NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — People will come together on Saturday in downtown Nashville to remember unhoused men and women who died this year.
Last year, more than 170 men and women lost their lives that were living unhoused and on our streets. The service is happening at Riverfront Park by the Tara Cole Memorial Bench at 1st Avenue and Broadway. The service is slated for 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The memorial was a collaborative effort between several different organizations. Faith leaders, city officials, and homeless advocates will honor the lives lost this morning on Lower Broadway.
The names of those who died this year will be read and there will also be time for poetry to be shared, remembrances, music and remarks.
At the end of the ceremony, friends and family will be invited to walk along the river and place flowers in the water.
Open Table Nashville, an interfaith homeless outreach nonprofit, hosts the event. Their mission is to disrupt cycles of poverty, journeys with the marginalized, and provide education about issues of homelessness.
For those that cannot attend, the service will be livestreamed here.
Cole is a person I think everyone should meet. After saving his sister's life, he's in a fight for his own. And yet he lives so joyfully, performing on stage and continuing to do what he loves. His family's story will both inspire you and make you reflect on your own. Click if you want to watch one of the most impressive young men in action, determined to write the lines of his own story despite the circumstances.
-Rebecca Schleicher
