Love By Intuition with Deborah Beauvais: Unsheltered Voices from the Streets

Unsheltered: Voices from the Street- Recognizing “Homelessness” is a condition often Misunderstood and Stigmatized 

Dennis Pitocco: In my capacity as CEO of GoodWorks 360° and 360° Nation, and in partnership with Peggy Willms, Founder of All Things Wellness, we are now reaching out to media outlets worldwide to help us with a very special endeavor we have undertaken to amplify the voices of the homeless worldwide. Our endeavor (further defined below) is strictly a “for good” versus for-profit initiative. Any loss from this endeavor will be absorbed by us. Any potential surplus will be distributed to worthy nonprofits whose mission is focused on serving the homeless.

From our perspective, the time is long overdue to give a voice to those unfortunate and often mischaracterized and misunderstood souls living on the street. It’s time to dismantle the harmful, false narrative that homelessness is by choice. The most common misconception about people experiencing homelessness is that they want to live on the street. This myth enables apathy and maintains the status quo of too many people experiencing homelessness. We intend to change that narrative. Period.

We plan to publish our Anthology Book: Unsheltered: Voices from the Street in early Spring next year – as a means of changing the narrative of such a complex and pressing issue affecting millions of people worldwide, starting by moving beyond the negative stigma and limitations attached to the word “homeless” by adopting “Unsheltered” – intended to include not only those unhoused, but those whose primary nighttime residence is a place not suitable for human habitation (for example, a city sidewalk, vehicle, abandoned building, or park).

We recognize that “homelessness” is a condition that is often misunderstood and stigmatized and is often seen as a personal failing rather than a systemic problem. It’s time for their stories to be told by the unsheltered and by those who can speak about and for them. Our Unsheltered Series will look upon the issue & challenges of homelessness worldwide, by capturing real stories from real people.

Our Mission

Our quest is to rally our collective talent and resources to materially amplify the voices and visibility of the unsheltered population while breaking down the stigma associated with homelessness. We listen, gather, and share their stories. We change the world by changing the narrative, one person, one story, one day at a time.

Our Vision

It’s time to open our minds and our hearts by doing MORE and doing BETTER, as together, we educate, raise awareness of, and dismantle the misconceptions about the many misunderstood souls living on the street, empowering each of us individually, and collectively to create change for good.

Our Approach

We formally launched this endeavor several months ago, with a special article published on our award-winning Site (BizCatalyst 360°), including a call for submissions and our global Press Release. See below:

• SPECIAL ARTICLE: HOMELESSNESS: TIME TO DEBUNK THE MYTHS?
• PRESS RELEASE: Breakthrough Unsheltered Anthology Book Series Announced
• OUR LANDING PAGE: UNSHELTERED: VOICES FROM THE STREET

Everyone associated with this endeavor will be donating their time, talent, and/or treasure. This includes our storytellers, our administrative team, and our marketing/publicity team. We’re very excited to have captured the support of David Berenbaum, a distinguished affordable & fair housing advocate to author our Book Foreword, coupled with photography donated by Renato (Ron) Rampolla, a Tampa-based, world-class photographer. My personal commitment to “giving back” includes; service on the  Board of Navicore Solutions for circa 10 years  (serving 2 years as Chairman), and; service as former Chairman of the Board of Meals On Wheels of Tampa, having served on the Board for over a decade.

Our Ask of You / Prospective Collaboration

We will individually and together make ourselves available for interviews in any format to discuss the plight of the ‘unsheltered” while amplifying our need for real stories from real people who:

• are currently unsheltered/homeless
• have been unsheltered/homeless in the past
• have been affected indirectly/a degree removed from being unsheltered/homeless (family members, friends, co-workers, etc.)
• are familiar with the personal and global effects of” the unsheltered/homeless population
• are organizations and causes on the ground facing daily struggles with those who are unsheltered/homeless

All of the above is intended to educate our readers, changing their preconceived notions of the homeless population.

Dennis Pitocco believes that “enthusiasm opens the door, but vision grabs hearts and minds and pulls everyone to the other side.” He carries a vivid image in his head of what our future could be. The friction between “what is” and “what could be” burns him, stirs him up, and propels him forward. When our team is facing insurmountable challenges or the prospect of defeat, he radiates hope, confidence, and possibility. His unshakable optimism and overwhelming confidence in the 360° Nation vision is palpable, day in and day out. In all of his endeavors, Dennis champions integrity, connection, and radical positivity.

Peggy Willms is an entrepreneur, author, host of The Coach Peggy Show, and wellness retreat host, educator, and speaker. She is a certified personal trainer, sports performance nutritionist, and personal and executive health, wellness, and life coach for nearly 35 years. Her unique business and work-site wellness programs have also earned her multiple awards. Peggy has committed her life’s work to helping real people with real problems seeking real solutions who achieve real results and ultimately share their real stories. https://peggywillms.com/

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