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Homelessness groups urge council to restore day‑labor funding and support Tiny House/ Hope Center operations
Summary
Multiple speakers representing Tiny House Community Development and the Hope Center asked Greensboro City Council to restore or provide stable funding for a day‑labor program and ongoing operational support, saying the program helped place people into housing and provided low‑barrier employment and recycling work.
Several speakers at the July 21 public-comment period described how Tiny House Community Development and the Hope Center provide low‑barrier employment, recycling work, and housing navigation for people experiencing homelessness, and they asked council for predictable recurring operating funds. Scott (Tiny House/Hope Center) and program volunteers outlined that the day‑labor program helped place five people into housing and provided routine street‑cleaning and recycling services around the city.
Scott and supporters emphasized the program was more than a $74,000 line item: it provided job experience, supervised work (cleanup, recycling), and a pathway to shelter. Jeff King, a retired firefighter who works at the Hope Center, said the work is “not a fight anymore, it’s a war” and asked the council for help sustaining operations. Board members and volunteers also described staff shortages and the operational fragility of small nonprofits, asking for recurring support rather than one‑time grants.
