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) every Friday from 1:00-3:00 p.m. We always pass the day room full of people on our way to our meeting. Some are waiting to take advantage of the services offered at the IRC, and many more don’t have permanent shelter so they are there simply to get out of the weather.

One cold and rainy Wednesday morn-ing, the volunteers of The Greensboro Voice came to the IRC for the purpose of going to the day room to speak with the people there and invite them to join us. Everyone ap-peared to be having a good time. There was a radio playing in the background and peo-ple were talking, reading or playing chess. A closer look revealed the reality of their day-to-day struggle.

Their pain is so deep and their struggles so difficult that I hesitated to intrude into their conversations and thoughts. How-ever, everyone was willing to talk with us. Anita Gilmore, one of our reporters who is formerly homeless, gathered the following quotes from the IRC’s guests.

“All I can say is that if I can do it, you can too,” Tony Wellers said of his recovery from drug addiction. “Be encouraged today. You can change if you want to.”

“I am going to make something of my life. It might be rough but things will get better for me,” Quashana Byers said.

“Although I may be homeless, I am not left out,” David Merritt said. “I get so much hope and joy when I arrive here at the IRC on a daily basis.”

“We need to stick together and stop homelessness,” Wade Devontennu said. “I try to do my part by putting God first and help the people that I can help. I will con-tinue to do what I can.”

What I found to be the most amazing thing about the people we spoke with on that cold and rainy morning was how appre-ciative they are for what they have and how

positive they are about their prospects for 2012. We who are in an easier place in our lives fret about our New Year’s resolutions and worry about our diets. We complain about the price of coffee, the traffic on our commute to work and our busy schedules. Spending just a few minutes with some of the people in the day room will change your perspective.

We invited those we spoke with to join us at our Friday meetings. We invite you to join us as well.

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IRC’s guests can change your perspectives

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BOB NORFLEET | PHOTOGRAPHER

The Interactive Resource Center’s dayroom is filled with people who are there to use services, get out of the weather and spend time with friends. Guests often play games of chess and cards together.

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One in 45 children (about 1.6 million children) were living on the street, in shelters or motels, or doubled up with other families in 2011, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness.Page Four


By Stephanie Thomas

I have spent the last year get-ting to know the women who beg on Greensboro’s street

corners because I am writing a book about them. I frequently talk about the pain I experience spending so much time with them. The pain comes from see-ing them in a place of suffering and need. However, I also expe-rience joy when I am with them.

Two women who I have come to know well are Jessie and Anna. In the past year they have become my friends. They are both sweet to me and make me laugh. Anna especially loves to joke around and we have a good time together. The other day I sat with her near the corner where she begs and we chatted while

she ate a meal someone had given her. It was a warm winter day. We sat in the sun, enjoyed the breeze and talked about her family and some of the difficul-ties she is facing.

I have been fascinated by their stories, their rules for beg-ging (or flying as they call it), their relationships, and how they view the world, themselves and others. I encourage them every opportunity I get and try to help when I can. I wish I could do more for them, but I think just the fact that I have stayed with them this past year means a lot.

I am wrapping up my book so I won’t be doing any more inter-views, but I will continue to go out and spend time with them because I have come to care about them.

Getting to know women who beg on our corners

By Clarette Sutton

As the month of Feb-ruary comes breezily in, we want to think

about this time of the year. This month is the shortest and the most powerful month. Unlike December, which is the month of giving, Febru-ary is the month of receiving. There are several observances, such as National Black History Month, National Parent Lead-ership Month, American Heart Month, Random Acts of Kind-ness Week (Feb. 13-19) and Valentine’s Day.

Love is the most important of the hierarchy of needs. On

Valentine’s Day we show love by giving flowers, cards and well wishes to people we love.

As we celebrate this month let’s be aware of the issues youth face. In my more than 20 years of working with youth, I have found that two things may cause homelessness for members of this population: drug use and sexual miscon-duct. Most male youth that use drugs tend to become de-linquent and end up in group homes or homeless. Many fe-male youth become pregnant and homeless. These youth often run away from home and live on the streets of larger cit-ies. In the month of Love and

Parent Leadership, we should seek programs to help if these are behaviors that are of con-cern. One such program is Family First Aid.

