Raleigh Homeless - North Carolina, USA

[Dominic]

Regional focus for Raleigh on homelessness and homeless discussion related to Raleigh North Carolina, USA. Are you homeless or involved with homelessness in Raleigh North Carolina?

[maurreen]

I am starting a Web site for information about shelters and related services in Raleigh. It's at: http://raleighshelter.com

I'll be interested if you have any feedback. Thanks.

[maurreen]

A Raleigh man living in a shelter, Ricky Caldwell, wants to produce a TV show about the homeless, by the homeless.

The article in the Independent Weekly:
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Con...d=oid%3A279833

Related Web site:
http://www.newsfromourshoes.net/

Caldwell's blog:
http://rickycaldwell.blogspot.com/

[maurreen]

Man is found dead in truck
"GARNER -- Police say they found the body of a 48-year-old homeless man Saturday afternoon in the cab of a pickup truck parked at a car sales lot in Garner.
"Investigators have not released the man's name, but a Raleigh pastor who ministers to the homeless in the area said the man is Danny Daniels."

Long-homeless vet starts tough transition to apartment life
"DURHAM -- For more than a decade, a compound of cardboard and plywood sheltered Purnell Centry at the edge of an urban creek.
. . .
"But even the homeless aren't safe from evictions. The city is bulldozing his camp, beckoned by complaints that Centry's compound is unsightly and poses a fire hazard to neighboring businesses.
. . .
"This morning, he'll wake in a warm apartment, turn a knob to cook his breakfast and pull a curtain for privacy as he showers."