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Interfaith Prayer Service on Zoom, Tues, April 9th at 12:15 PM for the 38 People "Without Fixed Abode" who died in March 2024 in OC

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  All are invited to a Zoom Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service on Tuesday, April 9th at 12:15 PM for the 33 people who died "Without Fixed Abode" in OC in March, 2024 as well as the 1 other who died in January, but whose death was recorded only now.  Zoom  info below. The death count for the first three months of the year stands at 120, last year (2023) it stood at 151, two years ago (2022) it was 123.  So it remains an improvement over last year.  However, in the years prior, the death rate was significantly lower still 100 for 2021, 66 for 2020, 52 for 2019.  During the same period of time, by the federally mandated PIT counts, the number of people who found themselves homeless was about the same or higher than it is now.  So despite declining from last year, the death rate among those who find themselves homeless in OC remains higher than it was in the recent past. And so we pray...   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83641913998 Meeting ID: 836 4191 3998 One tap
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Interfaith Prayer Service on Zoom, Tues, February 13th at 12:15 PM for the 33 People "Without Fixed Abode" who died in February 2024 in OC

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All are invited to a Zoom Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service on Tuesday, February 12th at 12:15 PM for the 33 people who died "Without Fixed Abode" in OC in February, 2024 as well as the 1 other who died in January, but whose death was recorded only now.  Zoom  info below. Despite some fairly heavy rains, the death toll for February was significantly lower than last year when it was 48 dead.  Still in 2019, the last year before COVID the February death toll was 20.   So our services may be getting better over last year, but the death toll remains far higher than it was only five years ago when there were arguably more people sleeping on our streets than today. And so we pray...   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83641913998 Meeting ID: 836 4191 3998 One tap mobile +16699006833,,83641913998# Prayer Service Text --   https://tinyurl.com/ya9sojzk   The List of the Names of OC's Homeless Deceased in January 2024 - -   https://tinyurl.com/OCHomelessDeaths2024-02
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Interfaith Prayer Service on Zoom, Tues, February 13th at 12:15 PM for the 48 People "Without Fixed Abode" who died in January 2024 in OC

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  All are invited to a Zoom Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service on Tuesday, February 13th at 12:15 PM for the 48 people who died "Without Fixed Abode" in OC in January as well as the 1 other who died in December, 2023, but whose death was recorded only now.  Zoom  info below. The numbers for January are exactly the same as they were last year, and the rains really hit hard only this past week, already in February.   There have been significant actions on the part of several of the County Supervisors -- Sarmiento followed by Chaffee -- in regards to homeless prevention.   This year however, the County hasn't (yet?) been able to stand up at least a few emergency shelters (it can't without constituent city cooperation, and that appears to be lacking).  So one fears what the next month will look like. And so we pray...   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83641913998 Meeting ID: 836 4191 3998 One tap mobile +16699006833,,83641913998# Prayer Service Text --   https
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Interfaith Prayer Service on Zoom, Thu, Dec 11th at 12:15 PM (note special day) for the 34 People "Without Fixed Abode" who died in Dec 2023 in OC

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  All are invited to a Zoom Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service on Thursday, January 11th (note the special day) at 12:15 PM for the 34 people who died "Without Fixed Abode" in OC in December, 2023 as well as the 2 others who died in November, 2023, but whose death was recorded only now.  Zoom    info below. All told, 499 people "without fixed abode" currently have died in the County this year (and as has been generally the case, 1-2 others will have died in December, who'll be remembered only next month, so the number will break 500 for the year).   Last year the death toll at this point in the year was 490.  This is a 5% increase for the year over last, and an equivalent of  8.7% of the County's homeless population (counted to be 5718 in the last PIT Count conducted in January 2022) died in this County in 2023, a mortality rate over twenty times (20x) higher than the mortality rate in the general population. Eulogy to Joseph Saenz: Finally, among those who
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Interfaith Prayer Service on Zoom, Tues, Dec 12th at 12:15 PM for the 31 People "Without Fixed Abode" who died in Nov 2023 in OC

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All are invited to a Zoom Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service on Tuesday, Dec 12th at 12:15 PM for the 31 people who died "Without Fixed Abode" in OC in November, 2023 as well as the one other who died in October, 2023, but whose death was recorded only now.  Zoom    info below. All told, 464 people "without fixed abode" have died in the County this year, with a month to go.  Last year the death toll at this point in the year was 443.  This is a 5% increase for the year over last.   If things do not change, then 506 people "without fixed abode will have died in the County by the end of the year an equivalent of  8.8% of the County's homeless population (counted to be 5718 in the last PIT Count conducted in January 2022) having died in this County by the end of the year. And so we pray...   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83641913998 Meeting ID: 836 4191 3998 One tap mobile +16699006833,,83641913998# Prayer Service Text --   https://tinyurl.com/ya
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Interfaith Prayer Service on Zoom, Tues, Nov 14th at 12:15 PM for the 32 People "Without Fixed Abode" who died in Oct 2023 in OC

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  All are invited to a Zoom Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service on Tuesday, Nov 14th at 12:15 PM for the 32 people who died "Without Fixed Abode" in OC in October, 2023. Zoom   info below. October tends to be a "Goldilocks" month for those sleeping on our streets, neither too hot nor too cold.  (The nights have gotten substantially colder since the end of October). Yet, even though 32 deaths seems low compared to previous months including 51 in September, last year the October homeless death count was 27. All told, 432 people "without fixed abode" have already died in the County this year, with two months to go.  Last year the death toll at this point in the year was 398.  This is a 8.5% increase for the year over last.  If things do not change, then 532 people "without fixed abode will have died in the County by the end of the year an equivalent of 9.3% of the County's homeless population (counted to be 5718 in the last PIT Count conducted in Janu
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Interfaith Prayer Service on Zoom, Tues, Oct 10th at 12:15 PM for the 51 People "Without Fixed Abode" who died in Sept 2023 in OC

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   All are invited to a Zoom Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service on Tuesday,  Oct 10th at 12:15 PM for the 51 people who died "Without Fixed Abode" in OC in August, 2023 as well as the 2 other people who had died in previous months but had still gone unrecorded until now.   Zoom info below. The 53 person death toll continues the sad record breaking pace for the year.  All told, exactly 400 people "without fixed abode" have already died in the County this year, with three months to go.   If things do not change, then 533 people "without fixed abode will have died in the County by the end of the year an equivalent of 9.3% of the County's homeless population (counted to be 5718 in the last PIT Count conducted in January 2022) having died in this County by the end of the year. And so we pray ...   Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83641913998 Meeting ID: 836 4191 3998 One tap mobile +16699006833,,83641913998# Prayer Service Text --  https://tinyurl.com
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