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One of the promises of new technology is to simplify complex paper-based processes and create efficiencies while reducing costs and eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse. Each of the fifty states has a unique way for people to submit unemployment insurance claims. This made it a nightmare to communicate with the Department of Labor. Akanksha Sharma, Department of Labor, led a team that solved the problem through an identity verification system that could be layered over the varying state systems to have a single source of individual information, reducing waste and fraud. On the other side of the globe, family members living in on-site residences had issues with submitting claims—a similar situation, several bases, all with unique ways of processing work orders. Kevin Adler from ServiceNow outlined how a system was developed that allows individuals to make claims using their phones. Changing to a digital process enabled administrators to leverage prebuilt workflows. This transitioned away from cumbersome paper forms and enabled leaders to drastically reduce the time it takes to solve problems with military families. Both scenarios demonstrate how technology can transform a situation, facilitate feedback, and offer flexibility in reporting as well.  

Kevin Adler grew up with a beloved uncle, Mark, who never forgot to send him a Hallmark card on his birthday.  Over time, Kevin learned that his uncle was unhoused and suffering from schizophrenia.  When Mark died at the age of 50, Kevin decided that working to solve the crisis of homelessness would be his life's work.  The experience of having a close relative in this predicament made him realize that “everybody is somebody's somebody,” and deserving of our compassion.  He founded Miracle Messages, a nonprofit working to tell the stories of individuals who are unhoused, in hopes of connecting and reuniting them with estranged friends and family.  To date, they have facilitated more than 800 people and have created a phone buddy system where volunteers communicate weekly with their assigned partner, building relationships where none existed before. Kevin Adler tells this story in his new book, When We Walk By, and shares many of these stories in this episode, while also describing his optimistic views on basic income and affordable housing programs.    Chapters: 03:09 The Personal Journey Begins Kevin recounts his personal connection to homelessness through his Uncle Mark, whose struggles profoundly influenced his life's work. This emotional story sets the stage for Kevin's mission to humanize those experiencing homelessness.  05:19 The Crisis of Shared Humanity Kevin discusses the dual crises of inadequate service systems and a lack of shared humanity in addressing homelessness.   08:12 The Jeffrey Story Kevin shares the poignant story of Jeffrey, a man he helped reconnect with his family after years of separation.   12:00 Understanding Relational Poverty The conversation shifts to the concept of relational poverty, emphasizing the importance of social connections in preventing homelessness.   16:39 Challenging Stereotypes Kevin discusses the harmful stereotypes surrounding homelessness and the diverse experiences of those affected.   19:54 Miracle Messages Programs Kevin elaborates on the various programs of Miracle Messages, including family reunification and the Miracle Friends Phone Buddy program.   25:00 The Impact of Basic Income The discussion turns to the controversial topic of basic income, with Kevin sharing insights from his organization's pilot program.   30:01 Rethinking Assistance: The Impact of Basic Income In this chapter, Kevin Adler discusses the misconceptions surrounding financial assistance for the homeless, emphasizing that many recipients prioritize housing and basic needs over substance use.   32:01 Success Metrics: Measuring Impact Adler shares the positive outcomes of Miracle Messages' programs, revealing that 80% of reunions lead to improved health and social conditions.   34:17 The Cost of Homelessness: A Financial Perspective This chapter dives into the financial implications of homelessness, comparing the costs of emergency services for unhoused individuals to the potential savings of providing basic income.   36:47 The Affordable Housing Crisis Adler tackles the pressing issue of affordable housing, discussing the systemic underinvestment and barriers faced by those in need.   39:13 Lessons from History: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake Drawing parallels between the 1906 earthquake and today's homelessness crisis, Adler illustrates how collective trauma can lead to community resilience and action.   46:15 Taking Action: How You Can Help In this chapter, Adler encourages listeners to engage with their communities and challenge misconceptions about homelessness.  

“Society has already defined them (the homeless) for us; you'd never see me as a housed person, yet their identity is their lack of housing.” - Kevin Adler -------------------------------------------------------------------   In a truly meaningful episode of "Joseph Jaffe is not Famous," I had the honor of hosting Kevin Adler, the passionate author of "When We Walk By" and a social entrepreneur dedicated to transforming lives. Our conversation delved deep into the stark realities of homelessness, challenging societal perceptions and exploring actionable solutions Some of the key takeaways from this episode include: Homelessness is a complex issue that reduces people's identities and humanity in society's view.  Building empathy and relational connections with those experiencing homelessness is important for addressing the issue. Challenging stereotypes like the "homeless to Harvard" narrative is important to avoid further stigmatization. Rebuilding social support systems and providing financial assistance are key parts of addressing homelessness.  Individual acts of kindness and recognizing humanity in others can help shift perspectives. -------------------------------------------------------------------   Here are the show notes:    Homelessness and its impact with a social entrepreneur. (4:49) Fame, acting, and a 20-minute conversation with John Cleese. (11:30) Reducing homelessness by recognizing individual identities. (16:16) Homelessness and the complexity of choice vs. circumstance. (23:18) The American dream and individualism, with a critique of the self-made man myth. (30:19) Empathy and connection for people experiencing homelessness. (36:13) Homelessness, paternalism, and the potential for positive change. (42:24) Addressing homelessness through connections, support, and financial assistance. (51:09) Finding balance and perspective in life, with personal stories and humor. (59:55)   -------------------------------------------------------------------   "Seven out of 10 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless." - Pras Michel -------------------------------------------------------------------   If you like what you see, please subscribe to the show: bit.ly/subscribetotheshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kevin F. Adler—award-winning social entrepreneur and the author of the new book When We Walk By, a must-read guide for ending homelessness in America—shares with us how we can tackle homelessness from a human and interpersonal level by focusing on relational poverty—a form of poverty characterized by severe disconnection and isolation. Kevin shares how he began his project where 24 unhoused individuals wore GoPro cameras to document their daily experience, and how this led to Miracle Messages—an organization that reconnects unhoused people with their loved ones. You can find full transcripts, links, and other information on our website.

