Podcast appearances and mentions of miracle messages

Kevin was tired of walking by people experiencing homelessness, not doing anything, and undermining his own humanity and theirs each time. So he finally did something and his accidental nonprofit Miracle Messages has since reunited over 1,100 people with their families!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kevin was tired of walking by people experiencing homelessness, not doing anything, and undermining his own humanity and theirs each time. So he finally did something and his accidental nonprofit Miracle Messages has since reunited over 1,100 people with their families!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit had a novel idea. What if those experiencing homelessness could have someone to talk to? Troy Aidan Sambajon reports on Miracle Messages, in which homeless residents and volunteers become phone buddies. Also; today's stories, including the release of Palestinian prisoners in Gaza and the West Bank, what DEI is and why Trump is targeting it, and the ramifications of President Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's thinning of the federal bureaucracy. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.

A San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit had a novel idea. What if those experiencing homelessness could have someone to talk to? Troy Aidan Sambajon reports on Miracle Messages, in which homeless residents and volunteers become phone buddies. Also; today's stories, including the release of Palestinian prisoners in Gaza and the West Bank, what DEI is and why Trump is targeting it, and the ramifications of President Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's thinning of the federal bureaucracy. Join the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield for today's news.

“So, if people need potable water, then we need to provide them with that. Or if people are looking for a job that we don't need to categorize that. We can start to put away our own judgment and provide them with the opportunity that they're putting in front of us versus us telling them, no, no, you need to go get treatment before you get a job”- Mary CarlIn Part Two of our “Finding Home” Live Show, experts and those with lived experience discuss the complexities of homelessness in San Francisco; Along with solutions, focusing on the urgent need for safe housing, community collaboration, and long-term investment to create lasting impact and stability for those affected.Host: George Koster
Guests: Sammie Rayner - Community Forward, Meghan Freebeck - Simply the Basics, Lydia Bransten - The Gubbio Project, Mary Carl - Miracle Messages, Erica Kisch - Compass Family ServicesKey Highlights and Takeaways from the Panel Discussion:Long-Term Solutions: Experts emphasize the importance of long-term investment in stable housing and community services, particularly for vulnerable populations like women and older adults.Safety and Dignity: Safety is a central concern, with a focus on ensuring safe spaces for those experiencing homelessness, and not just offering shelter, but the right kind of support.Coalition-Building: Collaboration between organizations, government, and the community is essential for creating a comprehensive and sustainable approach to addressing homelessness.Three Things you can do to support our unhoused neighbors:Donate or Volunteer: Support the organizations featured in the discussion by donating or offering your time to help those experiencing homelessness Advocate for Funding: Encourage local policymakers to support and fund long-term housing solutions, like Proposition A, to create permanent housing and safer environments for all.Join Community Initiatives: Participate in local initiatives to provide services such as hygiene kits, food, and shelter for those in need, and help bridge gaps in services.Connect with us: Watch, Listen & Discover: Visit our Finding Home Series PageDonate to help us continue to make shows like this one:   Subscribe to our e-newsletter to find out more about each show topic and participating in live shows: YouTube: Watch this episode on our YouTube channelFeedback: Share your thoughts and show ideas at george@georgekoster.com Delve deeper into Voices of the Community Series on Arts & Culture, Making the Invisible-Visible, Covid-19's impact on nonprofits, small businesses and local government, City of Stockton's rise from the ashes of bankruptcy and our archives: You can explore episodes, speakers, organizations, and resources through each series web page. Watch and learn from all five series now!

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.  

