From Homeless to Advocate: Mark Horvath on Solving Homelessness w/Anita Nowak - Purposeful Empathy
Description
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
55:47 Actions you can take to help solve the homelessness crisis
01:01:03 Mark Horvath’s Purposeful Empathy story
CONNECT WITH ANITA
✩ Email purposefulempathy@gmail.com
✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com
✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/
✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram
✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast
✩ Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/anitanowak.bsky.social
CONNECT WITH MARK
✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhorvath/
SHOW NOTES
✩ Invisible People http://invisiblepeople.tv
Video edited by Green Horizon Studio
United States
