Homeless has a name, a face, a voice—and a story.

Since their launch in 2008, with just $45, a camera, and a laptop, Invisible People ) has leveraged the power of video and the massive reach of social media to share the unfiltered truths that shape the realities of millions of homeless Americans, many of them children. Mark Horvath has become a nationally recognized activist, ambassador and hero for the millions of individuals and families who reside in shelters, motels, and tents along the streets and under highway bridges across the country.

Invisible People works to change perceptions of homelessness through education and the telling of the raw and unedited personal stories of homelessness through one story at a time. Founder Mark Horvath gathers these videos through the Invisible People “Road Tour,” traveling to cities around the country to meet and interview the homeless. These unedited videos shatter the stereotypes of America’s homeless, force shifts in perception, and deliver a call to action. Only through dialogue can we change homelessness policy in America.

Invisible People’s work has seen direct results. After the Road Trip visited Fayetteville, Arkansas, the mayor started an affordable housing program, a local restaurant launched a feeding program, and a farmer donated 40 acres. In Baton Rouge, the local TV channel did a report on Invisible People and the homeless in the city. The report highlighted the story of 50 homeless children who did not have shoes. Within an hour of the report, a donor supplied the shoes.

An amazing organization doing vital work.