HEAR US: Voice and Visibility for Homeless Children - Youth

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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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Watch 4-min. trailer for on the edge, 7 women sharing their stories of homelessness. SOON--available to your local PUBLIC BROADCASTING STATION! Arrange screenings in your community. Use the new OTE discussion guide.

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

Check out this new 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!

on the edge

Think you know homelessness? Think again... 1-on the edge women.jpg

Seven women courageously step out of America's shadow of shame, homelessness, lugging family troubles and deep-seated anxiety as they grapple to avoid returning to their nomadic existence. Their brutal honesty reveals not only the turmoil and tragedies that led to their homelessness but also their vulnerability of returning to a life of invisible struggle to survive. Their stories give new meaning to life on the edge.

Watch a 4-min. trailer of on the edge
Read the behind-the scenes story about on the edge
Visit the official OTE website. (http://ontheedge.niu.edu)

on the edge updates:

NEW! (8/11) FREE OTE Discussion guide (download PDF)
NEW! (8/11) OTE Media Packet (download PDF)
Now available. ORDER FORM NEW! ote T-Shirts now available
DC Capitol Screening 3/29/11 with HUD Secretary Donovan and others ARTICLE
Film Festival, 1st Place, Faculty Submissions, BEA Film Festival, 4/11
Screenings now being scheduled. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
more about the film...