Category: Advocacy

The Need is Rising as Families Struggle to Keep Up.

In January, requests to our Housing Stability Fund averaged just over $28,000 a month. By August, that number had climbed to nearly $96,000. In the first three weeks of September alone, neighbors have already requested more than $81,000 in assistance.

The Bill We Never Sent

There is a difference between investing in a neighborhood and extracting value from it. Investment should create safer homes, healthier neighborhoods and greater stability for the people who live there.

CwD Annual Report

"1,200 people did not show up because they were told to. They showed up because something in this community is ready to move."

Something Big Happened on June 14th!

"1,200 people did not show up because they were told to. They showed up because something in this community is ready to move."

What Walking Alongside Someone Actually Looks Like

Charlie said something to me recently that I haven’t been able to shake: “Nothing ever works out for me.” I’m starting to understand why he feels that way.

Looking Ahead With Clarity, Courage, and Care

. . . as we look ahead to the coming year, it feels more honest and more important to focus forward.

Safer Parks Come From Solutions, Not Citations

"We don’t have to move the problem around. We can solve it by meeting human needs and investing in what actually works"

What We Choose to Believe About Poverty

. . . stories that begin in the upper Midwest show a certain sense of resilience that’s hard to find in other geographic locations.

City Council Remarks

". . . homelessness itself is not the cause of these problems, and people experiencing homelessness are not the enemy. In fact, they are more likely to be victims of crime than perpetrators. What we face is not a people problem — it is a housing problem."

The Real Way to Make Winston-Salem Safer

Today, I want to talk about how fear and perception can make us feel less safe, and how policy choices in response to that fear can either strengthen our community or divide it further.