Connecting corporations with activists

I was recently introduced to David Sauvage, the director of a very promising documentary film called Carissa. http://www.carissaproject.com

Here's the story:

Years ago, Carissa was abandoned in the lobby of the juvenile hall in Fresno. She ran away from group homes and ended up on the streets. Homeless and alone, she begged and stole to feed herself. Foster care ignored her. The juvenile justice system failed her. With no one to turn to, she was taken to "Motel Drive," a street in Fresno known for prostitution, and told what to do.

She was twelve years old.

Amazingly, Carissa turned her life around. Today she is a graduate student at UCLA, earning a law degree and an MBA - at the same time. Recently she began speaking to kids in juvenile hall, showing them it is possible not only to survive, but to thrive.

I knew that a certain mobile phone company was interested the issue of teen homelessness. It was a simple matter for Cyrano to put the them together with David and Carissa. Now they are talking about how they can work together to finish the film and get it seen where it can make a difference.