Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (H+HAW) is an annual week of events that takes place the last full week before Thanksgiving. The purpose is to raise awareness of hunger and homelessness on a local and national level. The Greensboro & High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is currently ranked fourth … Continued
The Center for Community-Engaged Design (CC-ED) has been studying small housing communities, which are designed to address the needs of the homeless. In an effort to help the homeless in Guilford County, the CC-ED has specifically studied The Cottages at Hickory Crossing in Dallas, Texas. Over the 2014-2015 academic year, … Continued
It was a hot summer Monday morning at UNCG Gardens on McIver Street. Nichole Owens was making a difference for dozens of individuals who have found themselves homeless. Each Monday, the UNCG senior harvests produce from select plots at the garden. And the vegetables become part of the Monday evening … Continued
Redacted from the Interactive Resource Center The stories of homeless and at risk individuals are often silenced or not heard. Using their experiences of downtown to “re-map” Greensboro, IRC guests are taking their stories to the street. storyscapes is a self-guided walking tour of place-based art and writings created by … Continued
All the staff are formerly homeless, aside from founder Liz Seymour. All the guests are homeless. At the IRC – the Interactive Resource Center in downtown Greensboro – there are many stories to share. Dr. Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater, as editor of its guests’ “street newspaper,” helps ensure they are. Chiseri-Strater joined … Continued