Category Archives: Homeless
Remembering Martha
Sometimes, the people I meet in my work here make an instant impression – and sadly, sometimes they all just run together. Martha fell into the latter category. I no longer remember when I first met her, or the circumstances. … Continue reading
Criminalizing Homelessness
The National Coalition for the Homeless recently released a 194 page (!) report on the trend among cities to criminalize homelessness. Of the 25 cities surveyed by the US Conference of Mayors for its annual Hunger and Homelessness Report, 19 … Continue reading
Sleeping Under a Bridge
My friend Wayne Sutton went on a photo tour of NC State campus last weekend, and discovered someone’s bedding under a bridge. He shot some footage with his camera, posted below.
Cindy's New Hairdo and Hope
A small, birdlike woman in her late 40′s or early fifties, she is older than most of the folks out here. She walks with a limp and has what my grandmother would have called a lazy eye. Sometimes she sleeps … Continue reading
Blessed – Part 1
“God is so good and has blessed us so much!” Thus ended the email from a jubilant mother, who was bringing me up to date on her baby’s heart condition – the surgery, the recovery, the near perfect healing and … Continue reading
