Homeless memorial

Downtown Fargo memorial honors fallen homeless victims

"I think a lot of people don't recognize how many individuals are homeless on any given night within our community."

FARGO, N.D. — A service in Downtown Fargo honors the homeless who have lost their lives while having no place to call home. The Fargo-Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness sets up the memorial every year on the winter solstice. The night symbolizes the longest night of the year which brings awareness to the cold and long winter nights the homeless…

Homeless Memorial Day Walk and Service In Remembrance

That's why the mayors of Fargo,West Fargo, Dilworth and Moorhead declared that the 21st of December be Homeless Memorial Day.

FARGO, N.D. — December 21 is the first day of winter and the longest night of the year. Over the past 20 years in the FM area, more than 200 people have either died or had their lives shortened from experiences with homelessness. That’s why the mayors of Fargo,West Fargo, Dilworth and Moorhead had declared that the 21st of December…