The National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, and the National Consumer Advisory Board, a member network of the Council, encourage our communities to organize or take part in Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day (HPMD) events on or around the winter solstice — the first day of winter and the longest night of the year.
At these events each year, we remember those who have died and we strengthen our resolve to work for a world where no life is lived or lost in homelessness. We state clearly, together with others in scores of communities across the nation, that no person should die for lack of housing.
Learn why we remember this day each year through our HPMD Advocacy Agenda.
Watch the HPMD2025 Ceremony Livestream
Please join us from wherever you are on Dec. 18 for a livestream of this year’s Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day ceremony. We’ll share details on speakers and other programming soon.
Date: Dec. 18, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. PST / 12 p.m. MST / 1 p.m. CST / 2 p.m. EST
Local Actions In Your Community
Want to host an event in your town? Learn more about Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, see last year’s national livestream, and access resources related to local events, mortality data, and more here.
Want to honor someone? Click here to share the names of those lost while experiencing homelessness in your community, for inclusion in our “in memoriam” video during the ceremony livestream. (Link takes you to NCH’s website.)
