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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, County Council Vice President Marilyn Balcombe, County staff, and community nonprofit partners will memorialize the lives of individuals who died while experiencing homelessness at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 5, in Rockville.
The Community Homeless Memorial Service, hosted by the Interagency Commission on Homelessness, will be held at Veterans Memorial Plaza, adjacent to the Isiah Leggett Executive Office Building (LEOB), located at 101 Monroe St.
The service will commemorate the lives of 35 individuals who died in 2024 and 2025 and reaffirm the County’s commitment to ensuring every resident has access to safe and stable housing.
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According to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ annual 2026 Point-in-Time count, 1,120 individuals were experiencing homelessness in Montgomery County on the night of Feb. 4, when the annual count was conducted.
WHAT: Montgomery County Community Homeless Memorial Service
WHEN: Friday, June 5, 9:30–11 a.m.
WHERE: Veterans Memorial Plaza, Isiah Leggett Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe St., Rockville
WHO:
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- Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
- Montgomery County Council Vice President, Marilyn Balcombe
- Reverend Barry Moultrie, Mount Calvary Baptist Church
- Christine Hong, chief, Services to End and Prevent Homelessness, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
- Dr. Diana Pina, deputy chief, Services to End and Prevent Homelessness, Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services
- Shatara Rolle, chair, People’s Committee, Interagency Commission on Homelessness
- Allswell Ikiriko, Pathways to Housing DC, 2026 Terence Hill Memorial Award recipient
***Note to Editors: Individuals with lived experience of homelessness and representatives from local nonprofit organizations working to end homelessness will be available for interviews.***
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Media Contact: Peter Sinclair, Peter.Sinclair@montgomerycountymd.gov or call 301-309-7550
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