Toronto Homeless Memorial
Canadian memorial
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The Toronto Homeless Memorial is a memorial to people who died while living on the streets, or in homeless shelters, in Toronto, Canada. The memorial includes the names of those who died and is updated monthly.
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Memorial
The memorial is located outside the Church of the Holy Trinity[1] and it is maintained by church staff and community members.[2] As of December 2021, it included approximately 1,200 names[3] of people who died while living in homeless shelters or the streets of Toronto.[4]
The names of the deceased are added on the second Tuesday of every month.[5]
History
The memorial was started in 1997 by Bonnie Briggs, a housing advocate.[3]
The list of names on the memorial reached 1,000 in the year 2020.[6]
In December 2021, memorial organisers added 34 names to the memorial, the highest ever added at once; names included John Doe and Jane Doe placeholders as the names of some of the deceased were unknown.[7]