From Homeless to Advocate: Mark Horvath on Solving Homelessness w/Anita Nowak

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Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak

Anita Nowak

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Purposeful Empathy is a Youtube channel dedicated to conversations with people spreading more empathy in the world. Join Anita Nowak, empathy expert, author, award-winning educator, international speaker and certified coach, to learn how like-spirited people around the world are turning up the volume on empathy through purposeful action. Drawing from neuroscience, spirituality, leadership studies, positive psychology and the frontlines of social action, Purposeful Empathy explores the intersection of personal development

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From Homeless to Advocate: Mark Horvath on Solving Homelessness w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Purposeful Empathy with Anita Nowak

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From Homeless to Advocate: Mark Horvath on Solving Homelessness w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy

Homelessness is solvable. In this special series devoted to widening our circle of empathy for people who often feel marginalized or misunderstood, watch this inspiring episode featuring Mark Horvath, founder of Invisible People.

Mark shares his firsthand experience being unhoused, and highlights how rising rents, broken policies, and public apathy fuel the homelessness crisis and why political activism, public education, and community action are essential to solving it.

Together, they discuss:

The realities of being unhoused and unseen
How storytelling can shift public perception
Concrete steps for ending homelessness at the policy level
Why empathy is essential for addressing homelessness
The power of human connection to drive social change

If you’ve ever wondered how you can help or what role empathy plays in solving social problems, this conversation will leave you informed and inspired.

00:00 Preview

01:16 Introduction

02:35 About Mark Horvath

08:12 Mark’s backstory

14:23 Homelessness 101

18:13 The dark reality of anti-homeless laws

23:08 What is “Mobile Homelessness”?

28:55 Unhoused veterans - how can that be?

32:26 Why LGBTQ+ teens are more likely to face homelessness

40:18 Why many can’t break free from homelessness without support

44:00 The power of “Eviction Prevention”?

47:32 Mark’s personal story of being unhoused