"Our philosophy is simple: without rest, there is no healing. We open our doors so that people can have a safe space to rest, restoring a basic dignity often lost on the streets.”- Lydia BranstenIn Finding Home, host George Koster speaks with leaders from San Francisco-based organizations committed to supporting unhoused residents. This insightful conversation highlights the unique challenges and solutions surrounding homelessness, especially in a post-pandemic environment.Featured Guests:  Mary Carl – Executive Director, Miracle Messages, Sammie Rayner – Co-Chief Executive, Community Forward SF, Erica Kisch – CEO, Compass Family Services, Meghan Freebeck – Director, Simply the Basics, Lydia Bransten – Executive Director, The Gubbio Project .Key Topics Discussed:  1. Innovative Programs - How these organizations are working on programs for family reunification, safe spaces for vulnerable populations, and essential resources like hygiene products.2. Post-Pandemic Challenges - The panel discusses increased demand, funding struggles, and legal changes impacting support for the unhoused.3. Successful Solutions - Efforts like "miracle friends" that connect housed and unhoused individuals, universal basic income (UBI) pilots, and the importance of basic income as a support tool for stability.Listener Actions:  - Volunteer in peer-support programs.- Advocate for policies supporting UBI and housing.- Support and expand safe spaces and shelters.Highlights and Takeaways:- Programs that restore dignity, offer stability, and strengthen community.- Community involvement is crucial for sustainable solutions.Connect with us:  - Watch, Listen & Discover: Visit our Finding Home Part 1 Episode Page  - Donate to help us continue to make shows like this one:   - Subscribe to our e-newsletter to find out more about each show topic and participating in live shows: - YouTube: Watch this episode on our YouTube channel- Feedback: Share your thoughts and show ideas at george@georgekoster.comThis episode emphasizes how local organizations and community members can work together to address homelessness and create lasting change. Delve deeper into Voices of the Community Series on Arts & Culture, Covid-19's impact on nonprofits, small businesses and local government, City of Stockton's rise from the ashes of bankruptcy and our archives: You can explore episodes, speakers, organizations, and resources through each series web page. Watch and learn from all five series now!

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.

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]

The San Francisco nonprofit offers $750 a month to people experiencing homelessness. A new study found that after six months, they are less likely to be unsheltered.

BONUS EPISODE! During a recent live event, Executive Director Kim Curtis interviews Kevin F Adler, CEO of Miracle Messages and recent author of When We Walk By, on what it means to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our unhoused neighbors.

For people experiencing homelessness, it can be tough to stay in touch with friends and family. The nonprofit Miracle Messages aims to make it easier. Las Fotos Project teaches photography to young women and gender expansive youth from communities of color. And they don't just use phone cameras. Underdog Community Project is a mutual aid group of volunteers and trained veterinarians who help unhoused Angelenos keep their pets happy and healthy.

Meet Kevin. He's 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. 1 in 3 people experiencing homelessness lose their social support systems, creating unimaginable levels of isolation. He's also the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a game-changing nonprofit tackling "relational poverty." Since 2014, Miracle Messages has been working to ensure that no one goes through homelessness alone by providing family reunification services, a phone buddy program, and the first basic income pilot for people experiencing homelessness in the U.S., supported by Google.org. During this eye-opening conversation, nine-year-old Julia Endicott joins as a guest host to find out how everyone can make a difference in the lives of the unhoused, especially kids

In this special bonus episode of the Elevated Denver Podcast, we interview Don Burns and Kevin F. Adler, co-authors of the book "When We Walk By," a profound exploration of America's homelessness crisis. Kevin, an award-winning social entrepreneur and Founder of Miracle Messages, and Don, an expert on homelessness, discuss the book's focus on both the policy and human perspectives of homelessness, emphasizing the crucial role of relational poverty—loneliness, isolation, and stigma. They highlight the intersectionality of housing insecurity with foster care, criminal justice, and systems of oppression, urging a shift in societal perspectives. The authors stress the need for empathetic connections, dispelling negative stereotypes, and share insights into practical solutions, weaving personal narratives and systemic analysis into a call for collective action and compassion.Find the book here.Watch the unedited interview on YouTube.Get involved in Miracle Message.

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.

EPISODE 1864: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Kevin F. Adler, co-author of WHEN WE WALK BY, about the forgotten humanity and broken systems causing today's homelessness crisis in America Kevin F. Adler is the author of When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America, which 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. As the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, an award-winning nonprofit organization that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security, Kevin is leading a revolution in how we treat our unhoused neighbors: as people to be loved, not problems to be solved. Miracle Messages has helped over 800 unhoused individuals reunite with their loved ones, matched hundreds more for weekly calls and texts with caring volunteers around the world as phone buddies, and created the first basic income pilot of its kind in the United States, which resulted in 66% of unhoused recipients getting housed. By 2024, Miracle Messages plans to distribute over $1 million directly to unhoused individuals, as part of a randomized control trial in partnership with USC and with major funding from Google.org and others.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.