FamilyFirstAid.org offers help for parents with a strug-gling or troubled teen that needs help in school or home. It offers fact sheets and articles that include statistics on vari-ous teen issues such as drug addiction, alcohol abuse, de-pression and more. Solutions offered through the contact form include residential treat-ment centers, specialty board-ing schools, military school options and more.

For the week of Random

Acts of Kindness and Valen-tine’s Day, give the gift of love for a child by letting parents know about this website. Many families know which children need help, but ignore it until the children are incarcerated or even dead. So give this in-formation to someone you love so their child can receive the professional help they need to become successful in life.

The love of a child: Family First Aid offers help to youth

Clarette Sutton is a youth advocate and minister who spends her time helping others. She is founder

of EMOTIONS Organization, and Prayer, Praise and Healing Outreach Ministry of Warsaw, N.C.

STEPHANIE THOMAS | PHOTOGRAPHER

Anna and Jessie are two people Stephanie Thomas met when she was interviewing women experiencing homelessness for her book.

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Coming up next month...

By Bob Norfleet

On Jan. 1, 2000, the Triad Health Project opened the doors to

Higher Ground, a communal retreat and resource center for persons infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, which is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immu-nodeficiency virus. Higher Ground offers hot, family-style lunches three days a week along with support groups, educational programs, coun-seling services and recreational activities. The common bond that links people together is their battle as they “hope for the cure.” They fight this battle with kind words and uplifting hugs, even as they watch the enemy move silently through their ranks.

Established as a way for faith communities to get involved in Guilford County’s HIV/AIDS crisis, Higher Ground’s pro-

grams remain open to every-one, regardless of faith back-ground. The organization has developed into a community network where clients can con-nect with peers, volunteers, re-sources, counselors and health professionals in a nurturing, communal setting. For its participants, Higher Ground is a safe place to explore one-self and the world in the light of the very intense journey of HIV/AIDS. As former Higher Ground client James McNair said in one of his poems, it is all about “brothercare”.

James McNair was born in October 1952. Fifty-six years later, James died of complica-tions relating to HIV. James loved people and people loved James. His smile alone could disarm any new acquaintance. His friends described James as a poet, prophet, philoso-pher, artist and activist. His frequent smile often brought encouragement to his suffer-

ing friends. He would search for the positive even while they all dealt with frequent bouts of many different illnesses. Before he died, James penned several poems that were gathered af-ter his death and placed in a small booklet called “Selected James.” We are grateful to share one of these poems with The Greensboro Voice’s readers in this month’s edition.

Higher Ground offers hope, help to people with HIV/AIDS

Jonathan Fritz will return to The Greensboro Voice in March with a series of articles on the Interactive Resource Center’s (IRC) Trailways Housing Program. On Jan. 26, 2012, more than 200 peo-ple attended the IRC’s 2012 Winter Housing Fair. Jona-than will present a series of articles on what’s being done at the IRC’s Trailways Hous-ing Program to help people locate affordable, sustainable

housing, emergency shelter and transitional housing. Trailways Housing processes about 150 clients each month, and one-third of these clients need of emergency shelter.

In part one of this series, Jonathan will introduce read-ers to the volunteers and staff inside Trailways Housing. In part two, Jonathan will give readers a peek into the IRC’s Spring Housing Fair and tell what’s in store for clients.

Bob Norfleet is a North Carolina native. He graduated with

sociology degree from Guilford College. He later spent six years as an officer in the U.S. Marines. After that, Bob was a banker for 40 years and retired in April 2010. He now does volunteer work with Greensboro Urban Ministry and The Greensboro Voice.