How to deal the American crisis of homelessness? Late last year, Kevin Adler, the San Francisco based homeless activist and author of When We Walk By, came on the show to argue that we should all personally interact with the unhoused. Alexander Gorlin, an award winning architect, and Victoria Newhouse, an architectural historian, look at the problem in a more traditionally top-down manner. Co-editors of the new Housing the Nation: Social Equity, Architecture and the Future of Affordable Housing, their focus is on building more affordable homes for the unhoused, financed both through the public and private sectors. In contrast with Kevin Adler, who wants us to befriend the homeless, the upperclass Manhattanites Gorlin and Newhouse see the solution in conventionally political rather than personal terms. Neither of them see the problem as one of the American capitalist system itself which might not be surprising since they are both products and beneficiaries of this system. Alexander Gorlin is an architect, scholar, critic, and a leader in the design of affordable housing. Alexander Gorlin Architects are the recipients of the 2023 Best Downstate Residence of the Year award from the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH).Victoria Newhouse is author of Rizzoli's Parks of the 21st Century: Reinvented Landscapes, Reclaimed Territories.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Read the full transcript here. How big of a problem is homelessness in the US? How many people in large cities like New York City or Los Angeles are unhoused? What's the best language to use when discussing this issue? How is "homelessness" defined? We usually don't label people without food or water as "foodless" or "waterless"; so why do we label people without homes as "homeless"? Why do we so often look away from the problem, both literally and figuratively? What are the most common events or circumstances that cause people to lose their housing options? What does research show about how unhoused people actually spend their money? What percentage of an average city's unhoused population is represented by the "visible" portion, the people we see on street corners or in tent camps? What percent of unhoused people struggle with mental health problems or substance abuse? What's the average life expectancy of an unhoused person? How much do governments (local, state, and/or federal) spend on homelessness annually? What's the best predictor of whether or not a person will suffer from chronic homelessness? What help — from government institutions, religious organizations, nonprofits, etc. — is available to unhoused people? How hard is it to meet your basic needs when you don't have a place to live? What should we do about unhoused people who refuse help or treatment for mental illnesses or substance abuse? Which nonprofits are working on homelessness? And what kinds of impacts have they made? What interventions are actually effective at solving homelessness on a large scale? What mistakes have the political left and right (in the US) made as they've tried to address homelessness? Demographically speaking, what kinds of people tend to make up unhoused populations in the US?Kevin F. Adler is a social entrepreneur, sociologist, and author who never learned the word "stranger", and tries to live accordingly. Currently, he is the Founder-In-Residence and Chairman of the Board of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit organization that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security through family reunification services, a phone buddy program, and the first basic income pilot for unhoused individuals in the US. He is also the bestselling author of When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America, which Publishers Weekly called "a must-read for anyone interested in solving the problem of homelessness." Kevin's pioneering work on homelessness and "relational poverty" as an overlooked form of poverty has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, The Guardian, LA Times, and in his TED Talk. Motivated by his late mother's work teaching at underserved adult schools and nursing homes, and his late uncle's 30 years living on the streets, Kevin believes in a future where everyone is seen as invaluable and interconnected. Learn more about Kevin and his work at his website, kevinfadler.com, follow him on Instagram at @kevinfadler, or email him at kevin@miraclemessages.org. StaffSpencer Greenberg — Host / DirectorJosh Castle — ProducerRyan Kessler — Audio EngineerUri Bram — FactotumWeAmplify — TranscriptionistsAlexandria D. — Research and Special Projects AssistantMusicBroke for FreeJosh WoodwardLee RosevereQuiet Music for Tiny Robotswowamusiczapsplat.comAffiliatesClearer ThinkingGuidedTrackMind EasePositlyUpLift[Read more]

Kevin Alder is the man behind Miracle Messages and the author of "When We Walk By". We discuss how homelessness affected his family, multi-generational trauma, the 1906 earthquake, the foster system, corrections, addiction, the healing power of community, connecting unhoused men and women with their families, how each one of us can positively impact this issue and so much more.

What does it take to reconnect 800+ unhoused people with their friends and family? How does cash relief help? Kevin Adler, founder of Miracle Messages, sits down with Andrew to talk about relational poverty, the Homelessness Industrial Complex, and how we can end homelessness in America once and for all. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GihAi01jTcg Follow Kevin Adler: https://twitter.com/kevinfadler | https://www.kevinfadler.com/ Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As cities across the country grapple with a persistent homelessness crisis, a leading advocate offers a compassionate look at the problem, the people, and the possible solutions—including what you can do to help.  Kevin Adler returns to The Commonwealth Club to provide an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets.  Adler is the co-author of When We Walk By, which argues that we have sacrificed our humanity by ignoring, downplaying, and refusing to address the homelessness problem. The authors offer an evidence-based people-first approach and community-driven solutions, and they lay out some practical steps that individuals can take to address homelessness. Kevin Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and author. Since 2014, he has served as the founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit organization that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security, primarily through family reunifications, a phone buddy program, and basic income pilots. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Adler grew up with a beloved uncle, Mark, who never forgot to send him a Hallmark card on his birthday.  Over time, Kevin learned that his uncle was unhoused and suffering from schizophrenia.  When Mark died at the age of 50, Kevin decided that working to solve the crisis of homelessness would be his life's work.  The experience of having a close relative in this predicament made him realize that “everybody is somebody's somebody,” and deserving of our compassion.  He founded Miracle Messages, a nonprofit working to tell the stories of individuals who are unhoused, in hopes of connecting and reuniting them with estranged friends and family.  To date, they have facilitated more than 800 people and have created a phone buddy system where volunteers communicate weekly with their assigned partner, building relationships where none existed before. Kevin Adler tells this story in his new book, When We Walk By, and shares many of these stories in this episode, while also describing his optimistic views on basic income and affordable housing programs. Links: Order Kevin's book, When We Walk By Learn more about Miracle Messages

Kevin F. Adler, author and founder of Miracle Messages, shares highlights of his newest book When We Walk By, in which he and his collaborators present the creation of a new system whereby working together, we do not walk by or away from our houseless neighbors, but rather become friends. And, by doing so we learn how to help them -- and thereby also help ourselves -- to grow into greater compassion for all as we work towards ending homelessness.

Homelessness is complicated. Perhaps that's one of the reasons so many of us have such a hard time looking directly at the issue and the people it impacts. This week, we dive into the book, When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America with author and social entrepreneur Kevin Adler. We touch on such topics as relational poverty, look at the societal cost of indifference and discuss the potential for evidence-based, people-first, and community-driven solutions that make a difference.    Guest Bio Kevin Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and author. His latest book, WHEN WE WALK BY, will be published on November 7th, 2023, and is based on his pioneering work over the past decade tackling homelessness and “relational poverty” on the streets. Since 2014, Kevin has served as the founder and CEO of MIRACLE MESSAGES, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security, primarily through family reunifications, a phone buddy program, and basic income pilots. Kevin's work has been featured widely, including in the New York Times, Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, and in his TED Talk. Kevin is also the author of Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital, a book that explores how shared traumas can unite or divide communities. Kevin has been honored as a Presidential Leadership Scholar, TED Resident, and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. He received his MPhil in sociology from the University of Cambridge and his BA in politics from Occidental College. Motivated by his late mother's work teaching at underserved nursing homes, and his late uncle's 30 years living on the streets, Kevin believes in a future where everyone is seen as invaluable and interconnected. Learn more at kevinfadler.com.   For episode homepage, resources and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode271    Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Mentioned in this Episode Guest's book: When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America https://www.amazon.com/When-We-Walk-Forgotten-Homelessness/dp/1623178843  Guest's website: https://www.kevinfadler.com/  Host Bio Kristen Manieri is a coach who works with teams to increase both productivity and wellbeing. She also helps individuals navigate transition with clarity and confidence. Her areas of focus are: stress reduction, energy management, mindset, resilience, habit formation, rest rituals, and self-care. As the host of the weekly 60 Mindful Minutes podcast, an Apple top 100 social science podcast, Kristen has interviewed over 200 authors about what it means to live a more conscious, connected, intentional and joyful life. Learn more at kristenmanieri.com/work-with-me.    Learn more about coaching: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com  Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com  Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/

