05/06/2026
HON mourns the loss of our friend and a powerful advocate in the fight to end homelessness, Logan Hullinger, who passed away on Friday, March 6. Logan was a journalist and harm reductionist who fiercely advocated for the rights of drug users in Baltimore City and beyond. Logan covered issues impacting the homeless throughout his journalism career and started regularly reporting on homelessness in Baltimore City in 2025. During this time, he made important connections between mental illness, substance use, and homelessness, as well as the city’s deadly neglect of both drug users and the unhoused.
In July of 2025, Logan wrote a piece on conditions in city shelters that was so well done, it felt like he was part of our shelter conditions campaign. We were very impressed by his thoughtful and meticulously researched coverage and invited him to cover our speakout on shelter conditions in September. He showed up and the very next day, he included a quote from a lived experience speaker in his weekly newsletter. When the coverage of the speakout came out, we were so grateful for the amazing job he did highlighting findings from our shelter survey and amplifying the voices of our members and allies. In October, his coverage of a contentious MOHS oversight hearing played an important role in drawing attention to a dangerous proposal to limit shelter stays to 90 days. He captured the passionate testimony at the hearing so well, it felt like you were there just reading about it. When we invited him to cover Homeless Person's Memorial Day, he used it as an opportunity to educate the public on the lack of shelter beds and housing options that left people out in the cold, and cited our survey again. Our call for shelter regulations made it on his Christmas wishlist and he drew attention to the city's neglect of homeless residents during the dangerous snow storm in January. We always learned something new when we read Logan’s reporting. His contributions shaped the direction of our work as much as they amplified it.
It’s hard to believe Logan's powerful advocacy for the homeless was just one slice of his work. He was an ambitious journalist who covered serious issues impacting local residents like workplace harassment and police violence. He truly raised the bar when it came to the role journalists can play in advancing local struggles for human rights and we will continue to learn from the incredible body of work he left behind. We are so grateful for the time we had with him and will move forward emboldened by his fearless spirit and compassion for the most vulnerable.
In appreciation for his contributions and the indelible mark he made on our organization, we have decided to recognize Logan as an honorary member of HON. We would also like to amplify his family’s request that donations be made to Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition and Baltimore Beat in his honor.
