Tag: homelessness

Triad Business Journal: UNCG & Guilford County partner to research opioid abuse, homelessness

On May 1, 2018, Jessica Seaman of the Triad Business Journal covered the UNC Greensboro and Guilford County MetroLab Network partnership agreement:  “The focus by UNCG and Guilford County on opioid addiction and substance abuse interventions comes as North Carolina is struggling to tackle the opioid crisis. At least 1,956 people in the state died from opioid-related...

Evictions are a complex issue impacting the entire community

10 of 13 (77%) interviewees experienced homelessness immediately following the eviction Evictions are a complex issue. In our recent analysis of summary ejectment court proceedings, we found that 99% of cases involve non-payment of rent (based on landlord filing). While other municipalities have begun to consider “right to counsel” ordinances in eviction cases (see righttocounselnyc.org),...

National Alliance to End Homelessness – Annual Meeting

From July 17th to July 19th our office manager/research assistant, Phillip Sheldon, had the opportunity to participate in National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC (Here is the conference program). This nation-wide gathering involved professionals from various fields – including social workers, Continuum of Care leaders, and government officials –...

Youth Homelessness in Guilford County

On Friday, July 7th we had the opportunity to hear about the issues facing Guilford County’s most important residents: its young people. Guiding us through this topic were: Brian Hahne, executive director of Partners Ending Homelessness;  Guilford County Schools’ homelessness liaison, Yatisha Blythe; and Michelle Kennedy, executive director of the Interactive Resource Center. Yatisha...

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