HEAR US: Voice and Visibility for Homeless Children

An Overview

We offer insights, resources and information for those concerned about homeless children, teens and families.

HEAR US gives voice and visibility to homeless children, youth and families. Why is this important?

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How You Can Help Right Now!

Get your new version of on the edge: Family Homelessness in America, 7 women sharing their stories of homelessness, now broadcast length, close-captioned and with new material! (now available) AS SEEN ON PBS AFFILIATES!

Check out Diane's provocative invisible homeless kids blog, voted one of the top 50 homelessness blogs in the country! Join the discussion!

NEW!! 2012 Release of My Own Four Walls now available! Includes Littlest Nomads!

Check out this 4-minute Trailer My Own Four Walls, HEAR US' documentary of kids talking about their homelessness and what education means to them.

Watch REACH, the 11-minute HEAR US video FREE! Explains the McKinney-Vento Homeless education law...Share it with others!

Donate! HEAR US Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, needs your support! Tax-exempt donations securely processed online. Check out the new (4/11) THANK YOU GIFT items! Donate NOW!

It's Everybody's Problem

So often you hear, "We don't have homelessness in our town." or "It's a big city problem." or "They could get a place if they wanted to." or "Kids aren't homeless."

More than 1.6 million invisible children and youth can be found across America, in every community. They need your help.

HEAR US provides powerful tools and services to understand, identify and assist homeless children and youth.

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VIEW, READ

Compassion fatigue? Here's a cure, Diane's latest 4-min. video creation. Watch. Share.
Diane's article is featured in the AlterNet series, Hard Times USA. (3/13)
HEAR US received a spate of very wonderful awards this Fall. Check out our pics.
HEAR US won the Citgo Fueling Good $5000 gas card and they featured HEAR US in their inspired 90-second promo clip. Check it out!
HEAR US featured in a Huffington Post blog about the number of homeless kids. (7/9/12)
HEAR US featured in Huffington Post story about soaring homeless student numbers. (6/28/12)
Congressional hearing on homeless kids' by homeless kids...an incredible display of articulate, passionate kids that will hopefully motivate our elected officials to act! HEAR US is so proud of Rumi (photo) and the panel! (12/15/11)
See HEAR US on CNN! (12/15/11)
CBS 60 Minutes covered families living in their cars in Florida in a powerful segment illustrating homelessness.

LEARN, SHARE

Diane's photo/essay featured in UNCENSORED magazine.
Read one of the best articles about HEAR US written in a long time...by Oberlin College student Eve O'Connor.
invisible homeless kids blog by HEAR US Diane's blog, invisible homeless kids, voted 1 of the 50 best blogs on homelessness!
Understanding Homelessness - many resources to help understand homelessness and assist people experiencing homelessness

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