Winter Survival Tips• Keep high-protein foods (nuts and peanut butter) with you.• Wear layers of clothing. Thermal underwear and multiple

socks help you stay warm. Also, wear a hat and gloves. • Keep a blanket with you.• Make a hot water bottle by filling up a soda bottle with

boiling water. Wrap the bottle in a sock. Many restaurants will give you boiling water if you purchase a bag of tea. Purchase an order of tea and get free refills of boiling water for your bottle.

• Fill a large sock with rice and tie it on the end. Heat the sock filled with rice in a microwave. Many gas stations have microwaves available.

• For more tips visit www.guide2homelessness.blogspot.com• If you have other tips you would like to share, contact The

Greensboro Voice via e-mail at [email protected]

Page SixLack of affordable housing, poverty and domestic violence are the main causes of family homelessness in the United States, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness.


By Tony Hodges

BeautifulBeautiful is what you are to me and everything I love to seeEdible is your love I live for it, it fills me up on the insideAdoring you are, I can’t be mad at you or resist your will there’s nothing I won’t do for youUnique—I never laid eyes on someone like you, you are one in one million I couldn’t find anyone better than youTrust is what we have, the bond we share is unbreakableIntelligent you aren’t weak-minded, this makes you a great better halfFaith you have in me, I also have in you we believe in us and we’ll make it throughUnforgettable I never forget about you, you’re always on my mind, night and dayLoving is your best attribute I love the most its’ unconditional, it’s everything I could have imaginedBeautiful, isn’t she?

TONY HODGES| ARTIST

TAKILA KOORING| ARTIST

Beautiful

By Tony Hodges

Laid off, unemployed and evictedNo money for rentHomeless for the first timeAbandoned by family and friendsUnable to maintain daily needsPhysically lost weight, skin covered in filth and an odor that burns your noseAt interviews my appearance puts me at a disadvantage for employmentFree me

Days and weeks go by and so does my hopeMy hope for employment, housing and an end of homelessness becomes

vanquishedMy only friends are alcohol and drugsIt’s my escape from my financial strugglesFrom judgment of others, unemployment and sufferingFree me

Mentally I am gone, physically drainedHopeless, never motivatedParanoid of how society views my kindTrusting no one, not even myselfFree me from hunger, the streets and my addictionsHelp reconcile me with society, employment, family and peace of mind from insanityFree Me

Free Me

Pics & PoemsPage Seven

By Timothy Griffin

A conversation with the man in the mirrorstaring back at me.The look of despair in his face.The stare of defeat erupting from his eyes.Scars of sickness engraved in his face. Who are you to be great?All you do ends in a blunder!Again I ask;who are you to be great?

With a rebellious cry, his opponent replies:Who am I not to be great?

I have climbed mountains, and yes I have fell a few times, but none the lessI made it to the top!I have dined with praiseand been intimate with victory. I have experienced the sting of my zeal.My scars from life have healed, so now I ask you again:Who am I not to be great?

OK, OK,you have made your case!Wash your face, brush your teethand go!You have my permission to be great.

Persuading the Man in the Mirror

By Cristina Bryant

My babies’ are hereI’m so full of proud.My head is in the heavensI’m on a cloud.Happiness all about;my happy tears can cure a

drought.I have no doubtmy twins are my angels.I love them so true.My babiesI’m stuck to them like glue.Without them I’d forever be blue.

Double Time

INDIA WARREN | ARTIST

By Sandra Luckey

I sit and wonder why love has come only to become dividedOne when we lay out heads in the same bed knowing that in the morning within my bosommy love for you was kept warm and dear and always near, aimed only to please youWhy has a divided love come as if I was in despair when I was living my lifeLike Mary J. said I was just “Fine. Fine. Fine.”Never to worry about what I was to eat or where I was to sleep, not even what to put on my feetBut look at me now and I bet you don’t even lose a wink of sleepYou’re even going to be mad because I wrote this book of poems about a divided loveWhen I write it all down then it becomes clear for I’ve known of a love like this of which the Bible told of that’s not made pureA lot that comes to kill, steal and destroy was thisThe love that came to devour like a vampire comes to suck on one’s neck in the midnight hoursI feel as if this was it, a love that came to sift me as wheat to see if I would be defeated or would I defeat which would hold true power over meWell I tell you now, although I was stripped of all I hadI took fleet to a love I know was the reason for the footprints in the sandFor His is not a divided love

