This is Vivian Greaves.

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Twenty years ago she lost custody of her child and became homeless.

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She was eventually taken in by Covenant House, a privately-funded charity to help homeless children.

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She felt suicidal as a result of losing her daughter.

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WIth Covenant House's help she got a job and an apartment and has now been reunited with her child.

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She took part in the charity's latest initiative. It put out a call to mothers to spend a night on the streets in solidarity with young homeless people.

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Sleep Out: Mothers Edition was held in Houston and New York.

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It eventually raised $260,000.

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