Los Angeles County held a memorial service for the homeless people who have died on the streets. Nearly 1,500 homeless people have died on the streets from Jan. 1 to Nov 30.
A memorial service for homeless people who died on the streets ofwas held Wednesday on the first day of winter during the longest night of the year.
A federally required homeless count taken earlier this year estimated there were more than 69,000 unhoused people in Los Angeles County, including some 42,000 in L.A. city.Nearly 1,500 people had died on the streets between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, according to the county coroner.Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
"In many cases, this service will be the only commemoration of their lives," said Michael Donaldson, senior director of the archdiocesan Office of Life, Justice, and Peace."Let us become the voice for those who are not heard or seen by most, our brothers and sisters experiencing homelessness. With this memorial, we say their lives matter."Similar memorials were held in other communities nationwide on Dec.
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