Английская Википедия:Invisible People (organization)
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Invisible People is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working for homeless people in the United States.[1] The organization educates the public about homelessness through storytelling, educational resources, and advocacy.[2]
The organization was founded in November 2008 by activist and former television executive, Mark Horvath. Interviews are posted on its website and other social media outlets.[3] The organization has interviewed homeless people in over 100 cities across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[4]
History
Invisible People was founded by Mark Horvath. In the early 1990s, California residentШаблон:R Horvath worked as a television distribution executive,Шаблон:R but addiction to drugs and alcohol resulted in him becoming homeless in 1995.Шаблон:R After eight years,Шаблон:R he sought rehabilitation with the help of the Los Angeles Dream CenterШаблон:R and, in 2005, relocated to St. Louis, Missouri.Шаблон:R
During the Great Recession, Horvath lost his job and home,Шаблон:RШаблон:R and returned to Los Angeles.Шаблон:R Facing homelessness again, he recorded interviews with homeless people on a Flipcam and posted them on YouTube and Twitter.Шаблон:R In November 2008, Invisible People was launched.Шаблон:Citation needed It is registered in the United States as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.Шаблон:R
Production
Horvath describes the organization as "a conversation about solutions to end homelessness" that "gives homeless people a chance to tell their own story."Шаблон:R Interviews on the subjects' sufferings are recorded using a hand-held videocamera, microphone, laptop, and iPhone, and posted unedited on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.Шаблон:R
Horvath initially interviewed subjects in California, then expanded across the United States and beyond, including CanadaШаблон:R Peru,Шаблон:R and the United Kingdom.Шаблон:R Hovarth travels worldwide to raise awareness about homelessness.[5][6] Private companies provide goods to be donated to the homeless during Invisible People's road tours, as well as providing transportation and lodging for Horvath.Шаблон:R
In April 2009, Invisible People streamed live interviews with homeless people in a tent city in Sacramento, California, on Twitter. After the interviews were posted, a Seattle-based company sponsored the organizations' first cross-country tour, in which Horvath traveled to over 20 cities and interviewed over 100 homeless people.Шаблон:R The organization has also partnered with Hanes in the ten-year-old Hanes National Sock Drive raising awareness about the homeless Americans.[2]
By 2010, the organization had released interviews with over 200 homeless people.Шаблон:R In 2011, a privately owned, non governmental, Not For Profit Homeless Organization based in Calgary commissioned Invisible People to tour 24 cities in Canada,[7] starting on July 4 in Victoria and ending on September 12 in St. John's, including stops in Toronto and Calgary.Шаблон:R The organization’s website received 50,000 hits per month in 2011.Шаблон:R
Reception
Шаблон:Quote According to NBC News, Horvath's interviews give the homeless a face and a voice.[8] The interviews conducted by the non-profit have resulted in assistance being provided to the interviewed subjects.[9] On August 22, 2010, YouTube allowed Horvath and Invisible People to curate YouTube's homepage for a day.[10] In 2012, LA Weekly awarded Invisible People and its founder, Mark Horvath, a "Best Online Do-Gooder" award.Шаблон:R
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the viewers raised money to buy shoes for 50 schoolchildren.Шаблон:R In Arkansas, a farmer donated 40 acres to create a farm that feeds 150 homeless people a week.Шаблон:R An interview with a 58-year-old homeless man dying of cancer in Calgary led to his brother finding him after 33 years of estrangement; the two were able to spend 53 days together before the man succumbed to cancer.Шаблон:R Housing programs have also been started in Arkansas and Calgary following the organization's tours in those cities.Шаблон:R[11]
A documentary about Invisible People entitled "@home" won the 2014 Los Angeles Diversity Film Festival Best Documentary Award and aired on PBS in 2015.Шаблон:R
See also
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