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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

JOIN VINTAGESOUL RADIO HOST MILT FRESH BEST DRESSED AS HE DISCUSSES THE TOPIC, "MIRACLE MESSAGES PART 2: JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE IT, DOESN'T MEAN IT'S NOT HAPPENING

Join us today to hear what Kevin is doing every day through his beautiful work with Miracle Messages.  Take a moment to hear about his incredible new book, When We Walk By, which comes out today . I have been reading it and can not say enough about how Kevin's personal story, work and journey to help our unhoused neighbors is beyond inspirational. He is truly one of the most fun and interesting people to learn from.

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.

JOIN VINTAGESOUL RADIO HOST MILT FRESH BEST DRESSED AS HE DISCUSSES THE TOPIC "MIRACLE MESSAGES PART 1: BEING BLESSED IS MY IDENTITY AND LIFESTYLE"

Linda has been homeless for 28 years and an organization that connects the homeless to their family just found hers. SOURCE: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/miracle-monday-homeless-for-28-years-linda-is-offered-miracle-reunion-with-her-family-and-moves-back-home/

From kelp farming to underwater robots, Los Angeles is becoming the Silicon Valley of the sea. For people experiencing homelessness, it can be tough to stay in touch with friends and family. The nonprofit Miracle Messages aims to make it easier. Tracy Ann of KnowRealityPie is the winningest pie maker ever at KCRW's Good Food Pie Fest. And it all began with trying to recreate her mom's recipes.

“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.

Miracle Messages from Spirit About Survival Beyond Death with Nancy MyersLivestreaming Thursday, 25 August 2022 at 7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST on OMTimes Magazine Facebook, OMTimes Radio & TV Facebook, or OMTimesTV YoutubeIt's said that every cloud has a silver lining… but when someone's life is devastated by personal tragedy, that's the last thing they want to hear. So it was for Nancy Myers when her son Robbie unexpectedly died just 2 days before his 28th birthday. It's also said that miracles happen when we least expect them. And so it also was for Nancy Myers when, driven by grief and some unusual dreams, she sought answers to the unanswerable from three respected mediums, each of whom told her that Robbie's relationship and communication with her would continue. Robbie and Nancy had work to do together—their mission: to provide evidence that life continues even after the body dies.Today, Nancy Myers is living a life she could never have imagined as the author of three books, host of the Spheres of Spirit Show, and a successful orb photographer and medium who works with orbs to interpret the important messages that spirit wishes the world to hear.#NancyMyers #SandieSedgbeer #WhatIsGoingOMVisit the What Is Going OM show page https://omtimes.com/iom/shows/what-is-going-omConnect with Sandie Sedgbeer at https://www.sedgbeer.comSubscribe to our Newsletter https://omtimes.com/subscribe-omtimes-magazine/Connect with OMTimes on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Omtimes.Magazine/ and OMTimes Radio https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousRadiowebtv.OMTimes/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmTimes/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/omtimes/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OMTimesTVLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2798417/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/omtimes/

Episode 147:     This week on PI-Perspectives we are trying something a bit different. Matt welcomes P.I. Mark Askins. Mark is based out of Washington State and does work with a great non-profit called Miracle Messages. Find out how an investigator can help homeless people reconnect with their loved ones Please welcome Mark Askins and your host, private Investigator, Matt Spaier  Links:      Matt's email: MatthewS@Satellitepi.com   Linkedin: Matthew Spaier       www.investigators-toolbox.com   PI-Perspectives Youtube link:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYB3MaUg8k5w3k7UuvT6s0g Mark Email: mark@miraclemessages.org Website: https://www.miraclemessages.org/ Sponsors:     https://investigationeducation.com/ https://apps.crosstrax.co/signup/index/refcd/LY3R7VUW69 https://www.conflictinternational.com/ https://orep.org/ https://www.skopenow.com/

ORACLE CARD READINGS FOR MIRACLES WITH THE ORACLE JOAN OF ANGELS JOIN US FOR MIRACLE MONDAY AS WE SHARE MIRACLE MESSAGES AND GUIDANCE FROM THE ANGELS FOR HEALTH, WEALTH AND HAPPINESS. Tonight we will be sharing deep healing as we receive their messages. We will be doing group readings for the collective as we seek to remain balanced over the next few months. Several of you will be receiving free one card readings tonight as a gift as we activate your miracle mindset. Longer readings will be available by pay pal donations.This is a preview to a new program being created for the Joan of Angels Tribe as the Angel Brigade gathers. 