We interview Kevin Adler about his new book, out today, When We Walk: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. Kevin F. Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur and the author of the new book, When We Walk By, a must-read guide for ending homelessness in America. Since 2014, Kevin has served as the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security through family reunification services, a phone buddy program, and the first basic income pilot for unhoused individuals in the US, backed by Google.org and as part of a $2.1 million randomized control trial led by researchers at USC. Kevin's pioneering work on homelessness and relational poverty has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, PBS NewsHour, Los Angeles Times, CNN, on a billboard in Times Square, in his TED Talk, and in his groundbreaking (and hopeful) new book, When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. Kevin is also the author of Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital, a book that explores how shared traumas can unite or divide communities. Follow us on Instagram.Check out our bonus YouTube content.Latchkey Urchins & Friends website.Audio mastering by Josh Collins.Song "One Cloud is Lonely" by Próxima Parada.Cover art by Claire Dierksen.

“It breaks my heart as a mother and a teacher almost the, majority of people who are unhoused are families with children. Sleeping in cars, sleeping in garages, and that these families, these moms and dads, aunts and uncles, they work, but again, they can't get enough together to secure safe and affordable housing”-Elizabeth SoftkyWelcome to our annual holiday show and fundraiser. As we bring this year and our special series on Covid-19's impact on nonprofits to a close, we wanted to go back to Episode One in the series when we introduced you to Miracle Messages and in Episode 75 when we introduced you to Miracle Message's Miracle Money.In our 102 episode of this special Covid-19 series we are featuring the voices of the CEO of Miracle Messages, Kevin Adler, and Miracle Messages general manager of Los Angeles Jenni Taylor along with Miracle Money Program participant Elizabeth Softky. Photo of Episode Note: The photo is Elizabeth and her Miracle Messages Phone Buddy JoanTo donate to the holiday miracle money fund to provide funds directly to our unhoused community members please go to miracle messages dot org forward slash donate and remember I'm matching up to $2,500.00, so you can double your donationYou can listen back to episode one in our special series to hear about the background of Miracle Messages with Kevin and to find out more about the success of the Miracle Money program and its impact on our unhoused community members please listen back to episode seventy-five of this series where we feature the voices of Ray, Jen and Kevin. Please consider donating to Voices of the Community - Voices of the Community is fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, which allows us to offer you tax deductions for your contributions. Please consider making a donation to help us provide future shows just like this one.

Today on That Tech Pod, Laura and Gabi speak with Kevin Adler. Kevin Adler is a Cybersecurity & Data Privacy attorney who helps businesses, local governments, and individuals understand and navigate the legal issues posed by new technologies and cyber threats. Using his experience with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other federal agencies, Kevinprepares clients for the eventuality of a cybersecurity incident. Even in the absence of a direct threat, understanding the legal issues behind new technologies can be difficult for even the most sophisticated organization. Throughout his career, Kevinhas worked with new technologies and found inventive ways to serve his clients within existing regulatory frameworks. Before joining Woods Rogers in 2021, Kevin won a Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF), where he took part in the U.S. government program aimed at getting individuals with unique skills into leadership positions across the federal government. As a Fellow, Kevin worked in the Department of Homeland Security Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) and CISA. At CWMD, he advised the Department of Homeland Security's Securing the Cities, BioWatch, and Chemical Defense programs on intergovernmental agreements. At CISA, Kevin provided counsel for the CISA COVID Crisis Action Team and provided legal support on regulatory, intelligence, chemical security, cybersecurity, infrastructure security, legislative, unmanned aerial vehicle, and supply chain security issues. Kevin holds a Secret clearance and has previously worked on Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS//SCI) programs and projects across the federal enterprise. Kevin graduated cum laude from the University of Nebraska College of Law with Concentrated Areas of Study in Space, Cyber, and Telecommunications Law and International and National Security Law. After graduation, Kevin supported NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Services Program (LSP), where he assisted in providing legal advice to program officials. Kevin grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln cum laude with majors in Political Science and Global Studies. He also was an Intelligence Community Scholar Distinguished Graduate. During law school, Kevin was a finalist in the North American Round of the Manfred Lachs Space Moot Court Competition and interned with the United States Navy Judge Advocate General, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and externed at the Department of Defense Office of General Counsel International Affairs at the Pentagon. 

Hear from Kevin Adler, US Army Digital Transformation Advisor, ServiceNow and Doug Rezabek, Director of Strategic Initiatives, SOFtact Solutions, as they discuss the Army Maintenance Application, known as ArMA, and uncover how the US Army deployed a modern application in 12 weeks to service soldiers and their families living in Army housing units. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear from Kevin Adler, US Army Digital Transformation Advisor, ServiceNow and Doug Rezabek, Director of Strategic Initiatives, SOFtact Solutions, as they discuss the Army Maintenance Application, known as ArMA, and uncover how the US Army deployed a modern application in 12 weeks to service soldiers and their families living in Army housing units. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever seen a homeless person on the street and walked by because you didn't know what to do or say? Today's guest, Kevin Adler, is going to enlighten all of us as he shares his inspirational journey of reuniting the homeless with their family with the help of the non-profit Miracle Messages.

