Organizers of the event said it's the community's responsibility to support the homeless.

According to the Memphis Union Mission, there are nearly 2,000 homeless people in Memphis on any given day.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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