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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day - December 21, 2014
FOR the purpose of recognizing December 21, 2014 as National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day in Baltimore City to bring attention to the struggle of people experiencing homelessness; to mourn the passing of our neighbors who, in life, lacked stable housing; and to rededicate ourselves to ending the conditions that create and maintain homelessness - poverty, a dearth of housing available to lowincome households, and a lack of health and supportive services.
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For nearly two and a half decades, communities across the country have come together on or near December 21 – the first day of winter and longest night of the year – to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember our homeless neighbors and friends who have paid the ultimate price for our nation’s failure to end homelessness. Baltimore City joins a national movement of people – both housed and homeless – in recognizing Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day and rededicating itself to preventing and ending homelessness.
According to recent local counts of people experiencing homelessness, the three top health concerns that impact the homeless population in the City of Baltimore are substance abuse, mental health, and chronic illness – all of which are significantly and negat...
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