00:00 Legitimate political discourse all over your face00:30 theme song - The creative minority - Find A Way01:30 Quicky questions - Was 1/6 an insurrection? 8:00 Is the 1/6 committee legitimate? what is its goals and reach - Executive privilege - classified - Went to far12:00 was there voter fraud ? - How much? what was it - is it still going- fake electors are voter fraud - Trump is the fraud16:00 ambiguity of the electoral count act 17:00 the Olympics - I can't even - 0 COVID theory - Will China eventually invade Russia - Crussia - poor tiny Russia24:00 Jeff has a yacht - You don't get to complain about how someone spends his wealth if you don't complain about funding it. The unkillability of diversification - Getting bigger27:00 How Fox gets their money - Baked into your bundle29:45 Insertion point - Commit to those convictions42:00 paying homeless enough to mind that gap  What happened after these unhoused people got monthly $500 checks? Two-thirds have homeshttps://www.fastcompany.com/90717489/what-happened-after-these-unhoused-people-got-monthly-500-checks-two-thirds-have-homes“There's a level of incredulity, like, how did this happen?” says Kevin Adler, founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, the nonprofit. “That's an important narrative to be able to realize—our unhoused neighbors are often more tapped into resources, housing options, networks that might be able to open up, but just are lacking a little bit of funds. For me, it's yet another testimony of the importance of seeing the agency and the intrinsic dignity of each of our unhoused neighbors.”52:00 Insure your gun, and pay a fee - San Jose new proposals - Does a freedom to have a gun limit your responsibility as a gun owner? 101:00 Biden had a good week - Question of the week. Public Access America Sunday A.M #LiveStream Noon Eastern 9 A.M Pacific 11 A.M Centralhttps://youtu.be/PgQ38hm8_EsApple https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/public-access-america/id1118000423?i=1000515737702@Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/589U8kzclmVd3Ny3Dyh3t2?si=q5AWhmzSRX23_AL4mI8Jpg@Stitcherhttps://www.stitcher.com/show/public-access-america@RadioPublichttps://radiopublic.com/public-access-america-WPD3XR@AmazonMusichttps://music.amazon.com/podcasts/36eeac72-@RedCirclehttps://redcircle.com/shows/public-access-americaSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/public-access-america/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

“Everyone's someone's somebody.” That's the tagline of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit organization tackling homelessness by rekindling relationships and reconstructing support systems. Inspired by his Uncle Mark, CEO Kevin Adler launched Miracle Messages in 2014. Growing up, Kevin watched his beloved and loyal uncle, who suffered from schizophrenia, battle homelessness on-and-off for 30 years. When Mark passed away at the age of 50, Kevin's family ensured that Mark's life would never be forgotten within their own family. However, Kevin realized that while his uncle was lucky to have a family to remember and support him, thousands of others living on the streets were not connected to their family members or friends. Kevin and Miracle Messages volunteers offer homeless individuals a chance to reconnect with their family members and friends. Through Miracle Message's reunion service, they have helped reunite over 425 people experiencing homelessness with support systems from which they have been separated, sometimes for decades. Dozens of reunions have resulted in individuals moving off the streets. Miracle Messages' buddy system has also connected members of the homeless population with volunteers who offer companionship and support through calls and text messages. They provide cell phones so homeless individuals can stay in touch, and are experimenting on a small scale with universal basic income for those who are homeless. Our CEO, Dr. Gloria Duffy, will join Kevin for a conversation addressing how homelessness can be addressed on the individual and familial level. This topic is deeply personal for Gloria, as it is for Kevin, since a family member of hers has battled homelessness. Over the past 15 years, Gloria and her family have developed a system that supports her relative with a home and other basic needs.  Please join us as Kevin and Gloria reimagine how we fight homelessness, and learn how Miracle Messages has reunited hundreds of families. SPEAKERS Kevin F. Adler Founder and CEO, Miracle Messages; Social Entrepreneur; Sociologist In Conversation with Dr. Gloria Duffy President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club of California In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 30th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Everyone's someone's somebody.” That's the tagline of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit organization tackling homelessness by rekindling relationships and reconstructing support systems. Inspired by his Uncle Mark, CEO Kevin Adler launched Miracle Messages in 2014. Growing up, Kevin watched his beloved and loyal uncle, who suffered from schizophrenia, battle homelessness on-and-off for 30 years. When Mark passed away at the age of 50, Kevin's family ensured that Mark's life would never be forgotten within their own family. However, Kevin realized that while his uncle was lucky to have a family to remember and support him, thousands of others living on the streets were not connected to their family members or friends. Kevin and Miracle Messages volunteers offer homeless individuals a chance to reconnect with their family members and friends. Through Miracle Message's reunion service, they have helped reunite over 425 people experiencing homelessness with support systems from which they have been separated, sometimes for decades. Dozens of reunions have resulted in individuals moving off the streets. Miracle Messages' buddy system has also connected members of the homeless population with volunteers who offer companionship and support through calls and text messages. They provide cell phones so homeless individuals can stay in touch, and are experimenting on a small scale with universal basic income for those who are homeless. Our CEO, Dr. Gloria Duffy, will join Kevin for a conversation addressing how homelessness can be addressed on the individual and familial level. This topic is deeply personal for Gloria, as it is for Kevin, since a family member of hers has battled homelessness. Over the past 15 years, Gloria and her family have developed a system that supports her relative with a home and other basic needs.  Please join us as Kevin and Gloria reimagine how we fight homelessness, and learn how Miracle Messages has reunited hundreds of families. SPEAKERS Kevin F. Adler Founder and CEO, Miracle Messages; Social Entrepreneur; Sociologist In Conversation with Dr. Gloria Duffy President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club of California In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 30th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC fills in for Pat Walsh tonight! BC talks about his lucky chonies, his hockey team winning, brakes going out, catching up with Producer Kendall, BC's most embarrassing moment as a disc jockey, Producer Kendall's leukemia battle and Kevin Adler of Vitalant joins the show to talk to BC about donating blood!

I think sometimes people make the assumption that if someone is unhoused, there's nothing in common with someone who's housed. And that's a real misnomer because I feel like we're all, ultimately one paycheck away from being unhoused - Jen RoyIn this episode, our featured voices are the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, Kevin Adler, Miracle Messages Friend Program volunteer Jen Roy along with Miracle Money Program participant Ray.The pandemic has exposed how fragile the economic health is of most American households especially our black and brown households. City of Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs was the first government leader to believe in his community members and created a privately funded universal basic income pilot called the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration. The data from the 2019 pilot showed that providing residents $500 per month that they spent on food, rent, utilities and car repairs for example helped stabilize their households. For more background on Mayor Tubbs and the pilot please listen to Episode 12 from our documentary series "Stockton's Rise From Bankruptcy".Mayor Tubbs has gone on to create the "Mayors for Guaranteed Income" program with Mayors from California to Georgia signing on to the program. Since Tubb's Stockton experiment, Oakland, Marin County, San Francisco, and Santa Clara County started one to two-year universal basic income programs. The pilot programs provide participants between $500 to $1,000 guaranteed dollars every month with no strings attached. Most of these initial pilots like Tubbs's Stockton pilot are being funded by private donations. On July 15th California lawmakers approved the nation's first state-funded guaranteed income program that once Governor Newsom signs the bill cities and counties can apply for funding to support a current pilot or a new program from the $35 million dollar fund.

