Homelessness
Salvation Army Greater Houston
After overcoming homelessness, Billy Dorsey wanted to use his influence to help others to get off the streets. He and his record label thebridgelife partnered with Emmy-Award winning host Deborah Duncan of Great Day Houston (KHOU 11) News, and KHOU’s charity partner, The Salvation Army of Greater Houston to create a project entitled The Safest Place. The purpose of the project was to use music to put a public face to homelessness and to help raise funds for the cause. thebridgelife and Deborah Duncan met with 5 families who have been helped by The Salvation Army to overcome homelessness, and Billy wrote 5 songs, one based on the journey of each family. Recording artists were selected to sing each of the songs, and the album was produced at Wire Road Studios in Houston, TX.
Great Day Houston then featured 5 episodes in December 2019 with Deborah talking with the families whose stories of overcoming homelessness inspired the songs, and each episode ended with a performance of one of the songs from The Safest Place album. During each episode, the Red Kettle Challenge was prominently displayed, and viewers were encouraged to donate to help get families off of the streets. People who went to the provided link to donate immediately received a free download for the single, “A Safe Place to Fall Apart,” from The Safest Place album. This initiative, along with the annual Salvation Army Benefit Luncheon, collectively raised more than $2,000,000 for the cause.
The full album and documentary of the making of the album are scheduled to be released in late April (pending lifting of Stay at Home order).
Billy Dorsey
Great Day Houston – The Safest Place Project
Houston based record label thebridgelife partnered with Deborah Duncan of Great Day Houston and The Salvation Army of Greater Houston to create a music project, entitled The Safest Place. This is the first episode of 5 featuring the project on Great Day Houston in December of 2019; this episode featured Mejean Cline, whose family overcame homelessness with the help of The Salvation Army and who now works as an engineer at NASA, along with Major Zach Bell of The Salvation Army Greater Houston, and Billy Dorsey, the executive producer of The Safest Place project. The project helped raise more than $2,000,000 to get families off the streets during the ’19 holiday season.
Houston based record label thebridgelife partnered with Deborah Duncan of Great Day Houston and The Salvation Army of Greater Houston to create a music project, entitled The Safest Place. This is the second episode of 5 featuring the project on Great Day Houston in December of 2019; this episode featured the Martinez-Esquivel family, who overcame homelessness with the help of The Salvation Army, along with Lt. Luis Villanueva of The Salvation Army Greater Houston, and a live performance of the first single “A Safe Place to Fall Apart” featuring JaeRene Chapman. The project helped raise more than $2,000,000 to get families off the streets during the ’19 holiday season.
Houston based record label thebridgelife partnered with Deborah Duncan of Great Day Houston and The Salvation Army of Greater Houston to create a music project, entitled The Safest Place. This is the third episode of 5 featuring the project on Great Day Houston in December of 2019; this episode featured Keithalynn Dupont, who overcame homelessness with the help of The Salvation Army, along with Shirah Villegas and Alexis Thompson of The Salvation Army Greater Houston, and a live performance of “Gave It All Up For Me” featuring JP Lane and the Salvation Army’s Guiding Lights Men’s Choir. The project helped raise more than $2,000,000 to get families off the streets during the ’19 holiday season.
Houston based record label thebridgelife partnered with Deborah Duncan of Great Day Houston and The Salvation Army of Greater Houston to create a music project, entitled The Safest Place. This is the fourth episode of 5 featuring the project on Great Day Houston in December of 2019; this episode featured Loretta Ray, who overcame homelessness with the help of The Salvation Army, along with Major Zach Bell of The Salvation Army Greater Houston, and a live performance of “Lose My Faith” featuring Nina Sims. The project helped raise more than $2,000,000 to get families off the streets during the ’19 holiday season.
Houston based record label thebridgelife partnered with Deborah Duncan of Great Day Houston and The Salvation Army of Greater Houston to create a music project, entitled The Safest Place. This is the fifth episode of 5 featuring the project on Great Day Houston in December of 2019; this episode featured Major Zach Bell of The Salvation Army Greater Houston, and a live performance of “Look How Far We’ve Come” featuring Billy Dorsey & JayTel. The project helped raise more than $2,000,000 to get families off the streets during the ’19 holiday season.
