Slumdog Millionaires Story Misses Point...

I saw a story today about the continuing poverty of the child stars of Slumdog Millionaires http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30468825/.  According to MSNBC, “two months ago, Rubina Ali the child star of the hit movie “Slumdog Millionaire” was worrying about what to wear to the Oscars. Now she has come home to a very different problem: How to get the fetid water out of her family’s one-room shack. Rubina...

Donna...

Mark Horvath Mark Horvath is at it again! Wow, check out this interview. Donna is a single mother of five children. She has been homeless for about a year, choosing to live in a tent by the river instead of staying in a shelter. Although she has encountered unthinkable dangers while living outside- vandalism, assault- she still prefers this over staying in a shelter. This may seem counter-intuitive to those who have never...

Sharing The Vision...

Bob Ballard Sometimes, I wonder why I do this, why I am still working to expand and develop the Hearts Of Fire Project. A couple of years have passed since I started the project and I sometimes question my progress and my motivation. Today, as with most days, I woke up not wanting to get out of bed. Then I remembered my commitment, my vision for what is possible for people. I remembered that I am standing for the Beauty...

Special Event, May 2, Santa Barbara...

Benefit Performance “Now That She’s Gone” Written & Performed By Ellen Snortland Saturday, May 2nd 2009 2:00 pm Curtain; Art Show & Film at 12 noon Victoria Hall Theater 33 West Victoria Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 General admission: $20 http://www.heartsoffireproject.org Tickets can be purchased by going to the above website and clicking on the EVENT TICKETS link along the top of the page;...

The Front Line...

I have come across more and more people, groups and organizations who are committed to helping homeless people. Many of these groups are activists, committed to confronting the inhumanity of our culture, a culture that values fancy cars and new technology more than human beings. This is not a deliberate or a callous disregard of others, it is simply a result of the consumer conditioning we have been immersed in since...

Real Time Street Time...

Mike Horvarth is an amazing guy who almost single-handedly is transforming homelessness across the U.S. I don’t know alot about him personally, but he is moving fast and bringing the hearts of people to us through real time videos. Check out his blog, invisible people. Jennifer by Mike Horvarth. “Meet Jennifer. Last night, she slept outside on a sidewalk near Times Square in New York City. If that doesn’t...