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

​​Madeline retired in Spring of 2019 as Director of Information Technology to spend her time volunteering with the homeless and food insecure population in Upstate NY. Madeline spends her time providing friendship, food and employment assistance. When she heard about Miracle Messages she decided it was a perfect blend of her former career and her passions and added this to her volunteering. She came out of retirement in the Spring of 2020 to accept the full time role as Director of Operations for Miracle Messages.Read a full transcript and more at https://wecandothis.co/episodes/022Learn More about Miracle Messages → https://www.miraclemessages.org/Miracle Messages on Facebook → https://facebook.com/miraclemessagesMiracle Messages on Instagram → https://instagram.com/miraclemessagesMiracle Messages on Linkedin → https://linkedin.com/company/miraclemessagesInstagram → https://instagram.com/wecandothiscoTwitter → https://twitter.com/wecandothisco–––Tools referenced in this episode:Airtable → https://airtable.com/invite/r/tyWdOQ8o (*aff)Zapier → https://zapier.comAdalo → https://www.adalo.com–––Follow Sean at the links below:Instagram → https://instagram.com/seanpritzkauTwitter → https://twitter.com/seanpritzkau–––EPISODE CREDITS:Music by Darren King on Soundstripe

Julia is a global citizen whose mission is to design systems and services that are more sustainable and human-centered in order to help communities effectively achieve social change. As a curious learner and critical thinker, she is interested in the intersection of urbanism + design strategy + social impact. Julia is a student currently in her senior year at Minerva University, a revolutionary liberal arts university seeking to redefine higher education and create a community of 21st century leaders through global immersion in seven cities over four years. She has studied and worked in San Francisco, Seoul, Hyderabad, Berlin, Toronto, Ann Arbor, and London with a variety of companies including the SFMTA, Adobe, Chezuba, and Urban Society to build community in different ways. Her senior thesis is centered around how we infuse social support in programs for unhoused individuals. Julia is passionate about building community and spends her free time volunteering with Miracle Messages, a nonprofit that aims to end relational poverty on the streets. As their program evaluation lead and intern manager, she oversaw the evaluation of their first ever Basic Income pilot, Miracle Money - 50% of recipients were able to secure independent housing amongst a number of other successful outcomes.

“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

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.

“My joy is seeing the families as they first walked through the door and that support that they feel and that relief that they feel that, finally they have a place that for now they can call home until their real next home is achieved”- Marc SlaterOur featured voices in this episode are Cecilia Ferber the Director of Family Services and Marc Slater the Executive Director, of Raphael House. With over 15 months into the pandemic our most vulnerable families are continuing to face housing problems and securing support services. The City of San Francisco has extended the rent moratorium for another 60 days to the end of August but the end of the State of California's rent mortium ending June 30th. With the potential of more families becoming homeless we wanted to bring you the voices of Raphael House to share their work on being a bridge out of homeless and poverty for families over these past 50 years. To find out more about Raphael House's residential shelter and bridge program as well as support their children programs please go to raphael house dot orgAfter listening to how Raphael House is helping our families stay in housing we hope that you will get engaged in advocating for our state legislators to both extend the rent moratorium, and provide more funding payments to help families, to reduce their back rent as well as support other programs.Over the 14 months of this series we wanted to bring voices from wonderfully powerful organizations supporting our families, youth and adults while being unhoused as well as providing the necessary wrap-around services to help stabilize them. We hope that you will take the time to listen back to incredibly insightful interviews with Kevin from Miracle Messages in Episode 1, Doniece and Kris of LavaMaeX in Episode 3, Meghan from Simply the Basics in Episode 16, Doug from Huckleberry Youth Programs in Episode 19, Charles and Demaree from At the Crossroads in Episode 29 along with our conversation with Lyslynn of BMAGIC and Sakeenah from Third Street Youth Center and Clinic in Episode 51 as well as conversation with George and Kenneth of GLIDE in Episode 42 and our conversation with one of the oldest family services agency in San Francisco Edgewood Center for Children and Families with Justine and Gregg Biggs in Episode 54  

