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Our Mission

The HEAR US mission is to give voice and visibility to children and youth experiencing homelessness.

This organization produces poignant films and books that are used by educators, social service personnel and other audiences to call attention to the invisible crisis of millions of families with children and young people who struggle without a place to call home.

HEAR US addresses audiences at conferences, university and college students, and a variety of gatherings to foster a greater understanding of homelessness.
HEAR US joins with like-minded organizations to inform public policy based on what the experts--those experiencing homelessness--think is needed.
HEAR US also facilitates media connections for homeless families/youth, and is quite active on social media, shining a light on the need to repair the torn safety net that leaves millions--babies, toddlers, school kids, teens and young adults, and adults-- on the streets.

Since 2005, HEAR US has been a national force advocating for families and youth experiencing homelessness.

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HEAR US has made statewide McKinney-Vento films for:

Texas, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Carolina

Filming also in:

Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois,
New York, California, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan,
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Vermont, Wisconsin, Tennessee

DDN Colorful camera My contribution to our nation's conundrum of family homelessness is HEAR US.
Our videos, books and presentations illuminate the magnitude of this issue. The greater the understanding of how many babies, toddlers, children and youth are without a place to call home, the more enlightened our response will be. That’s the theory. And it tends to work in most places.
Diane D. Nilan
Founder/President
HEAR US Inc.