“These are people often who are experiencing homelessness, who use the ICU as a waiting room”- Kevin AdlerIn this episode our featured voices are the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages Kevin Adler and the Director of Community Engagement with the San Francisco Marin Food Bank Katy McKnight. We are working on a full half hour show for next week's KSFP broadcast on July 22nd with Kevin and two guests to discuss their pilot program Miracle Money which provides direct cash transfers to our un-housed community members. We thought it would be helpful if you had more background on Miracle Message so we're rebroadcasting our interview with Kevin in episode one from the summer of 2020.  “Food insecurity is just one challenge that our participants face” - Katy McKnightOur second voice is the Director of Community Engagement with the San Francisco Marin Food Bank Katy McKnight. Since the original broadcast of this interview the demand for food has continued to expand with San Francisco Marin Food Bank distributing 1 million 300 hundred thousand meals each week. The food bank is operating 27 emergency pop up pantries at schools and community centers to address the massive food in-security facing our neighbors and is distributing food to 55 to 60 thousand households. To help feed homebound seniors who used to visit San Francisco Marin Food Bank pantries for groceries they have created the Pantry at Home program to deliver food directly to nine thousand plus seniors.

Somehow, we managed to convince a cybersecurity lawyer to have a drink with us over the JBS & Colonial pipeline hack. And boy did we learn a lot about geopolitical implications of an event like this along with the procedures from both the threat agent and the victim. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook @DRUNKENOMICAL Merch: shop.spreadshirt.com/drunkenomics Patreon: patreon.com/drunkenomics Stay Drunkenomical y'all!! A Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a digital media and commercial video production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network and learn more about our other services today on HurrdatMedia.com.

If there's one thing all of humanity learned in the past 12 months, it's the importance of human connections and the impact of the loss thereof. With the world beginning to reopen, how can product managers use the power of technology to create positive change? This week on Product Talk, Miracle Message Founder & CEO, Kevin Adler, speaks from the heart with a story of activism through tech and how to build products that make a true impact on the world.

Patrick Murphy is the founder and co-owner of Pulse Boxing & Fitness - a fitness business located in the Chicago suburbs. Patrick is a combat veteran having served in Iraq as a member of the US Army's 82nd Airborne unit as a paratrooper. Patrick is a former professional MMA fighter and after starting his post-military fitness career at LifeTime Fitness Partrick went on to open his own fitness business in 2016. Themes covered in Patrick's life story include: Passion, Committment, Perseverance, Drive, Resilience, Creativity, Adaptability and more. Patrick walks us through his life story and the lessons he learned from the adversity he faced along the way including failing his first attempt at Ranger school and sleeping on an air mattress in the back of his gym while he was building the business. Among many other inspiring lessons Patrick will share how he has adapted his business to the many curve balls of life as an entrepreneur during a pandemic. 

In this episode we feature the voice of Kevin Adler, the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages. Kevin started Miracle Messages in honor of his uncle Mark, who lived on-and-off the streets for 30 years. Miracle Messages helps reunite families through helping community members who are unhoused to record short video messages to a family member. Volunteers, referring nonprofit and government partners or formerly homeless ambassadors help record the message. Then a network of volunteer digital detectives attempt to locate the unhoused person’s family to deliver the message. The digital detectives also work with the family and the unhoused person to facilitate a reunion. As of the recording of this episode Miracle Messages has facilitated over 325 family reunifications. 

Kevin Adler, Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit reunion service that reconnects people experiencing homelessness with their loved ones. In this episode, he shares the lessons he's learned from helping over 300 people reconnect with their loved ones, often for the first time in 20 years. He offers step-by-step insights on where to start and what reconciliation looks like in our lives and the lives of our homeless neighbors.Goodies from this episode:Learn about Miracle Messages: https://www.miraclemessages.org/Volunteer as a Digital Detective or Miracle Friend: https://www.miraclemessages.org/getinvolvedConnect with Kevin: http://www.kevinfadler.com/In crisis? Text GOFIRST to speak with a trained crisis counselor 24/7 for free. Have a comment? Don't be shy! We'd love to hear from you. Say "Hello" at hello@illgofirst.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Discussion Topics1:45   Miracle Messages vision for the future - ending relational poverty on our streets.3:30   What motivated Kevin to get started?  An experiment that changed his life.9:00  The first reunion that started a movement.10:15   How he built the organization they have now, which is a world away from how they started.12:30   The journey to achieving over 300 reunions.  A breakthrough learning from a very big mistake.22:00   Bet the farm moments.  If these turned out badly there would be no financial runway available to recover.  How can we learn without experiencing so much risk?23:30   What keeps Kevin going through the necessary setbacks? 27:00. What advice would you give yourself, when you were starting out, knowing what you know now?  It is not for the faint of heart.LinksMiracle Messages on the webLearn more about Kevin via LinkedInOyster Leadership Programs on the webCreditsMusic by Isaac Chambers - 'Change'

Kevin Adler, founder and CEO of Miracles Messages, an innovative non-profit using digital media to reconnect homeless people with their loved ones, sits down to talk with Mark about this amazing work.

In this episode, I speak with Kevin Adler and Jessica Donig from Miracle Messages, an SF based organization that uses online social media platforms to help people experiencing homelessness connect with their loved ones. 

On this episode we are joined by three high school assistant coaches. They break down all things being an assistant coach! Make sure not to miss out on a second of this episode!

First of all, you have to forgive me on this audio, I recorded this episode on the street and Fred’s voice and mine sounds far away. I did not bring any regular mike in order to avoid catching all street sounds (this was not a recording about street sounds). On this episode, that I upload today (two days before Saturday) is very important to me since it is one of those festivals that takes place close to our new home. If you happened to follow me on all social media, you might have noticed that I have been promoting Takoma Park Folk Festival, a music event that will take place this September 8, 2019 at Takoma Park, Maryland. This episode was recorded at Takoma Beverage Company (thank you to Seth Cook for allowing to do this in your shop – SUPPORT LOCAL STORES, that should be our hashtag). In addition, a big thank you to Kelly Diamond, one of the guests in this episode, for inviting Kevin Adler and Fred Stollnitz to be part of this episode where we talk about TPFF, history, what would take place this Sept. 8, 2019 and how magic is done in order that this Festival could celebrate its 40th Anniversary. I want to thank all three of my guests for their time and patience during its recording and to Seth for his kindness. Without all of you this episode could not be done. I am indebted to all of you. For more information about the event, visit www.tpff.org and also, while you are at Google looking for information about TPFF, check also Kelly Diamond’s band Know1else, features songs you haven't heard about things you've already lived #ThirdWave Americana #ResistanceKaraokemusic. Remember to follow me on Twitter @Music2Flavors, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Musicin2Flavors/, or at my website at www.musicin2flavors.com. I also would like to invite you to my Patreon page and if you like to make a donation to keep this project in support of my guests, please visit it at www.patreon.com/Musicin2flavors. Furthermore, make sure to leave your comments at any of your favorite platforms or on my website, and let me know what you think of this episode. Also, if you happen to use iTunes or Apple Podcast, please leave a review and as many stars as you like so more people can see it and spread more love to it. Without you support this podcast would not have become a dream come true. This work is made out of pure love and in appreciation to all of those people that care and are supporters of great music.

