Greensboro’s observance of National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, sponsored by Homeless Prevention Coalition of Guilford County, was held last night at Grace Community Church on Lee Street. The event was attended by about half a dozen members of HPCGC, one reporter and two cameramen, and about 195 regular guests (most of them homeless) plus volunteers for Grace’s weekly community dinner, which followed the memorial service.

Eight empty chairs on the stage held the names of those who died this year. Two were homeless service providers — Ruth Rideout of Faith Matters and Floyd Carter of Greensboro Housing Authority. Five were in transitional housing programs for homeless people. And one lived in an abandoned building near downtown Greensboro.

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