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URL:https://loudandlocal.me/events/annual-homeless-persons-memorial-vigil/
SUMMARY:Annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\nA candlelight procession will start at the Maine He
 alth-Preble Street Learning Collaborative at 20 Portland Street at 4:30 pm
  and will proceed to Monument Square for a ceremony dedicated to the peop
 le who have died too soon in our community.\n\nAll people who are currentl
 y unhoused or unsheltered\, who have experienced homelessness\, who work w
 ith people who are homeless\, or who are thankful they are currently house
 d are welcome and encouraged to participate.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe longes
 t night of the year is a time to remember our unhoused friends and recommi
 t ourselves to the task of ending homelessness. Every year on or near the 
 Winter Solstice — the longest night of homelessness — a candlelight pr
 ocession proceeds to Monument Square in Portland for a ceremony dedicated 
 to those persons who have died in our community.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe life exp
 ectancy of our friends who endure chronic homelessness is 28 years shorter
 \, on average\, than that of people who are housed. The human toll of all
 owing these vulnerable neighbors to slip through the cracks is devastating
 .\n\nThese deaths are the result of a broken system. As a community\, we 
 must come together to provide affordable housing and more Site-based Hous
 ing First programs\, dignified and professionally-run shelters\, and expa
 nded services for physical and mental health and substance use disorders.
 \n\nTogether\, we will mourn the lives that were cut short and reaffirm ou
 r commitment to ensuring that everyone who needs a home finds one.\n\n\n\n
 \n\n
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LOCATION:Monument Square\, Congress Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04102\, United
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