Calabash Films: Stories from the street...

Calabash Films (www.calabashfilms.com) share inspirational stories from three former homeless individuals who have turned their lives around. Created for Church Housing Trust (www.churchhousingtrust.org), a UK based homeless charity.

Meet Michael a former alcoholic, who lost everything. At his lowest point he was eating out of bins. He's now a support worker in the hostel where he was used to be a resident, helping other people like himself get their lives back together.

Hear from Tegan, who left home in her teens because of family problems and ended up nightly on a park bench, a terrifying experience. She describes how when she first took a bath at the hostel she left the bath water black.

Finally there's Matt, a family man, who used to be in the Navy. After leaving the forces he suffered post-traumatic stress disorder. His life collapsed and he ended up on the streets. With therapy and a fresh start in the hostel he's now looking forward to being a normal Dad again.

The film was created to be embedded in Church Housing Trust's site to educate people about their work and encourage donations to this worthy cause. Calabash also advised them on their ongoing digital strategy for marketing their film.

Our Director Nick O'Meally was extremely impressed with the work that CHT does..."It's really amazing to know that there are individuals and organisations out there working so hard to help those vulnerable members of society, that we all too often ignore. I interviewed some incredible people who shared their personal stories about life on the streets. I was genuinely inspired".

If you're as wowed as Calabash were with their work, please visit www.churchhousingtrust.org to donate and/or share this film with as many people as possible. Put the link in your Facebook page, embed it in your blog or just email this link to friends. Thank-you...we appreciate it.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• homeless charity
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• stories from the street
• alcohol addiction
• drug addiction
• post traumatic stress disorder