In the early 1990s, California resident[5] Horvath worked as a television distribution executive,[6][7][8] but addiction to drugs and alcohol resulted in him becoming homeless in 1995.

[5][9][10] After eight years,[7][11] he sought rehabilitation with the help of the Los Angeles Dream Center[6][9] and, in 2005, relocated to St. Louis, Missouri.

"[7] Interviews on the subjects' sufferings are recorded using a hand-held videocamera, microphone, laptop, and iPhone, and posted unedited on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

[12] In 2011, a privately owned, non governmental, Not For Profit Homeless Organization based in Calgary commissioned Invisible People to tour 24 cities in Canada,[17] starting on July 4 in Victoria and ending on September 12 in St. John's, including stops in Toronto and Calgary.

They won't speak to anyone anymore.According to NBC News, Horvath's interviews give the homeless a face and a voice.

[9] In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the viewers raised money to buy shoes for 50 schoolchildren.

[9] In Arkansas, a farmer donated 40 acres to create a farm that feeds 150 homeless people a week.