Homelessness Awareness Day: January 22, 2026
The Addison County Housing Coalition (ACHC) invites community members to participate in a candlelight walk and vigil to commemorate Vermont Homelessness Awareness Day 2026 on January 22, 2026, 4:30 pm – 6 pm in downtown Middlebury.
Addison County Homelessness Awareness Day 2026: Remembering Those We’ve Lost is an event organized by the Addison County Housing Coalition (ACHC) and planned in tandem with statewide Homelessness Awareness Day events on January 22, 2026. In recognition of those from the unhoused community who have died in Addison County, we will gather for a candlelight walk through town, culminating at the Middlebury Town Green Gazebo for a brief vigil to memorialize those who are often forgotten.
LED candles will be provided to attendees, with gratitude from the Porter Family Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation. Warm drinks and snacks will be provided at the gathering on the green, compliments of Middlebury College. We are also grateful to United Way of Addison County for providing material support for signage. If you are interested in making signs, please come to United Way of Addison County, located at 175 Wilson Road, Suite 101, in Middlebury, from 10:30 to 11:30 am on January 22nd. All are welcome, and we will have supplies available; feel free to bring your own.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Location: Downtown Middlebury, Middlebury Town Gazebo
- 4:30 pm: Gather at College Park (across from the Academy Street Bus Stop) in Middlebury
- 4:45 pm: Candlelight walk down Main Street, culminating at the Town Green Gazebo
- 5:15 pm: Candlelight vigil at the Middlebury Town Green Gazebo
- 5:30 pm – 5:40 pm: Opening remarks (Heidi Lacey, Charter House Coalition Executive Director)
- 5:40 pm – 5:45 pm: Naming of those we’ve lost, followed by a moment of silence
- 5:45 pm: Closing Remarks (Rev. Johny Daigan Widell, Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community, Vermont Cares, and Turning Point Center of Addison County)
For more information about Homelessness Awareness Day, please contact Susan Whitmore (Chair, Addison County Housing Coalition and Executive Director, John Graham Housing & Services)
Homelessness in Addison County - By the Numbers