"Our families are still facing a collective total of about a million dollars in back rent, which is profoundly stressful” – Mary Kate BacalaoOur featured voice in this episode is the Director of External Affairs & Policy of Compass Family Services Mary Kate Bacalao. The focus of this week's show is on how the covid-19 pandemic is impacting our un-housed and low-income children and families. We hear from a San Francisco legacy social service organization Compass Family Services about their work with our families to deal with the pandemic's ongoing impact on their housing, jobs, and health. To find out more and support the Compass Family Services's Central City Access Point, Family Resource Center, Family Shelters, and Wrap Around services go to compass dash sf dot orgAfter listening to how Compass Family Services is helping our families stay in housing we hope that you will  get engaged in advocating for our state legislators to both extend the rent moratorium, and provide more funding payments to help families, to reduce their back rent as well as support other programsOver the 14 months of this series we wanted to bring voices from wonderfully powerful organizations supporting our families, youth and adults while being unhoused as well as providing the necessary wrap-around services to help stabilize them. We hope that you will take the time to listen back to incredibly insightful interviews with Kevin from Miracle Messages in Episode 1, Doniece and Kris of LavaMaeX in Episode 3, Meghan from Simply the Basics in Episode 16, Doug from Huckleberry Youth Programs in Episode 19, Charles and Demaree from At the Crossroads in Episode 29 along with our conversation with Lyslynn of BMAGIC and Sakeenah from Third Street Youth Center and Clinic in Episode 51 as well as conversation with George and Kenneth of GLIDE in Episode 42 and our conversation with one of the oldest family services agency in San Francisco Edgewood Center for Children and Families with Justine and Gregg Biggs in Episode 54

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.

This week we're joined by friend of the foundation, Lee Lontoc, The Hollywood Vocal Coach, who shares his journey which interestingly enough touches both the arts through his vocal coaching and music in general, a STEM degree in the mix. We discuss the importance of exploring the colors of your voice and how confidence through singing can translate into self-confidence in the corporate world and even inspired a professional or two to quit and pursue singing full-time. Lastly, during our "What brings you joy?" segment Lee discusses his passion for reconnecting unhomed people with their families. There were so many gems shared during this interview, you know Lee was dubbed Pastor, find out exactly why. Miracle Messages: https://www.miraclemessages.org/ Connect with Lee Lontoc: Website: https://hollywoodvocalcoach.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodvocalcoach/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HollywoodVocalCoach YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hollywoodvocalcoach Shop our Spring Collection Now! https://www.theasheacademy.org/store About Us The Ashe Academy empowers students and families of color with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete higher education while providing parental engagement, scholarships, mentorships, and support services to aspiring scholars at the helm of excellence pursuing the Arts & STEM fields. Website: https://www.theasheacademy.org Donate: https://www.theasheacademy.org/donate Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theasheacademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theasheacademy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theasheacademy/support

On this episode we are joined by Emily Reynolds an intern with Miracle Messages. If you don't know about the organization, they help homeless individuals and those facing relational poverty rebuild their social support systems through connecting them with loved ones and friends. Emily had a conversation with us about the different ways Miracle Messages re-connects these individuals with their loved ones. Some of the ways they do this are through video calls, text messages and mainly phone calls. This is a great way to help these individuals feel human, seen and valued. Make sure you go to our website utalkradio.com for more and follow us on social media @utalkradio. You can find out more about Miracle Messages at miraclemessages.org

