Homelessness

Homelessness Awareness Walk

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 4:00pm

The "In Their Shoes" Awareness Walk is a 5k walk through Concord to experience and raise awareness about survival issues faced by people who are homeless.  Registration is $20, with students free.  Sponsored by Concord Coalition to End Homelessness.

Contact Information: 

(603) 223-2704

Documents: 
"In Their Shoes," May 2, 2012

RI State House Watch

Check out the regularly updated State House Watch for hearing dates and links.

Homeless Memorial Day Observed in 7 NH Communities

Rev. David Keller

David leads the singing

The Rev. David Keller led three songs that lifted up the importance of charity and justice.  

"We will remember and we will do all we can to help our brothers and sisters who need us"

Thirty-one people gathered at State House Plaza under a cold drizzle Wednesday afternoon to remember the lives of 26 formerly homeless people who died in 2011.  Homeless Memorial Day vigils also took place in Manchester, Nashua, Keene, Lebanon, Newport, and Laconia.

Homeless Memorial Day 2011

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 (All day)

Homeless Memorial Day vigils will take place in Concord, Manchester, Newport, Laconia, Lebanon, Keene, and Nashua on Wednesday, December 21, to remember those who lost their lives in the past year and strengthen our spirits for efforts to end homelessness in the coming year.    For time and place information, posters for vigils, and names of those we remember, go to:  http://afsc.org/resource/homeless-memorial-day-2011-new-hampshire.

Contact Information: 

Maggie Fogarty, (603) 224-2407

Email: 
mfogarty@afsc.org

The Names

Names of those who died in 2011.

application/pdf iconThe Names FINAL.pdf

Homeless Memorial Day - Lebanon

Poster for Homeless Memorial Day in Lebanon NH.

application/pdf iconLebanon vigil.pdf

Homeless Memorial Day - Laconia

Poster for Homeless Memorial Day in Laconia.

application/pdf iconLaconia vigil 2011.pdf

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