Alma is a homeless grandmother putting herself through college to go back and help her people. скачать в хорошем качестве

Alma is a homeless grandmother putting herself through college to go back and help her people.

Imagine going to college and the living arrangement gets so bad living under a bridge is a better solution. Imagine going to college and sleeping on people's floors and couches and anyplace you can find just to be of the streets and stay in school. Imagine being a grandmother trying to make a better life for yourself and your grandchild. I met Alma while speaking at CDI College in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada [http://bit.ly/pN8gsj] I was honored so much that night. CDI College is starting a We Are Visible scholarship to help low or no income students get a good education. When Alma approached me I did not know she was homeless. Unless she told me she was now sleeping on her 7th couch (some were floors) I would have never known. I have huge respect for Alma. She came to the city to make a better life for herself after Child protective services took her grandchild away. Children in child protective services are 50% aboriginal and in some communities 95%. It just messes me up that there are still places in North America (United States too) that do not even have clean drinking water. Many people would give up or get mad, Alma instead decided to educate herself to get her grandchild back and help her people. As a little side note: it seems to me that the smart and more cost effective move would be to help aboriginal communities get clean water and safe living conditions instead of taking children away. Since I met Alma last week she had to move to a new 'housing situation' so that makes 8 couches now. I hear this is a much better place so I am happy for Alma. She has a lot of courage and a huge heart and I am honored to help her share her story. ________________________________________________ Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/c/invisiblepe... Invisible People’s website: http://invisiblepeople.tv Support Invisible People: https://invisiblepeople.tv/donate On Patreon:   / invisiblepeople   Invisible People’s Social Media:    / invisiblepeople     / invisiblepeople     / invisiblepeople     / invisiblepeopletv   Mark Horvath’s Twitter:   / hardlynormal   About Invisible People: Since its launch in November 2008, Invisible People has leveraged the power of video and the massive reach of social media to share the compelling, gritty, and unfiltered stories of homeless people from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. The vlog (video blog) gets up close and personal with veterans, mothers, children, layoff victims and others who have been forced onto the streets by a variety of circumstances. Each week, they’re on InvisiblePeople.tv, and high traffic sites such as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, proving to a global audience that while they may often be ignored, they are far from invisible. Invisible People goes beyond the rhetoric, statistics, political debates, and limitations of social services to examine poverty in America via a medium that audiences of all ages can understand, and can’t ignore. The vlog puts into context one of our nation’s most troubling and prevalent issues through personal stories captured by the lens of Mark Horvath – its founder – and brings into focus the pain, hardship and hopelessness that millions face each day. One story at a time, videos posted on InvisiblePeople.tv shatter the stereotypes of America’s homeless, force shifts in perception and deliver a call to action that is being answered by national brands, nonprofit organizations and everyday citizens now committed to opening their eyes and their hearts to those too often forgotten. Invisible People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to changing the way we think about people experiencing homelessness.