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Take a walk through downtown Greensboro, and you might hear the strum of George Achini's guitar. He's a homeless musician who's using his craft to make a difference.

As bitter cold temperatures continue to drop, shelters for those who are experiencing homelessness are open across the Piedmont Triad.

We're told when the temperatures in Greensboro get to 25 degrees or below for longer than 2 hours that's when they open up the White Flag Emergency Shelter.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The guest list at the old Regency Inn & Suites is growing.

This former Regency Inn & Suites motel in Greensboro is serving as the winter emergency housing program for the homeless with room for up to 100 people.

"It’s not the Ritz but it’s clean, it’s safe and it’s warm," said Mike Cooke, an advocate for the homeless whose nonprofit, Partnership Homes, buys troubled properties and gives them

A Greensboro non-profit organization recently purchased a former hotel to serve as a homeless shelter for the winter.

Many nonprofits around the Triad are working hard to make sure people who are experiencing homelessness have a warm place to stay.

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GREENSBORO — Fear comes through Tyra Clymers door on the faces of most people. As director of emergency services at Greensboro Urban Ministry, Clymers job is to try providing whatever assistance she can with available COVID-19 emergency assistance relief funds and the backing of one of the citys largest safety nets. Along with people with lower incomes, she has seen those who teach children, once worked in big offices downtown, had their own successful businesses or who care for the sick. ...