First of all, you have to forgive me on this audio, I recorded this episode on the street and Fred’s voice and mine sounds far away. I did not bring any regular mike in order to avoid catching all street sounds (this was not a recording about street sounds). On this episode, that I upload today (two days before Saturday) is very important to me since it is one of those festivals that takes place close to our new home. If you happened to follow me on all social media, you might have noticed that I have been promoting Takoma Park Folk Festival, a music event that will take place this September 8, 2019 at Takoma Park, Maryland. This episode was recorded at Takoma Beverage Company (thank you to Seth Cook for allowing to do this in your shop – SUPPORT LOCAL STORES, that should be our hashtag). In addition, a big thank you to Kelly Diamond, one of the guests in this episode, for inviting Kevin Adler and Fred Stollnitz to be part of this episode where we talk about TPFF, history, what would take place this Sept. 8, 2019 and how magic is done in order that this Festival could celebrate its 40th Anniversary. I want to thank all three of my guests for their time and patience during its recording and to Seth for his kindness. Without all of you this episode could not be done. I am indebted to all of you. For more information about the event, visit www.tpff.org and also, while you are at Google looking for information about TPFF, check also Kelly Diamond’s band Know1else, features songs you haven't heard about things you've already lived #ThirdWave Americana #ResistanceKaraokemusic. Remember to follow me on Twitter @Music2Flavors, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Musicin2Flavors/, or at my website at www.musicin2flavors.com. I also would like to invite you to my Patreon page and if you like to make a donation to keep this project in support of my guests, please visit it at www.patreon.com/Musicin2flavors. Furthermore, make sure to leave your comments at any of your favorite platforms or on my website, and let me know what you think of this episode. Also, if you happen to use iTunes or Apple Podcast, please leave a review and as many stars as you like so more people can see it and spread more love to it. Without you support this podcast would not have become a dream come true. This work is made out of pure love and in appreciation to all of those people that care and are supporters of great music.

This episode features Kevin Adler. Kevin is the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at UNSTUCK and Founder of Engage Marketing. Here he discusses how he became a coach, the business of professional coaching, accountability, values, motivation, and more.

This episode features Kevin Adler. Kevin is the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at UNSTUCK and Founder of Engage Marketing. Here he discusses how he became a coach, the business of professional coaching, accountability, values, motivation, and more.

This episode features Kevin Adler. Kevin is the Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at UNSTUCK and Founder of Engage Marketing. Here he discusses how he became a coach, the business of professional coaching, accountability, values, motivation, and more.

Canción intro/final: Kevin Adler. "Halo" Canción intro Back to Back Responde: Chris Brown - "Questions" Nueva semana en la mejor liga de baloncesto del mundo. Un nuevo programa de Back to Back en el que nos visita toda una referencia, de nuestro país, en el mundo periodístico de la NBA, Mike Maestre. Forma parte de la plantilla del Diario As y de Gigantes del Basket por lo que su voz es más que autorizada para hablarnos sobre sus impresiones de los actuales playoffs y, por supuesto, nos hace una primera valoración del resultado de la lotería del Draft 2019. En la siguiente parte del programa, junto a varios de nuestros colaboradores habituales, tenemos los siguientes temas que tratar: -Hacemos una valoración de las semifinales de conferencia, una vez que ya han terminado y, como no puede ser de otra forma, hablamos de los primeros partidos de las Finales de Conferencia. -Back to Back responde. Elegimos a instancias de un oyente, entre Ibaka o Mirotic de cara a la Selección Nacional. -Lotería del Draft 2019. Como bien indica el título de este programa, todo puede cambiar en minutos, como les ha pasado a los Pelicans, a Memphis o, para mal, a Knicks. Repasamos las posiciones de la lotería y hacemos una primera valoración de los principales equipos afectados. -Actualidad variada. Tiempo para un par de noticias tratadas de forma más breve, como la negativa de los Pelicans a tratar con los Lakers en el asunto Davis o la lesión de Kevin Durant que parece que es más grave de lo que se pensaba. Todo esto y mucho más en una nueva edición de Back to Back. Twitter: @b2bspain Instagram: Back to Back Spain Facebook: Back to back -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Canción intro/final: Kevin Adler. "Halo" Canción intro Back to Back Responde: Chris Brown - "Questions" Nueva semana en la mejor liga de baloncesto del mundo. Un nuevo programa de Back to Back en el que nos visita toda una referencia, de nuestro país, en el mundo periodístico de la NBA, Mike Maestre. Forma parte de la plantilla del Diario As y de Gigantes del Basket por lo que su voz es más que autorizada para hablarnos sobre sus impresiones de los actuales playoffs y, por supuesto, nos hace una primera valoración del resultado de la lotería del Draft 2019. En la siguiente parte del programa, junto a varios de nuestros colaboradores habituales, tenemos los siguientes temas que tratar: -Hacemos una valoración de las semifinales de conferencia, una vez que ya han terminado y, como no puede ser de otra forma, hablamos de los primeros partidos de las Finales de Conferencia. -Back to Back responde. Elegimos a instancias de un oyente, entre Ibaka o Mirotic de cara a la Selección Nacional. -Lotería del Draft 2019. Como bien indica el título de este programa, todo puede cambiar en minutos, como les ha pasado a los Pelicans, a Memphis o, para mal, a Knicks. Repasamos las posiciones de la lotería y hacemos una primera valoración de los principales equipos afectados. -Actualidad variada. Tiempo para un par de noticias tratadas de forma más breve, como la negativa de los Pelicans a tratar con los Lakers en el asunto Davis o la lesión de Kevin Durant que parece que es más grave de lo que se pensaba. Todo esto y mucho más en una nueva edición de Back to Back. Twitter: @b2bspain Instagram: Back to Back Spain Facebook: Back to back -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kevin Adler!!     Kevin Adler started his professional career in the tech industry, eventually deciding to make a difference by getting into education. On his walks home from work, he witnessed widespread homelessness in his neighborhood. One day Kevin decided to not just walk by like everyone else...he stopped and began talking to people and listening to their stories. After an epiphany moment, he realized how we could use social media to create good. That’s where Miracle Messages was born. Read the full blog at http://thisismyera.com/blogs/podcast/ep-32-miraclemessages

