December 21, 2009
Sponsored by the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC)

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www.bloggersunite.org blogs about 2009 National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day

A report on homeless deaths, "Dying Without Digity," was released on December 21, 2007. Please click here to read the report.

If you want Memorial Day posters, you can either order them on our Publications page or download pdf versions here (color) (black and white).

Click here to view photos from the 2007 memorial service in DC.

To learn about Memorial Day events that took place around the country in 2008, click here.
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Each year since 1990, on or near the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has sponsored National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember our homeless friends who have paid the ultimate price for our nation's failure to end homelessness. This year, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) has joined us in co-sponsoring this event.

In an effort to maximize the impact of the day, NCH and the NHCHC have encouraged local and statewide organizations to hold memorials of their own.  Last year, over 100 cities across the nation, from Detroit to Seattle to Washington, DC, sponsored events to honor those who had died and to recommit to the task of ending homelessness.

This Year, once again, NCH is encouraging groups to plan a special event on or around December 21, 2009.  Some groups may decide to hold their event a day or so before the date.

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Join us on the first day of Winter for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the members of our community who died homeless in 2009.
For more information, contact Michael Stoops
E-mail: mstoops@nationalhomeless.org
Phone: 202.462.4822 x234