Homeless Advocates Hold Workshop in Capital
by TRANG DO, Herald-Sun Washington Bureau July 10, 2007 WASHINGTON - Durham resident Alphonso Williams really knows how to captivate a crowd. But it's not because of his towering 6-foot-4 frame or his booming, resonant voice. It's because he know how to tell a great story - his own story. Williams joined Terry Allebaugh, executive director of Durham's Housing for New Hope in the nation's capital Tuesday to moderate a workshop on effective advocacy for the homeless. "Looking at me right now, 13 years ago, you wouldn't even recognize me," Williams told the 40-plus attendees. "I was homeless, dead broke." Now, at 56, Williams tells his life story as a way to spur others to act. Tuesday's workshop focused on helping other formerly homeless people and local community advocates to do the same. "Alphonso …