Kevin F. Adler is the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, an award-winning nonprofit organization that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems, primarily through family reunification and a phone buddy system. To-date, Miracle Messages has facilitated 375+ reunions and 130+ new friendships. Previously, Kevin co-founded three education technology startups and authored a book on how shared traumas can bring us together. Kevin is a graduate of Cambridge University and Occidental College, where he was the 2018 Young Alumnus of the Year and where Barack Obama's favorite professor said, "in 40 years of teaching, Kevin is the single best student I've ever had." Kevin has been honored as a Presidential Leadership Scholar, TED Resident, MassChallenge winner, SXSW Community Service Award winner, and Rotary scholar. Kevin has given talks at TED, SXSW, HUD, HHS, Google, Berkeley, and Stanford. Kevin's work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, on a billboard in Times Square, and hundreds more. Connect with Kevin: Here http://www.kevinfadler.com/ If you enjoyed the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping us get to a new listener. For show notes and past guests, please visit https://www.christopherategeka.com/gratitribe Become a patron and support our creative work: https://www.patreon.com/chrisategeka Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please send us some love here https://www.christopherategeka.com/contact Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisategeka Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/chrisategeka PODCAST Links / Handles / Contact info: Podcast Link: www.christopherategeka.com/gratitribe Instagram: @Gratitribe Twitter: @Gratitribe Facebook Page: Gratitribe Podcast Email / Contact info: Gratitribe@gmail.com Hashtags: #gratitribe #gratitude #podcast #podcastsofinstagram #chrisategeka --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/christopher-ategeka/support

Olivia Wong is an entrepreneur, award-winning humanitarian, and Miss Asian Global 2020. She currently leads Prototype Thinking Labs, an innovation consultancy that trains Fortune 500 companies in a revolutionary method born at Google X.  Formerly as a humanitarian aid worker, Olivia worked in Fukushima, Japan and at Zaatari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp. Her nonprofit work has been recognized by the Clinton Foundation, the United Nations, and the US State Department.  As Miss Asian Global, Olivia promotes various social causes, including Black Lives Matter, women's rights, and the protection of refugees, and is most passionate about her advocacy work as a Goodwill Ambassador to Miracle Messages, an award-winning nonprofit organization helping people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems. Olivia shares how western media affects Asian women in a negative way.  She also shares the moment when she realizes that she is beautiful in her own skin and does not need the standards of western media to define her beauty and worth. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Olivia's episode, Olivia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Season 1, Episode 18This week's guest is Jen McClure, Founder and CEO of JEM, a Silicon Valley-based global management consultancy and publishing group, and a Business Insider Power Player in management consulting. A Governance Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors, Jen is currently on the board of KQED and on the advisory boards of How Women Lead, How Women Give, and Miracle Messages. Jen’s executive experience makes her an expert in enterprise digital and social media, corporate communications, marketing, public relations, media relations, and investor relations.EPISODE LINKS: Purchase Dana's latest book and everything else!Take the Quiz WebsiteLinkedIn Instagram Twitter Today's Guest: Jen McClureSettle Smarter is produced by Paul Godwin for NEWdOG MediaQuestions or comments:  producerpaul@settlesmarter.com   

Mark W. Travis explores the intricacies of the award-winning documentary CITY ON THE HILL, directed by Xavier Underwood. ABOUT THE FILM: Tech giant Google has pledged $1 billion to build more housing in the Bay Area. The plan includes 15,000 units on its own land, 5,000 additional affordable units over the next decade, and $50 million in grants to help non-profits who are combating homelessness and displacement. The Bay Area currently has the third-largest homeless population in the U.S. at more than 28,000 people. In City On the Hill, Xavier Underwood & Adam Fleishman (Emmy®-winning Cinematographer ‘Running with Horses’) head west to San Francisco, California to examine the residual effects of the tech boom, what made San Francisco into the great city it is, and what can be done to save it’s increasingly displaced population, interviewing civil rights leaders, politicians, Bay-Area natives, and small business owners. Directed and produced by Underwood, this perceptive film exposés of the realities of gentrification in San Francisco, CA, home to the highest housing costs in the country. Underwood interviews a variety of insiders, including Secretary Benjamin S. Carson, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development; Rev. Dr. Amos C. Brown, long time civil rights activist and president of the San Francisco branch of the NAACP; Miguel Bustos, Senior Director, Center for Social Justice | Glide Foundation; Nancy Conrad, wife of Legendary Astronaut Pete Conrad; Jessica Donig, Executive Director of San Francisco-based Miracle Messages; Bay-Area natives and small-business owners who progressively face harsh realities. City On the Hill is the second documentary by production house Howard Stirk Holdings, who made the 2015 primetime special A Breath of Fresh Air, which launched Dr. Ben Carson’s 2016 Presidential Campaign. City On the Hill was directed and produced by Xavier Underwood: filmed and edited by Adam Fleishman; executive producer, Armstrong Williams.