A Divided LoveBy James McNair

you see me walking the streetsglimpse me as I disappear under a bridgefind me at the dumpster looking for ediblessee me lined up right before the library doors opensmell my essence in a corner of the elevatornotice a dark stain in a dark area of the carpetstatistically, I’m 11 percent of the populationto you, I’m invisible.

in a country of abundanceI’m the one for whom the dream has becomea sleepless night tossed or turned out shunnedI’m the problem no one wants to acknowledgethe police harass me and say you’ve got to move on you can’t stay here I don’t knowwhere but you’ve got to leave but where do I go...from here?

Hospitality

Page EightOffering housing opportunities to people experiencing homelessness decreases the number of visits they make to emergency departments by nearly 61 percent, according to Green Doors.


By Majik Pennix

As the wind blows across my face,I tremble when I walk to find a warm comfort zone.My feet ache of calluses and sores in each step that I takewishing one more bed will be waiting just for me.

Outside it’s too cold to sleep on a bench already occupiedor an underpath bridge in worrymore about my valuables of two bags in my cart.

My fingers are filled with frost and my toes are numb.Only the strength of muscles in the calves of my legskeeps me moving to find a place of relief.

My stomach is empty and my mind can’t think anymorefor hypothermia feels like it’s setting in.

I forgot about the tuna sandwich that sat in my pocket all night.I dug for it to satisfy my hunger.

My eyes focus on an abandoned building.Do I dare enter knowing that I may have to sharewith rats or sick people?Liquids and body fluid smell of death inside.

It’s dark in this place and I hear echoes of moan, hecklings and simple cries.I stumble over someone looking for a spot to rest for the evening.

Although I need to rest my bones,my feet ache like bricks of concrete.I find myself exiting the shelter and back into the streets of winter.

As I continue my journey to nowhere,I pray I find a home because it’s too cold to sleep.

Too Cold to Sleep

STEPHANIE THOMAS| PHOTOGRAPHER

By Stephanie Thomas

I was hit by a stormThrown out into the worldLost in plain sightExposed for all to seeToo vulnerable for this placeToo young to know such need.Alone and afraidI cried for helpBut no one listened, so no one heard.

Lost

SHANNON STEWART| ARTIST

ReflectionsPage Nine

By Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater

When Mary Yost, a journalist stu-dent from Elon University, first appeared at the Interactive Re-

source Center (IRC) on Bessemer Avenue in August 2010 to make a pitch to the guests about starting a street newspaper, I was im-mediately attracted to this idea. I had already spent several months taking field notes and interviewing staff and guests at the IRC as part of my university research leave and knew that this day shelter had much hidden artistic talent and many unarticulated opin-ions that the community needed to hear. So I joined the paper at the outset when we called ourselves The New Greensboro Voice. I have been with the paper through our 18-month transition to The Greensboro Voice.

What a challenge keeping this street newspaper alive with so few resources has been! There have been some Friday staff meetings where only three people showed up and others where we have 12 or 15 po-tential writers, artists and poets gathered to brainstorm our next issue. While Mary always provides an agenda for the staff, we

welcome new voices and ideas, shared in no particular order. Some meetings find us listening to stand-and-deliver rants and oth-ers, quiet readings of poetry. Acceptance of a variety of voices and perspectives has be-come our greatest asset.

Our greatest challenge has been keeping a stable core of writers producing articles for the paper. We accept that we have a revolv-ing staff, some of whom submit fine work and then disappear for months, sometimes forever. We try and keep in touch with our former writers who often find jobs, move and end their homelessness. We always in-vite new writers into our meetings, writers who can offer both information and emo-tions of facing homelessness that we may not always understand. It is from these writ-ers that we learn.

