She Lives in a Van in Downtown Raleigh
One of the first homeless people I met when I came to Raleigh was Betty. She lives in a van just off of Moore’s Square (yes, you read that right) and is sort of the “den mother” (I stole that line, as you will see in a moment) to the homeless in downtown Raleigh. No one has helped me more in my efforts to understand the situation of homelessness here in Raleigh.
Recently, Ruth Sheehan (a columnist here in Raleigh) wrote a column about Betty; you can read the whole story here. It is very well done and quite fair, two things you cannot assume when the News and Observer writes about homelessness.
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11. December 2007 at 16:55
[...] I was talking to Betty, a homeless elderly lady who lives in a van. Betty is a sweetheart and cares for everyone; she has appointed herself something of a den mother [...]
21. December 2007 at 20:45
[...] at Morning Times (a coffee shop and, most days, my office) whenI saw a gang of folks I know over by Betty’s van. I stroll over. The mood is [...]