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. 

In this episode, we're chatting with Miracle Messages' Kevin F. Adler on #TheHomelessFront of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and supporting our neighbors experiencing homelessness. ---- Show notes & transcript: http://tiffanyyu.com/podcast/004 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/imtiffanyyu/message

Spend an incredibly powerful hour with internationally renowned Psychic Medium Vincent Genna, who dedicated the full hour to bringing you messages you need to hear from the other side from guides, angels, ascended masters, your soul, and loved ones. Callers with questions or concerns received guidance, insight, and inspiration from the messages Vincent received. 

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 101st 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 the impact and importance of Thanks Giving day in our life! Enjoy today’s episode and keep your comments and feedback coming. Key Takeaways: Happy Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving.  It’s my favorite holiday, a day to give thanks, to say thank you, to express gratitude.  What an awesome, optimistic idea. How do you get more American than that? Jon Carroll was a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle who retired a few years ago.  While he was not as well known as Herb Caen and his three-dot journalism, I enjoyed infrequently reading Jon’s funny, empathetic, and oftentimes insightful columns.  His very best writing was about his granddaughter Lauren, which was primarily about his own self-discovery. Every year Jon would reprint a slightly updated version of a Thanksgiving column he wrote many years ago.  The first time I read it, I felt he captured the spirit of the holiday so well in his own quirky way that I made it part of my own annual celebration.  I’ve always wanted to share it with a group of friends so that’s exactly what I’m going to do today. Before I read Jon’s column, I’m gonna count me some blessings.  I say some because I have an absurdly abundant life and I’ve forgotten more awesomeness from the last year alone than most people have in a decade.  So I’m gonna give thanks for some big stuff from 2018, especially the people who made it magic. First off is my awesome family.  Ursula, Carson, Tyler and Rachel, you made my heart sing and the sun shine.  I am extraordinarily blessed that you are in my life and I love you with everything I have and am.  Thank you for being patient with me when I fall short of being the best version of myself, and know that I will always love you, I will always be here for you, and I will always tell you the truth. Mom, thanks for being a part of our lives.  I appreciate everything you do for me and our family.  I treasure our time together and I’ll keep doing things that show you how I feel. Tom, thank you for choosing to come back into my life.  I cherish the time we spend together and I look forward to growing old side by side with you.  Kevin Adler, Nancy Erhard and Miracle Messages, thank you for giving me back my brother. Bill Verity, thank you for sharing your family story and encouraging me in just the right way to take the extra step that Tom and I needed.  Midori, thanks for being your genuine, one of a kind self. My dear friend Swami said that I had a life defining time around May, just about the time I went to New Mexico and met Sherry Watson.  She opened my eyes to the possibilities of working in my natural role as a connector in the non profit space. The Freedym Mastermind in Los Angeles, led by the all-out 80’s man Ryan Lee was remarkably painful and powerful.  30 people, none of whom I’d met in person before, recognizing my energy and encouraging me to play in a space big enough for the impact.  And of course, the lovely Alannah Avelin and Jamie Moran, two very deep souls who are always pushing me to get to my biggest space. Teresa deGrosBois, Cecilia Thomas and Ricky Goodall, thank you for reframing giving, receiving, and asking.  Nicola, Chris and the Podfly crew, thanks for keeping the podcast going. Callum Crowe, thank you for your work on our book in progress, we’ll get there!  Krista Gawronski and Lynne Moquete, thank you for your friendship and example. Looking back at my guests for 2018 and seeing the roll call of amazing people doing incredible things for their community, I’m blown away by their powerful compassion.  Think about it: it starts with a feeling that something’s wrong. Then an idea to DO something. Then action to help someone, one person. And after time, with consistent, persistent effort, they’ve made a difference in many lives directly and multiples of that in the ripple effect.  I’m honored, and in awe, and I appreciate all of our listeners who’ve chosen to make the Giving Back Podcast part of your life. Mahalo. To finish off, I’ll go back to the start.  