Efrain Gomez

Efrain Gomez http://www.touchinghomemovie.com
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Touching Home is a coming of age story about a homeless father struggling to make amends with his twin sons as they pursue professional baseball.

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invisiblepeople.tv United Way of King County Blog - Happy Birthday, Mark! http://ow.ly/1iCRU I #wrecked #invppl

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Robin Vestal
Robin Vestal
Happy Birthday!
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Lisa Marie Harrington

Lisa Marie Harrington I was married, twice! Both were alcoholics. My second husband is now incarcerated in a Southern California state prison for DUI hitting a motorcylist and killing him. He is currently serving a 13-year sentence. I know the deep, dark side of alcoholism. It is very ugly! I personally have to stay away from it becau...se the disease run rampant in my family. The only true answer is a relationship with Jesus Christ. He is the only one who can truly heal and restore!

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invisiblepeople.tv Sandy sleeps on the ground next to her car because it's illegal to sleep in a vehicle http://invisiblepeople.tv I #invppl

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Catherine Amy Mignella
Catherine Amy Mignella
What the hell is up with that Governor Ritchie Rich bucks Swarzenneggar. You and your rich Kennedy wife sitting high up on the hill in your fucking huge mansion that could probably house hundreds of people. Its ok for a human being to sleep out in the cold and rain right beside their only shelter, which happens to be their car.Maybe you should try ... See Moreit sometimes Mr Terminator. You sleep on the street beside your car for one week with no safety nets in place for you either. Would the poor and homeless become visible to you then??????????
8 hours ago
Robin Vestal
Robin Vestal
Got to wathc. Geez....it doesn't make any sense.
8 hours ago
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invisiblepeople.tv Shelter Crowded as D.C. Sees More Homeless Families http://ow.ly/1iaWB

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invisiblepeople.tv Unemployed Homeless Man Lives off Frequent Flier, Hotel Points http://ow.ly/1hJ3L

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Mash Willoughby
Mash Willoughby
That's great that he has a fallback. I hope something comes together for him before his miles run out.
Yesterday at 6:35am
Aletta Ann Mecklenburg

Aletta Ann Mecklenburg It's so great what you guys are doing, putting faces and real people on the homeless. I'm stirred to do more, to touch more lives. Bless you all, keep up the good work.

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invisiblepeople.tv Start Tweeting, Nancy Pelosi! | Poverty in America | Change.org http://ow.ly/1hK9V

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invisiblepeople.tv Until my recent trip to Anchorage, Alaska, I had never heard the term “Chronic Public Inebriate,” yet in Alaska the word “inebriate” is spoken everywhere. It is so grafted in Anchorage’s culture that even the homeless call themselves inebriates. At first it bothered me, but I soon learned that Anchorage’s homeless prob...lem is very complex, caused by severe alcohol addictions.

I met Kim while he was panhandling on the side of the road. His wife had gone up the street for a cup of coffee. Although to an Alaskan this last week was a bit of a heat wave, I still had a hard time holding the camera without gloves because it was so cold. Probably around 35 degrees!

Kim started drinking when he was nine years old, and he’ll be fifty-two this May. Alcoholism is a horrible disease. Looking in from the outside, people think that drinking is a choice. But at some point along the way, alcohol completely takes over and the choice is gone. Alcoholics need booze just like we all need air, making it nearly impossible to stop. Add to that the dehumanizing experience of living without permanent shelter and people will drink until they die, which is what’s happening in Alaska.

Kim is very knowledgeable about laws that local city governments are trying to pass to solve this crisis. No matter what laws are passed, people addicted to alcohol will find a way to get it. Kim talks about his friends drinking Listerine when they cannot get served. One of his friends was the first homeless inebriate found dead last year. The man’s body was found with an empty bottle of Listerine next to it.

I wish I had answers for Kim and the people of Alaska. Please watch this video and share it with everyone you know. People are dying, and we must find a solution.


Special thanks to Hertz [http://hertz.com]


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Thu at 8:46pm · Comment ·
Robin Vestal
Robin Vestal
I have worked with alcoholics that seemed to have lost the ability to decide not to drink. They seem to do alright in settings where alcohol is not available (after detoxing) but once back out where there is access go right back to drinking. There isn't an easy solution. Pray...love...care.
Yesterday at 6:02am
Aletta Ann Mecklenburg
Aletta Ann Mecklenburg
There isn't an easy solution! That's right but there is a solution... we know it's Chrst but it still takes time and people.
Yesterday at 9:20am
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invisiblepeople.tv ever want to ask @chrisbrogan @jeffpulver @kanter @socialcitizen @tonysteward @terrystorch @cfnoble questions? ---> http://is.gd/aamFb #sxsw

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invisiblepeople.tv South By Southwest Here I Come http://bit.ly/9wnOVC I #invppl #sxsw

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Candy Boerwinkle
Candy Boerwinkle
oh, lucky you!
Thu at 12:06pm
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invisiblepeople.tv I met Michael on the streets of Denver, playing his guitar. After being a personal nurse for someone who kicked him out, he returned to the streets he'd been on for 20 years before.

Michael never panhandles; instead he plays his acoustic guitar on the streets. If you listen to him, it's not hard to imagine how he makes ...enough money to get by. But recently, the Denver police have been cracking down on ordinances that ban him from playing music between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., despite being quieter than the loud buses and bars around him.

It's hard to see how such talented people (like Rico from last week http://invisiblepeople.tv/blog/2010/02/rico-homeless-hollywood) can end up in such tough circumstances. How many people with hope and talent do we pass each day, dismissing them because they have nowhere to call home?

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Thu at 8:36am · Comment ·
Candy Boerwinkle
Candy Boerwinkle
Thank you so much for these video diaries. I love meeting these people. And it reminds people that homeless people are STILL people! And they are awesome.
Thu at 12:08pm
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invisiblepeople.tv State of the Homeless: More Need, Less Funding http://ow.ly/1gV0X

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invisiblepeople.tv Why Are Cops Pretending to Be Homeless? http://ow.ly/1gT73

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Brandon Cut-theCancer Bennett
Brandon Cut-theCancer Bennett
What an insult. Thats absolutely despicable.( In MY opinion)
Wed at 8:47pm
Clint Parsons
Clint Parsons
"No one pays attention to the homeless", so who is actually being insulted here? The homeless or the ones getting tickets by being oblivious to their surroundings (*this includes the people) ... ?
Wed at 9:11pm