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Real voices from children, youth, and families experiencing homelessness.
Featured Film

My Own Four Walls

Our first film and still one of our most powerful.
An honest look at youth homelessness that remains deeply relevant today. (20 min)
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My Own Four Walls

More Films to Explore

3 Melissas

5 min
Meet the three women featured in The Three Melissas, sharing real experiences of family homelessness.

Caring Schools Make the Difference

15 min
North Carolina families and students share how schools can support those experiencing homelessness.

Homeless Liaisons Navigate Challenges

13 min
School liaisons support students & families experiencing homelessness across North Carolina.

HEAR Them: Youth Without Homes

10 min
Six New Mexico teens share their experiences navigating both youth and family homelessness.

Hidden in Plain Sight

16 min
Four women share the challenges of housing insecurity and how schools have been lifesaving for their families.

Idaho Schools

Lifesaving Connection

18 min
Families describe the challenges of housing insecurity and how schools provide critical support.

Instability in Idaho

7 min
Mothers share what it’s like to face housing instability and how schools support their children and families.

Not Homeless Enough

10 min
Six New Mexico teens share their experiences navigating both youth and family homelessness.

Capital Failure

12 min
With few shelter options, families often rely on motels. One mother shares her family’s experience in Raleigh.

Danger Within

6 min
Diane Nilan reads from Dismazed and Driven, featuring an interview on federal homelessness policy.

This Is Homelessness

3 min
Diane Nilan reads from Dismazed and Driven, including an interview on HUD’s approach to homelessness.

Ride It Out

Hurricane Michael's Carnage

4 min
After Hurricane Michael, a mother and her two daughters face the lasting impact of loss and instability.

3 Melissas

5 min
Meet the three women featured in The Three Melissas, sharing real experiences of family homelessness.

Caring Schools Make the Difference

15 min
North Carolina families and students share how schools can support those experiencing homelessness.

Homeless Liaisons Navigate Challenges

13 min
School liaisons support students & families experiencing homelessness across North Carolina.

HEAR Them: Youth Without Homes

10 min
Six New Mexico teens share their experiences navigating both youth and family homelessness.

Hidden in Plain Sight

16 min
Four women share the challenges of housing insecurity and how schools have been lifesaving for their families.

Idaho Schools

Lifesaving Connection

18 min
Families describe the challenges of housing insecurity and how schools provide critical support.

Instability in Idaho

7 min
Mothers share what it’s like to face housing instability and how schools support their children and families.

Not Homeless Enough

10 min
Six New Mexico teens share their experiences navigating both youth and family homelessness.

Capital Failure

12 min
With few shelter options, families often rely on motels. One mother shares her family’s experience in Raleigh.

Danger Within

6 min
Diane Nilan reads from Dismazed and Driven, featuring an interview on federal homelessness policy.

This Is Homelessness

3 min
Diane Nilan reads from Dismazed and Driven, including an interview on HUD’s approach to homelessness.

Ride It Out

Hurricane Michael's Carnage

4 min
After Hurricane Michael, a mother and her two daughters face the lasting impact of loss and instability.

Worn Out Welcome Mat ~ Kansas

This film explores family and youth homelessness across Kansas, focusing on the realities of living doubled up and the challenges families face without stable housing. Through real stories, it highlights resilience, instability, and the systems meant to support them. (21 min)
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SHORTS

Worn Out Welcome Mat ~ Kansas

Hector Has His Say

2 min
Youth perspective on homelessness

Melissa: It’s All About Sex

4 min
Family instability and survival

Marine Mama

3 min
Veteran family housing struggles

Lifeline Needed

2 min
Domestic violence and homelessness

Drum Not Silenced

2 min
School support and resilience

Doubled Up, Desperate

1 min
Years of unstable housing

Worn Out Welcome Mat ~ Texas

Diane traveled across Texas interviewing families and youth experiencing homelessness while living doubled up with others. Their stories reveal the instability, resilience, and daily realities faced by families without permanent housing. (20 min)
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SHORTS

Worn Out Welcome Mat ~ Texas

Hard to Explain Homelessness

4 min
Explaining homelessness to children.

Ira's Story

3 min
A teen reflects on constant housing instability.

Dreams and Dusty Roads

4 min
A large family survives cramped living conditions.

Leia and Family

3 min
A family searches for stability after losing their home.

Homeless in Donna ISD

4 min
One mother shares life inside a makeshift camper.

Your Fans Need Your Help!

4 min
Children reach out for hope during homelessness.

Many Faces of Homelessness

Exploring invisible homelessness--families and youth--in support of the campaign to align HUD's definition of homelessness with that used by the US Department of Education.

Hector Has His Say

2 min
Youth perspective on homelessness

Melissa: It’s All About Sex

4 min
Family instability and survival

Marine Mama

3 min
Veteran family housing struggles

Lifeline Needed

2 min
Domestic violence and homelessness

Drum Not Silenced

2 min
School support and resilience

Doubled Up, Desperate

1 min
Years of unstable housing

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