CHCF

Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida is dedicated to serving homeless people through transitional housing, providing food, offering children services, etc. They stay connected to those interested in helping by having pages on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. Last year they released a video on their Youtube page that highlighted the lives of either currently or previously homeless people. The video has an emotional appeal, and was able to garner some media attention in Winter Park. However, the video only has a little over 800 views, meaning they did not broadcast it enough. It is tough for activist groups to get the attention of large communities, because it is tough to make people care, period. People are all fully capable of caring about seriously important issues, it just has to be presented in an attractive way, such as this video. Activist groups are great, but it is hard for them to have a global impact, especially an eradication of sorts. I think the best thing activist groups can do, though, is to stay connected through media outlets and be open to the ideas of their online communities.