“How can you rebuild a life you’ve never had” ~ Mike
Mike has been on the streets since he was 13 years-old. The powerful quote from Mike validates why we need to focus on ending street homelessness and youth homelessness at the same time, and not just one or the other.
The night before we met, someone stole his backpack with everything he had for his dog.
This is a very powerful video. Mike talks about how people judge him for being homeless, and then judge that he can't take care of his dog. Honestly, most of the general population care more about pets then to do homeless people. Time and time again I've seen people literally freak out over a homeless dog completely ignoring the homeless person.
Mike also shares about how lines outside a store are celebrated, yet homeless people just cannot sit on a sidewalk.
Listen to Mike's second wish. It's very powerful!
________________________________________________
Subscribe here: www.youtube.co...
Invisible People’s website:
invisiblepeople.tv
Support Invisible People:
invisiblepeopl...
On Patreon: / invisiblepeople
Invisible People’s Social Media:
/ invisiblepeople
/ invisiblepeople
/ invisiblepeople
/ invisiblepeopletv
Mark Horvath’s Twitter:
/ hardlynormal
About Invisible People:
Since its launch in November 2008, Invisible People has leveraged the power of video and the massive reach of social media to share the compelling, gritty, and unfiltered stories of homeless people from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. The vlog (video blog) gets up close and personal with veterans, mothers, children, layoff victims and others who have been forced onto the streets by a variety of circumstances. Each week, they’re on InvisiblePeople.tv, and high traffic sites such as KZitem, Twitter and Facebook, proving to a global audience that while they may often be ignored, they are far from invisible.
Invisible People goes beyond the rhetoric, statistics, political debates, and limitations of social services to examine poverty in America via a medium that audiences of all ages can understand, and can’t ignore. The vlog puts into context one of our nation’s most troubling and prevalent issues through personal stories captured by the lens of Mark Horvath - its founder - and brings into focus the pain, hardship and hopelessness that millions face each day. One story at a time, videos posted on InvisiblePeople.tv shatter the stereotypes of America’s homeless, force shifts in perception and deliver a call to action that is being answered by national brands, nonprofit organizations and everyday citizens now committed to opening their eyes and their hearts to those too often forgotten.
Invisible People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the way we think about people experiencing homelessness.
Негізгі бет Homeless man has been on the streets since he was 13 years-old
No video
Пікірлер: 69