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2025 Iowa Homeless Memorial
Remember those who’ve died homeless in Iowa
A candlelight vigil of music, poetry and prayerSaturday, Dec. 21, 2025
5:30 PM
Iowa State Capitol
West TerraceAbout the Memorial:
Join us for this outdoor event to remember those who died homeless this year, honor them as human beings and recommit ourselves to working together to prevent such deaths in the future.
Get Involved:
Submit names and information about people who’ve died homeless in Iowa to names@IowaHomelessMemorial.org.
To volunteer for the event, email volunteer@joppa.org.
Joppa collaborates with community partners, helps homeless people access existing resources, and mobilizes private donations from families, churches and organizations to meet unmet needs in homeless services, housing and education.
Joppa 2326 Euclid Avenue Des Moines, IA 50310 (515) 288-5699
Flying Hippo.