From them we learn about the struggles of people experiencing homelessness to ac-quire skills and obtain jobs. We learn about discrimination against ex-felons and ex-sex offenders. We learn about the mental illness-es and addictions that many of the home-less face. We learn about the brutal abuse of women experiencing homelessness. We

learn of winter survival skills and the gener-osity of our church’s winter emergency shel-ter program. We learn about resources avail-able to both those who are homeless and those who have been relocated. We become aware of how easily someone can fall into a homeless state due to lack of support from family and friends.

But most of all we learn to care about one another. The members of The Greensboro Voice have become a team and are commit-ted to being a vehicle for public awareness about homelessness and for telling stories and gathering news that the mainstream media does not print. Our motto is that we print the “news that doesn’t fit.”

Elizabeth reflects on 18-month journey with newspaperWe always invite new writers into our meetings,

writers who can offer both information and emotions of facing homelessness that we may not always understand. It is from these writers that we learn.

—Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater

By Anasa D. Sinegal

Coming back to the staff meeting at The Greensboro Voice was like “old home week” for me. Familiar

faces and new ones welcomed me to the Interactive Resource Center.

I have not been involved with the paper since June 2011 and I have missed it. School and work took me away and, looking back, I was worse off without my friends at the paper. I kept in touch here and there, but being in a room full of people with story ideas and personal

stories to tell is an experience that cannot be matched.

In the last seven months I have men-tioned The Greensboro Voice on a daily basis. The paper is the focus of my doc-toral research but I did not feel connected with the staff in my absence. I have done a great deal of research on the alterna-tive and homeless press, but my research isolated me from monthly news going on in Greensboro and the news writers.

So much has changed since last sum-mer. The paper looks different, some writers have come and gone and the

paper’s place in the community seems to be expanding. I feel as though I’ve missed out on a lot of those changes, but I’m excited to see where the changes take us. I’m just glad you’ve had me back.

Anasa returns home to The Greensboro Voice

Anasa D. Sinegal began working with The Greensboro Voice in February 2010. She is studying for her Ph.D. in Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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About 56 percent of all veterans experiencing homelessness are African American or Hispanic, according to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.


Parker WashburnThaddeus SeymourLee WilderBob & Nancy NorfleetWill & Victoria DuffyPaula & Joe YostLaurie WhiteJames & Karen EvansRobert DudashTeresa & Bill HicksEileen PruferCarolyn Graves

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The Greensboro Voice needs two dedicated and talented team members! We are looking for a volunteer vendor manager to get our vendor program started!

We also need a volunteer fundraiser to help us raise money to sustain our newspaper!For more details about these positions, visit our website at www.greensborovoice.org.

Focused Sista’s Outreach is a resource, information and referral program that caters to individuals for higher education, job search,

homeless placement, teen-mentorship and volunteer services.

Mission Statement

To provide supportive services to those experiencing homelessness, job loss, little education and family hardships through collaborating of partnerships, referral agencies and

group support to families in our lower-income communities.

Vision StatementTo bring positive change to the community that will use all

sources of network to help families regain a strong approach to life and stability for their future.

Trailways Housing is cooking up a delicious book of recipes from local restaurants and businesses! The goal of this project is to

connect businesses to the Interactive Resource Center so we can unite in addressing the issue of homelessness in our community.

To do this, Trailways Housing needs your help! There are two ways that you can submit a recipe for their cookbook! You can submit your recipe online by visiting www.typensave.com. Please follow these steps to use this website:1.) Click the login button.2.) Type in your name or the name of your company or restaurant in the contributor box.3.) Type in “housing11” in the group login box.4.) Type in “kd4b2” in the password box.5.) Click the “Submit” button fill in your recipe.

You can also call Teresa at 336-544-5424 if you would like to submit a recipe over the telephone. Thank you for your support!

