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

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

VIEW

• My Own Four Walls a short video trailer of this powerful documentary
• Life is But a Dream, a 3-min. advo-video about homeless babies. (10/29/09)
• 30-second HEAR US PSA by Corey Kile, recent NIU graduate and HEAR US friend.

• America's Youngest Outcasts National Center on Family Homelessness 3/9/09
• Foreclosure to Homelessness 2009 Joint report from several key national groups

• invisible homeless kids blog by HEAR US

• Read and respond to Diane's  Poverty in America blog on Change.org

LEARNING CURVE EXPRESS

"The time has come to let the people who experience invisible forms of homelessness become visible--to their legislators, to the public--so we can aggressively address homelessness in this country." Diane Nilan

HEAR US' most ambitious, grueling cross-country trip has begun (10/09)--the LEARNING CURVE EXPRESS. With the mission to give voice and visibility to homeless children and youth, HEAR US will invite people who lost housing and turned to motels or doubled-up situations to talk about their experiences.

Are they homeless? You decide. HEAR US believes loss of housing due to hardship is typically homelessness. Learn more....

Watch short (3-4 minute) videos of parents and kids explaining their plight.

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