Invisible People

Sober living homes are a crucial component to rehabilitating drug addicts and people getting out of prison. There is also a huge housing need for people who cannot qualify for SSI, yet for whatever reason are not employable.

Let's face it. The economy still sucks. Finding employment is far from easy, and finding employment that offers a living wage for a homeless mom to pa...

"I don't care who you worship or what you believe. I don't care who you sleep with. If you are helping hurting people, you're my friend and I will sup...

A little over three years ago Alan Graham "talked" me into visiting Austin, Texas because he knew what he was doing to help our homeless friends was s...

We've all been panhandled by a homeless person on street begging for money. I bet every one of you reading this has even been aggressively panhand...

On a past road trip, I connected with Indianapolis School on Wheels. The program provides educational help to homeless students in 10 shelters and 2 s...

  About a year ago I was speaking at the State Department thanks to an invite from my friend Beth Kanter. While in Washington, D.C., my friend...

It's really hard to explain the feeling of powerlessness I felt today. But I guarantee my feelings don't even compare to the feelings of desperation our friends had while police were evicting them from their tents today.

Every day Invisiblepeople.tv is starting conversations, raising awareness and changing stereotypes about homelessness.

I'll be honest, it was so cold I thought my face was going to fall off. A few times even I started to scream "I can't feel my nose" and was concerned ...

Homelessness is a very serious social crisis that affects us all and it looks like such a massive problem, it's a normal reaction to feel we cannot do anything about it. But we can do something about it.

Paul has a serious brain injury that makes him vulnerable on the streets. In simple terms, if Paul did not get into housing his chances of surviving homeless are not so good.

This week I was visiting Northwest Arkansas for The Farm's Harvest Festival and my friend Mike Rusch connected me with Marian Riner, Families in Trans...

When I started InvisiblePeople.tv I had a dream that to change the story of homelessness and get people into housing we would need to partner with new people and reach new stakeholders.

During last year's road trip I was honored to be introduced to two great men, Robert Egger of DC Central Kitchen and James S. Withers, M.D. of Operati...

The best way to share the Aboriginal story of homelessness in Canada was to simply empower my new Aboriginal friends to tell their own story.

It's easy to judge from a distance, but the people who have problems with the harm-reduction model just have never seen Hell like I have.

The aboriginal population is disproportionate in homelessness around Canada.

It's nearly impossible to get sober while living on the streets. People need dignity and self-worth. Once Donny was in an apartment, he decided to change his life. He has stopped using drugs and is even looking for a job.

What happens when you empower a homeless mom with a video camera? We get to see first-hand homeless service's failed systems. I wrote this partially ...

Mobile homelessness may be the fastest growing poverty demographic in America today.

I spent the day with a homeless family, yet it felt like spending the day with a normal family. The big difference was at the end of the day Carey and her daughter Maggy drove their van to a park to sleep for the night.

I saw a sign for a three-month P.O. Box rental for $15. That mailbox with key may have been small, but that mailbox and key had a huge impact on me.

As with most anything there is a paradox in life. As I find the courage to face my fears, I am also finding freedom.