ResourcesPage Eleven

SHELTERTrailways Housing407 E. Washington Street336-332-0824

Christian Counseling and Wellness Center (Temporary housing & counseling services)1118 Grecade Street336-273-8305

Greensboro Urban Ministry Weaver House (Housing, food and clothing assistance)305 W. Lee Street336-553-2665

Greensboro Urban Ministry Pathways Housing (for families with children)3517 N. Church Street336-271-5988

Mary’s House (for single mothers recovering from substance abuse issues)520 Guilford Avenue336-275-0821

Room at the Inn of the Triad (Temporary housing for homeless, pregnant women)734 Park Avenue336-275-0206

Salvation Army Center of Hope1311 S. Eugene Street336-273-5572

Act Together Crisis Care(Youth ages 11-17)1601 Huffine Mill Road336-375-1332

Joseph’s House(Youth ages 18-21)2703 E. Bessemer Avenue336-389-9880Hotline: 336-558-1695

FOODBreakfast7:00 – 8:15 a.m. at Beloved Community Center Hospitality House437 Arlington Street336-230-0001Serves on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

7:30 – 9:00 a.m. at St. Paul Baptist Church1309 Larkin Street336-275-4680Serves on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday

7:00 a.m. at Potter’s House305 W. Lee Street336-271-5959Serves on Wednesday

8:30 a.m. at Nu-Life Church209 W. Florida Street336-275-3243Serves on Saturday

8:00a.m. at Grace United Methodist438 W. Friendly Avenue336-272-2171Serves on Tuesday

Serves Lunch Every Day10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Potter’s House Community Kitchen305 W. Lee Street336-271-5959

Dinner5:00 p.m. Worship Service & MealNew Creation Community Presbyterian Church617 N. Elm Street336-478-4775Serves on Sunday

5:30 p.m. at Greensboro Central Library407 E. Washington StreetServes on Monday

6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church’s Mullin Life Center(arrive by 6:30 p.m.)617 N. Elm Street336-373-0445Serves on Tuesday & Thursday

5:30 p.m. at New Birth Sounds of Thunder 2300 S. Elm-Eugene Street336-324-7902Serves on Wednesday & Friday

6:00 p.m. at Grace Community Church643 W. Lee Street336-379-1936Serves on Wednesday

5:00 p.m. at Beloved Community Center Hospitality House437 Arlington Street336-230-0001Serves on Friday

COUNSELING & RESOURCE CENTERSFamily Service of the Piedmont315 E. Washington Street336-387-6161

The Servant Center Grocery Assistance Program1312 Lexington Avenue336-275-8585

Beloved Community Center437 Arlington Street336-370-4330Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 7:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Joseph’s House Resource Center2703 E. Bessemer Avenue336-389-9880Hotline: 336-558-1695Open Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Interactive Resource Center407 E. Washington Street336-332-0824Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.Women’s Resource Center628 Summit Avenue336-275-6090

Sherri Denese Jackson Foundation for Domestic Violence Prevention2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Suite C)336-510-9292

OTHER RESOURCESHealthServe1002 S. Eugene Street336-271-5999HealthServe1439 E. Cone Boulevard336-375-6104

Joblink Career Center303 N. Raleigh Street336-373-5922

Word of Life Food PantryCall 336-517-7755 Monday-Thursday from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Focused Sistas OutreachP.O. Box 3941336-501-6570 or 336-254-4233Open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Community Service Spotlight:Work on U

Work On U is a community organization that was created on Dec. 15, 2011 by Tony Cleveland, Sr., a native of Greens-boro. He decided to begin this organization after meeting people who had issues he thought were fixable. The mission of Work On U is to provide resources, counseling, networking and support to men and women who find themselves in the transitions of life.

Participants learn interview skills, create resumes and search for jobs. This organization is open to anyone who desires support and assistance on their journey to becoming a more productive citizen. Tony, Bria Johnson and Alan Peoples work together to achieve the vision and goal of connecting individu-als to society and the workforce. For more information, contact Tony via e-mail at [email protected].

ACCESS 24 CALL CENTER: THE GUILFORD CENTER

INFORMATION SERVICES1-800-853-5163

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LINE336-273-7273

NAMI HOTLINE (MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES)

336-370-4264

UNITED WAY 2111-888-892-1162


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