HEAR US Brochure 9-12

HEAR US: Experience, Flexibility, Commitment
HEAR US, a unique nonprofit. With 25 years
experience working with homeless families, Diane Nilan, HEAR US president, founder and sole staff person, knows what works and does it. Her unique vision to give homeless kids and parents the opportunity to tell their stories has opened countless eyes and hearts to the realities of invisible homelessness. HEAR US responds courageously to circumstances, quickly, without bureaucratic barriers. With ingrained sensitivity to the plight and promise of homeless kids and parents, HEAR US offers opportunities for voice and visibility rarely heard and seen in communities. Since 2005, when Diane set out in her new home/office on wheels (her personal purchase), she’s touched countless lives and opened up minds and hearts. Over 150,000 miles of mostly backroads travel has given her a perspective that fuels her passionate activism. Her commitment to challenging this nation’ s approach to homeless kids—families and youth on their own—continues to resonate from coast to coast. HEAR US offers powerful tools to help you help homeless kids. Littlest Nomads, new film 2012
HEAR US INFORMATION
HEAR US President/Founder: Diane Nilan Video Collaborator: Dr. Laura Vazquez, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL HEAR US Board: Linda Bonifas Guzman, F L Wright Museum, Oak Park, IL Helen Jilek, OSB, Benedictine Sisters, Lisle, IL Marilyn McGowan, Community Volunteer, Aurora, IL Rosie Robbs, Ro-­‐Ja Sales, Oakbrook, IL Barbara Schneider, School Social Worker (ret), Naperville, IL Rita Sullivan, Community Volunteer, Naperville, IL Karen Turk, Consultant, St. Charles, IL Pat Van Doren, It’s About the Children, Naperville, IL Maria Wilson, Financial Network, Naperville, IL HEAR US Advisory Team: Edgar Barens, Documentary Filmmaker, Aurora, IL Diana Bowman, Serve/NCHE, Greensboro, NC Barbara Duffield, NAEHCY, Washington DC Pat LaMarche, WZON, Bangor, ME Judd Lofchie, Attorney, Aurora, IL Ellie Nilan, Media Monitor, Atlanta, GA Markus Redding, Professor/Attorney, New York City, NY Dan Riefstahl, Pixel Point Creative, Erie, PA Erika Wilson, DuPage Sheriff Dept., IL
MISSION STATEMENT: ...giving voice and visibility to
homeless children and youth...
HEAR US, established in July 2005, is a 501(c)(3) organization. FEIN 32-­‐0155105 Donations are tax-­‐deductible as allowed by law. DONATE SECURELY ONLINE at www.hearus.us or by mail. HEAR US Inc.
115 E Ogden Ave. #117-­‐329 Naperville, IL 60563 vm/fax 630/225-­‐5012 diane@hearus.us www.hearus.us Visit HEAR US on Facebook HEAR US Tools Focus on Kids
any of the millions of kids in homeless Msituations tend to be invisible. Schools struggle to identify them. Communities miscalculate their numbers and needs. HEAR US Products & Services
Everything HEAR US creates will help every audience understand homelessness as experienced by families and youth. It will generate a compassion epidemic. What We Offer:
What it is:
DVDs
My Own Four Walls 2012 DVD Series of 7 short films, including the acclaimed My Own Four Walls, to inform and inspire. Now includes 4-­‐min. trailers for MOFW and OTE. Free discussion guide on the HEAR US website. $ 40
on the edge: Family Homelessness in America Award-­‐winning documentary, with additional features, OTE and MOFW trailers, and an online discussion guide. $ 30
Babies and toddlers teeter through their most critical developmental period lacking the basics, their stymied parents at a loss for where to turn for help. Few see or hear them. HEAR US knows the challenges facing kids, and facing schools. Education is the one tool that will help kids escape poverty and homelessness, but barriers exist. HEAR US created vital tools to foster understanding of kids’ experiences of homelessness. Accolades from McKinney-­‐Vento homeless liaisons confirm their effectiveness. Audience reactions validate the power of kids voices and faces. HEAR US believes HOMELESS KIDS COUNT and will continue working with key organizations committed to make that happen. Media presence, powerful video tools, poignant books, and a dauntless public identity signify the advocacy
epidemic will lead to seismic changes in how this nation treats families and youth in homeless situations. Join HEAR US on this
journey.
Books
It’s About the Children (set of 3): • Where Can I Build My Volcano? • A Family of 5 or 6 • A Place of Our Own Pat V an Doren’s It’s About the Children poignant children’s books (set of 3 or individually), brings homelessness down to the child’s level. Crossing the Line: Taking Steps to End Homelessness Diane Nilan’s reader-­‐friendly stories of homelessness, kids and adults, illuminate the issue and offers solutions. $ 15
or set of 3 $ 40
$ 17.95
Posters, Key Chains, Shirts, Etc.
Special events need special items to inspire and inform. Contact H EAR US for information. Custom made images and products available. Presentations
Diane travels the country giving inspiring talks to Powerful, audience-­‐tailored presentations to inspire, inform a wide variety of audiences, sharing her vast knowledge and experiences. and motivate. role HEAR US takes. HEAR US believes that a compassion
Price (+s/h)
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1 item-­‐-­‐$6 2 items-­‐-­‐$4 each 3-­‐5 items-­‐-­‐$3 each 6-­‐10 items-­‐-­‐$2 each More than 10, let’s talk! Check out Diane’s blogs.
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