Invisible People-Mark Horvath Once Homeless Himself Tells The Stories Of The Homeless



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I met Mark Horvath some years ago at a networking event for the Social Media Club of L.A. He is funny, smart, approachable and helpful. Most people at the event seemed to know him.  He talked very passionately about what a difference the organization made for him.

For 10 years beginning in 1995 Mark, a former Hollywood executive, had been homeless. By 2005 he regained his footing, had a job and bought a home. In 2008 he lost his job and his home, as a result of our economic downturn. Mark was only months from being homeless again when he started InvisiblePeople.TV - literally traveling the country documenting the stories of the homeless.

In a visit to the Social Media Club LA he talked about how he wandered into a SMCLA meeting to get something to eat. He was struck by the impact and accessibility of social media and immediately engaged in the organization. He talked about his experience of homeless. He went on the make his case that the homeless are largely invisible.  Since 2008 he’s been working on ways to advocate for them, tell their stories and connect them more directly service- providing agencies.

With donations via social media, support from Whrrl a location-based social check-in app, which was acquired by Groupon, and corporate sponsors Mark continues traveling around the country engaging advocates and capturing the stories of the homeless from California to Washington DC. His contagious passion and social media efforts have led to not only to InvisiblePeople.TV but Mark’s Invisible People documentary as well.

 In 2012 Mark’s documentary was screened Social Media Club of LA in the screening of a Twittermentary illustrating the impact of social media on a range of American life experiences - including homelessness.  The screening was a fundraiser for Invisible People. Needless to say, a year and a half of a worldwide pandemic has exacerbated things for the homeless making circumstance more desperate than ever. And the need for action more glaring.

To learn more about Mark check out his bio, http://bit.ly/KwRO4M. Donate to help bring more of these special stories to light by going to http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/  . The photo used here is from InvisiblePeople.TV where you will find the stories of Fred, Evelin and DeMarco and many others.  

Use your social networks to spread the word about Mark's hard work. To get involved and, to be inspired and hear what others are doing to help the homeless visit https://invisiblepeople.tv


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