My name is Brendan Paulin and I've suffered from severe depression and bipolar my entire life. I am very familiar with the feeling of having a voice that is trapped inside, wanting to scream out for somebody to listen but not knowing who to tell or if anybody would listen. The lack of that safe space and the silence almost killed me quite literally when suicide was the only thing I could think about. I have finally started to learn how to healthily cope and have found my voice and been able to express myself in a fulfilling manner. Nothing is worse than having a story and needing help with nobody to listen and no platform to express it. I want to free all people of this by recognizing their struggles and experiencing what they experience.



I am raising money to help those suffering from a variety of afflictions such as homelessness, mental health issues, physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, discrimination due to race, religion, and sexual orientation just to name a few. We will be starting in California and ultimately culminating in a 4 month long cross country trip Once we perfect our process where we will be living with and talking to underrepresented groups of the American population in different cities throughout the United States. I will learn and document what it is like to live their life and be treated the way they are treated. We will be documenting our entire process via video and podcast to give a platform for these peoples voices to truly be heard and their stories told called Casting It Forward



In a society that perpetuates a self serving lifestyle that is increasingly materialistic. I am embarking on a journey of mindful and contemplative service to speak with people who have been unfairly victimized, outcast, or simply have chosen to live a different way.



Through travel and immersion in the lives of these people I hope to learn true compassion and be a small change and help our fellow man while inspiring others to do the same.



Donated funds will be used to procure our transportation, (bus/van) travel cost and maintenance, emergency maintenance money, cost of insurance,audio and video equipment such as a laptop, drone camera, a mixer, microphones, recorders, cables, and a wireless LTE card, funds for camp site permits, donation packages for those we meet along the way, informational brochures, and the construction of sustainable charities throughout the journey.





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