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December 21, 2020
The day is designated to remember those experiencing homelessness who’ve lost their lives.
Goodwill Northern Michigan and community members in Traverse City gathered for a socially distanced vigil and silent walk from the Governmental Center through downtown Traverse City.
Goodwill says that in Traverse City alone, 13 people experiencing homelessness have died preventable deaths this year.
There have been more than 13,000 deaths nationally.
“We really use this event as a memorial, a way to remember the people that have died that we have served, and that people maybe didn’t know in our community. And to really focus on the human aspect that, homelessness is an issue that can be solved, but it’s a thing that people experience, and we want to remember the people part about this,” said Ryan Hannon, Housing Navigation Manager.
South Plains honors homeless who passed away with National Homeless Personsâ Memorial Day
Vigil for homeless individuals By Melanie Camacho | December 21, 2020 at 10:18 PM CST - Updated December 21 at 10:23 PM
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The South Plains Homeless Consortium and community partners wanted to honor homeless individuals who have died in Lubbock by hosting a candlelight vigil on National Homeless Personsâ Memorial Day.
The organization has been putting on this event for more than twenty years, and this year, virtually. The group gave words on the importance of the day and so did Major David Worthy with the Salvation Army of Lubbock.
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Maria Devlin, President and CEO FIT-NH, emceed a brief ceremony remembering the homeless who died in 2020./Pat Grossmith Photo
MANCHESTER, NH – Last year, nearly 1,400 people experienced homelessness on any given day in New Hampshire, according to the Continuum Care to the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development.
Sixty of them died, not necessarily on the street as in the case of Gary Silver, 64, who died Nov. 30 after a propane tank exploded in his tent in the woods off Willow Street.
Still, 27 of those 60 people were individuals residing in Manchester, all with no permanent homes at the time of their deaths.