01/29/2026
🤍 Holding Our Relative, Holding Our Community 🤍
With heavy hearts, we share the passing of one of our unhoused relatives. Our team is deeply saddened by this loss, and we are extending our thoughts, prayers, and care to his family, friends, and loved ones during this difficult time.
We gently remind our community that how a person passes is not our business. What matters is that he was a relative, someone who was loved, who mattered, and who consistently showed kindness and warmth to our team.
We want to be clear in sharing that we support our relatives without judgment, including those who use substances. Substance use does not define who someone is. Our unhoused relatives are our sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, aunties, uncles, and loved ones. They deserve dignity, compassion, and care in life and in death.
Our team is holding space and offering traditional medicines, prayer, and support to our unhoused relatives who are grieving the loss of their beloved friend, brother, and relative. We ask our community to lift up our unhoused relatives with care and gentleness as we grieve together.
Prayer
Creator,
We lift up our community in this moment of grief.
Wrap the family, friends, and loved ones of our relative in comfort and strength.
Help us remember him with love, kindness, and respect.
Guide our words and actions so they come from compassion, not judgment.
Help us care for one another, especially those who are hurting the most.
May our medicines, prayers, and presence bring comfort,
and may our community continue to walk together in love and care.
If you are holding grief or need support, please know we are here to listen, to support, and to walk alongside you.
