Everyone interested in homelessness has got to at least come across one of Mark Horvath's Videos, he is the founder of Invisible People  And its amazing Youtube channel.

But one thing not many people know is, he used to be homeless tow! His works is a huge inspiration to a lot of people and to me

I list in this post 5 very touching videos about young people in the streets. Touching because of why they found themselves homeless.

Katy

Ever since I met Katie, I cannot stop thinking about what a beautiful mature young woman she is and how cruel our world is that she is sleeping outside homeless! It was down to 42°f last night in Winnipeg. With the wind, I am sure it felt much colder. Katie said she didn't sleep much. She mostly walked around to stay warm.

As a result of a few bad situations and flawed relationships, Katie has been living on the streets since last March. I can't even imagine what life is like for this young homeless woman. Yet Katie looks at life through a positive lens.

Shaun

Shaun is 19 years-old sleeping rough on the streets of London. After his father died, his mother got depressed. She started to drink more and take sleeping pills. Her depression got worse until she was hospitalized. Four weeks before this interview, Shaun's mother died.

Two weeks later, the landlord kicked him out because he couldn't pay the rent. Shaun's first night of homelessness, he woke up with his shoes stolen. Shaun said he didn't know the rules for sleeping rough. He learned to use his shoes as a pillow.

Sage

Sage is 23. She has been homeless in the Tenderloin for 2 1/2 years. Before homelessness, Sage only smoked a little weed. Since she's lived on the streets, Sage has been to rehab three times. She wants to go back to college, and she hopes to get into housing soon. When I asked Sage about homelessness, she responded it's not that bad.

I then asked Sage if she's putting up a front covering the pain of homelessness, or is it really not the bad. She said, "Kind of. I am a young attractive female. People take care of me." I cannot imagine what this girl has experienced living on the streets. Sage told me that she tries to focus on animals to keep her mind off things. Sage likes butterflies. One of her wishes was for the butterflies to come back.

Kevin

Kevin is a homeless youth living in a Chicago youth shelter. Kevin's mother kicked him out when he was 15 years-old, and he spent the next few years couch surfing. At 17, Kevin went and moved in with his dad, where he says they both put a lot of their feelings in a bottle. When that relationship exploded, Kevin found himself back out in the streets. Kevin shares a candid story of sleeping outside and the realities of being a homeless youth.

Sergei

This one wrecked me. I was crossing a street in Salt Lake City and saw Sergei. I asked him if he would like some socks. He responded "I don't have any money", which was the first sign Sergei was new to the streets. I just didn't know how new. Today is Sergei's 18th birthday. Today is also his first night homeless.

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