Miracle Messages uses social media to try to connect homeless people in San Francisco with long-lost love ones in hopes of getting them back home with someone who cares about them. They’ve matched nearly 200 pairs, but founder Kevin Adler says the city could do more to help. Heather Knight interviews Adler and joins him downtown as he and his fellow "ambassadors" talk to people living on the streets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In unserer letzten Folge in 2018 dreht sich alles um Spenden und Social Entrepreneurship. Viele Investoren und Venture Capital Firmen investieren inzwischen auch in Non Profit Startups. Wir sprechen über unser Spendenverhalten und Organisationen, die uns am Herzen liegen. Wir freuen uns auf dein Feedback! Artikel: What Y Combinator Looks for in Nonprofits UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. It’s Actually Worse Than That. The Earth is in a death spiral. It will take radical action to save us Rising Trend: Social Responsibility is High on Millennials’ List Organisationen die Kati & Kristina am Herzen liegen: American Civil Liberties Union: Seit fast 100 Jahren setzt sich die ACLU für die Verteidigung und Wahrung der durch die Verfassung und die Gesetze der Vereinigten Staaten garantierten individuellen Rechte und Freiheiten ein. Airbnb Open Homes: Im Rahmen des Airbnb Open Homes Projektes haben Gastgeber bereits über 11.000 Menschen, die aufgrund von Katastrophen, Konflikten oder Krankheiten ihre Häuser verlassen mussten, temporäre Unterkünfte angeboten. ArtLifting: ArtLifting stärkt Obdachlose, Behinderte und andere benachteiligte Personen durch die Feier und den Verkauf ihrer Kunstwerke. Der Verkauf findet über eine Online-Kunstgalerie statt und die Kunst wird direkt an Unternehmen wie Büros, Hotels und Restaurants weitergeleitet. Callisto: Callisto ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die Technologien zur Bekämpfung von sexuellen Übergriffen und sexueller Nötigung im Beruf entwickelt. Callistos einzigartiges Matching-System verbindet Opfer eines Täters sicher, um Wiederholungstäter zu identifizieren. Direct Action Everywhere - Total Animal Liberation: Internationale grassroots Bewegung die sich für die Gleichstellung von Tier- und Menschenrechten sowohl politisch als auch ganz pragmatisch einsetzt: jeden Monat werden unzählige Tiere direkt von Mitgliedern befreit. Good Today: Good Today is eine gemeinnützige Plattform, die Philanthropie und Aktivismus demokratisiert. Spender können wählen, wo ihr Geld fließt, und gleichzeitig neue Ursachen und Organisationen teilen, um sicherzustellen, dass ihre Wohltätigkeit alle Menschen auf der ganzen Welt erreicht. Miracle Messages: Miracle Messages verbindet Menschen, die auf der Straße leben, mit ihren Angehörigen durch kurze Videobotschaften und soziale Medien. Gründer Kevin Adler gründete Miracle Messages zu Ehren seines Onkels Mark, der 30 Jahre auf der Straße lebte. Sein Ziel ist es, bis 2021 1 Million Menschen wieder zu vereinen. National Immigration Law Center: Das 1979 gegründete NILC ist eine der führenden Organisationen in den USA, die sich ausschließlich der Verteidigung und Förderung der Rechte von Einwanderern mit niedrigem Einkommen widmet. The Ocean Cleanup Project: The Ocean Cleanup Project entwickelt fortschrittliche Technologien, um die Weltmeere von Plastik zu befreien. Ein vollständiger Einsatz der entwickelten Systeme wird voraussichtlich alle 5 Jahre 50% des Great Pacific Garbage Patch bereinigen. Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood ist ein vertrauenswürdiger Gesundheitsdienstleister, der ähnliche Organisationen auf der ganzen Welt unterstützt. Planned Parenthood bietet Millionen von Frauen, Männern und jungen Menschen auf der ganzen Welt eine lebensnotwendige Gesundheitsversorgung und Sexualaufklärung. Keywords: Spenden, Charity, Social Impact, Social Entrepreneurship, NGO, Non Profit, ACLU, Airbnb Open Homes, ArtLifting, Callisto, The Collective, Total Animal Liberation, Good Today, Miracle Messages, The Ocean Cleanup Project, Planned Parenthood.

