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, 2008.  Some groups may decide to hold their event a day or so before the date.

December 21, 2008
Sponsored by the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC)

click here to download in pdf format

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

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

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

To learn about Memorial Day events that took place around the country in 2007, click here.
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