Homeless Memorial Day

Because Health Care is a Right, Not a Privilege

Memorial Day Resources and Press Coverage

With the National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Consumer Advisory Board and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council encourages communities to conduct public events on December 21 remembering your neighbors who have died homeless in the past year.
The following Memorial Day resources are currently available on this site. Please watch this page for additional resources as December 21 draws closer.

RESOURCES

Sample Memorial Day Resources and Press Coverage (updated 01/18/2008)
List of Local Memorial Day Events, 2007 (updated 01/02/200)
2007 National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Organizing Manual
Names of the Dead (2007)
Handout: The Hard, Cold Facts About the Deaths of Homeless People
Fact Sheet on Hate Crimes from the National Coalition for the Homeless
Order Form for printed 11 x 17 Memorial Day Posters Note that the poster contains space at the bottom for adding local events and contact information.
Color pdf file of Memorial Day Poster
Black & White pdf file of poster - useful as hand bill.
2005 Memorial Day Report: “Premature Mortality in Homeless Populations: A Review of the Literature” by James J. O'Connell, MD

Memorial Day Archives