Welcome to the 100th episode of Giving Back Insights!  Insights is our solo show to celebrate how our guests and their charities serve others, explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and connect. Today we're talking about Miracle Messages in San Francisco –  amazing work, amazing people!  Enjoy today’s episode and keep your comments and feedback coming.ent. Enjoy! Key Takeaways: To start off, thank you for being with me on Insights.  We always have great guests on our Monday shows, people who are doing amazing things for people in their communities.  The Giving Back Insights episodes are a way to share what I’m learning along the way in the hope of continuing the conversation about how you and I can make a difference in people’s lives.  Sometimes the Insights shows veer toward my own journey of creating a life of purpose and meaning, and I appreciate you hanging with me and the terrific comments I’ve received. Much mahalo to everyone. The impact of an emergency or terrible circumstances is always felt most deeply when it’s close to home.  When it’s personal, it’s our own story. It’s also when we’re most likely to jump in and get busy ourselves, whether it’s donating, volunteering, or participating in some way that will help solve the problem. On Thursday I joined Kevin Adler and some members of the Miracle Messages crew on a Street Walk through San Francisco’s Tenderloin District.  It’s a weekly event to hand out food, engage in conversations, and help people reconnect with their loved ones. That happy fella on today’s cover is Brian, and his t shirt is the slogan of Miracle Messages: Everyone is someone’s somebody. #StreetWalks @MiracleMessages The Tenderloin is a rough area; there are lots of homeless people, lots of drug use, and lots of mental health issues.  It is also, as Kevin reminded us, one of MANY neighborhoods across the US struggling with homelessness. Over 536,000 people in America went to sleep that night without a shelter.  The challenge is to move beyond the number and the stereotypes and to remember that each of our unsheltered neighbors is a mother, father, son, daughter, niece, nephew, uncle and aunt.  That’s what makes an issue, a problem, a cause --- important to us personally and keeps us engaged. All of us came to Street Walk on Thursday to remember that “they” are us.  Each of us came in from different backgrounds and for different reasons to serve where those in need are at.  Some of us were challenged by the harsh reality of life on the streets, some us challenged in our beliefs. All of us came with the conviction that everyone is someone’s somebody. Brian and Kevin did a fine job keeping us all safe, helped as much by people on the street who know them and Miracle Messages’ mission as their own presence and direction.  We passed out food, engaged in conversations, played some music, and recorded videos for a couple of people who want to reconnect with their loved ones. Imagine being apart from family for 10, 20, even 30 years.  Miracle Messages has fostered 150+ reconnections and are going strong with over 80% positive reunions. Listening to each of the night’s crew talk about their experience at our debrief after our walk, I felt a deep gratitude for what I have in my life.  That I have an abundance and can share SOMETHING with someone who needs a hand up is a blessing. I also felt a profound sense of appreciation for each person who came out that night to support Miracle Messages.  Each of them came to serve and make a difference in someone’s somebody. I wanted to connect them to the impact they have so I shared a short text between my brother Tom and me that we exchanged that very night.  A simple “Hello” and setting up a breakfast get together. So normal, so absolutely mundane, right? I hadn’t seen Tom in over 20 years until Miracle Messages reconnected us.  I missed him terribly, and I cherish every moment we’re together. Brett, Nim, Brian, Katie Beverly, Emme, Nancy, Fernanda, Jen Kelly, Kevin and all the staff, volunteers and supporters of Miracle Messages: Thank you for giving me my brother back.  He’s my somebody. Special thanks to Salesforce for providing a wonderful venue for Miracle Messages’ first annual Un-gala!  Special shout out to Kevin Adler for kicking off the donations by raising his paddle to fully support reuniting a family.  Major kudos to Union Square for their new partnership with Miracle Messages to reunite our unsheltered neighbors with their loved ones.  HUGE thanks and love to Nancy for putting me and my bro back together. To Kevin, Jessica and all the staff, volunteers, Detectives, Ambassadors and supporters of Miracle Messages, thank you from the bottom of my heart. Remember: Always err on the side of love & kindness. Love & Gratitude, Rob Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/rob.lowe.50999405/videos/453267048410648/ Mentioned in This Episode: Giving Back Podcast http://miraclemessages.org/ 

Kevin Alder is the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, an award-winning non-profit organization that reunites the homeless with their loved ones through short video and audio messages, social media, and local volunteers. Nancy Erhard also joins us on the show to share her experience as a volunteer for Miracle Messages and the impact the organization has had on her.  Find out more about Miracle Messages, its mission, and what it means to truly build a community.   Key Takeaways: [3:30] Who is Kevin and why did he create Miracle Messages? [8:35] Who is Nancy and why did she join Miracle Messages? [13:25] How do Kevin, Nancy, and their team find families of the people who have become homeless? [15:25] Nancy found her birth father when he was 73 years old. [20:15] What does it look like to build a ‘social home’? What does it look like to build a neighborhood? [26:05] When you serve the poor, you learn about yourself. [28:05] Rob shares his personal experience of what it’s like to volunteer for Miracle Messages. [32:15] What’s like it for Kevin to have such passionate and dedicated volunteers? [40:25] How can people get involved with Miracle Messages? [48:05] Kevin shares a personal message to the volunteer team.   Mentioned in This Episode: Giving Back Podcast Miracle Messages Miracle Messages on Facebook #StreetWalks (by Miracle Messages) Facebook Group  

On this week's episode, Megan Rose Dickey chats with Kevin Adler of Miracle Messages, a non-profit organization that aims to connect homeless people with their loved ones.

Kevin is the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, an award-winning nonprofit that reunites the homeless with their loved ones. To date, MM has facilitated over 100 reunions, with 25% getting a person off-the-streets. Their vision is to reunite 1 million people by 2023. For his work, Kevin has been named a TED Resident, TED Speaker, MassChallenge winner, and "Emerging Innovator" by American Express / Ashoka. Miracle Messages has been featured widely, including in the New York Times, NPR, People, on a Shinola billboard in Times Square, and NowThis, whose video reached 26 million views. For more on Kevin check out kevinfadler.comIf you enjoyed this episode visit www.joshuasteinfeldt.com/podcast for show notes and moreSupport the show (https://joshuasteinfeldt.com/donate/)

Ask yourself, where would you be without family and friends? The answer, too often, is homeless and possibly on the streets. Miracle Messages helps people experiencing homelessness to record short videos for their long-lost relatives. They use social media and volunteers to locate their loved ones and try to deliver the messages as a way of reuniting families. Restoring those relationships at the beginning of a recovery process is the goal, and they hope to unite 1% of the world’s homeless population with their relatives by 2021. How cool would it be to use our cell phones not only for texting and selfies but also as a tool to help end homelessness and help our neighbors in need. Today we’re joined by Kevin Adler, the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages. Kevin joins us to share how this idea came about, some stories of family reunions, and how they plan to reach their audacious goal.

Painless Podcast "Brandcast" episode 7, part 2: John Lewicki, McDonald's Head of Global Partnerships Co-hosted by Kevin Adler (Engage Marketing) A look at how a global player in sports and event marketing partnerships goes about their business in two parts. Sponsored by Neighborhood Factor Marketing Conference. Use the code PAINLESS when registering to save $50! Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Featuring Painless Networking members, hosted by Chris Hartweg. New episodes each Wednesday. URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork

Painless Podcast "Brandcast" episode 7, part 1: John Lewicki, McDonald's Head of Global Partnerships Co-hosted by Kevin Adler (Engage Marketing) A look at how a global player in sports and event marketing partnerships goes about their business in two parts. Sponsored by Neighborhood Factor Marketing Conference. Use the code PAINLESS when registering to save $50! Get to know interesting people, jobs and places to work in and around sports, events, start-ups and cause marketing world. Featuring Painless Networking members, hosted by Chris Hartweg. New episodes each Wednesday. URL: www.Painless.Network Linked in: www.linkedin.com/groups/73710 Facebook: www.facebook.com/PainlessNetworking Twitter: www.twitter.com/PainlessNetwork

Ask yourself, where would you be without family and friends? The answer, too often, is homeless and possibly on the streets. Miracle Messages helps people experiencing homelessness to record short videos for their long-lost relatives. They use social media and volunteers to locate their loved ones and try to deliver the messages as a way of reuniting families. Restoring those relationships at the beginning of a recovery process is the goal, and they hope to unite 1% of the world’s homeless population with their relatives by 2021. How cool would it be to use our cell phones not only for texting and selfies but also as a tool to help end homelessness and help our neighbors in need. Today we’re joined by Kevin Adler, the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages. Kevin joins us to share how this idea came about, some stories of family reunions, and how they plan to reach their audacious goal.