Changing Homelessness, City Rescue Mission to Honor Lives of Homeless at Special Virtual Memorial Service
Jacksonville, FL – On Monday, December 21st, at 10 am, we will remember the lives of persons experiencing homelessness who passed away in 2020 at a special memorial service. The event will take place virtually.
Also, register on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/memorial-service-tickets-126569511817
Attendees may join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device by clicking the URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83013362914
Family members, faith, community and business leaders, citizens and social service agency teams are expected to attend, and program speakers include the following:
Penny Kievet, Executive Director, City Rescue Mission
- Rev. Christopher McKee, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Oakland
- The Honorable Ju’Coby Pittman, Jacksonville City Council, District 8
- Paul Stasi, Director of Social Enterprise, City Rescue Mission
According to Dawn Gilman, CEO for Changing Homelessness, this annual nationwide tradition for remembering the lives of our city’s most vulnerable is important, especially in the year of a pandemic: COVID-19 has impacted everything in our world, including our ability to gather. Chances are that unless there’s a personal connection to understanding homelessness, the average person probably doesn’t think about the fact that the life of someone who was homeless had value. Regardless of their situation or the factors that led to it, they still mattered to someone. Whether to their loved ones, or to one of the many dedicated people who helped them secure the resources needed to survive each day. They mattered, and when they are gone, their presence is missed. Greatly.”
Changing Homelessness leads the effort for services in support of ending homelessness in Duval, Nassau Clay and Flagler counties, and Savannah, Georgia. For more information, please contact Monique Elton at melton@changinghomelessness.org.