Ursula, Carson, Tyler and Rachel, thank you for making my life wonderful.  You’re the first thing I think of in the morning, and the last thing in my heart when I go to sleep. And now, without further ado: “A Song of Thanks” by Jon Carroll A while back I wrote a Thanksgiving column that everyone seemed to like, so I’ve reprinted it annually ever since. A few years ago, I wrote another Thanksgiving column, but this ain’t it. This is the original, slightly updated: Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. It is comfortably free of the strident religious and/or militaristic overtones that give the other holidays their soft emanations of uneasiness. At Christmas, for instance, we are required to deal with the divinity of Christ — I know some of you folks have made up your minds about that one, but not me — and on the Fourth of July we must wrestle with the question of whether all those simulated aerial bombardments represent the most useful form of nationalism available. At Thanksgiving, all we have to worry about is whether we can wholeheartedly support (A) roasted turkey, (B) friends and (C) gratitude. My opinions on these matters are unambiguous; I am in favor of them all. The Squanto-give-corn stuff has been blessedly eliminated from the iconography, so the thrill of Thanksgiving is undiminished by caveats, codicils or carps. That alone is something to be thankful for. Thanksgiving provides a formal context in which to consider the instances of kindness that have enlightened our lives, the moments of grace that have gotten us through when all seemed lost. These are fine and sentimental subjects for contemplation. Let us start this year by remembering the members of the media who travel to distant lands to bring back the story. They cover wars and famines and deadly disease outbreaks, all at considerable risk to themselves. They do what is necessary, not what is popular. They’re almost unknown until one of them gets beheaded. I am grateful for their courage and their commitment to truth. And I am grateful for the teachers, the men and women who took the time to fire a passion for the abstract, to give us each a visceral sense of the continuity of history and the adventure of the future. Our society seems determined to denigrate its teachers — at its peril, and at ours. This is their day as well. Even closer. Companions. We all learned about good sex from somebody, and that person deserves a moment. Somebody taught us some hard lesson of life, told us something for our own good, and that willingness to risk conflict for friendship is worth a pause this day. And somebody sat with us through one long night, and listened to our crazy talk and turned it toward sanity; that person has earned this moment too. And a moment for old friends now estranged, victims of the flux of alliances and changing perceptions. There was something there once, and that something is worth honoring as well. Our parents, of course, and our children; our grandparents and our grandchildren. We are caught in the dance of life with them and, however tedious that dance can sometimes seem, it is the music of our lives. To deny it is to deny our heritage and our legacy. And thanks, too, for all the past Thanksgivings, and for all the people we shared them with. Thanks for the time the turkey fell on the floor during the carving process; for the time Uncle Benny was persuaded to sing “Peg o’ My Heart”; for the time two strangers fell in love, and two lovers fell asleep, in front of the fire, even before the pumpkin pie. And the final bead on the string is for this very Thanksgiving, this particular Thursday, and the people with whom we will be sharing it. Whoever they are and whatever the circumstances that have brought us together, we will today be celebrating with them the gift of life and the persistence of charity in a world that seems bent on ending one and denying the other. Thanks. A lot. Thanks, Jon.  Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Remember: Always err on the side of love & kindness. Love & Gratitude, Rob   Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/rob.lowe.50999405/videos/456933774710642   Mentioned in This Episode: Giving Back Podcast

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/ 

How do you get from here to there? On Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 7 PM Eastern, the very dynamic and fascinating Dr. Joan Hangarter, known as "Joan of Angels," shares with us the journey of how she followed the voice within and went from successful California chiropracter, to an experience of severe, abject poverty, and on to become Joan of Angels. Joan, a talented artist and visionary, says, "Once I said,'Yes,' to the voice of my angelic team, becoming a paintbrush for the divine, focused solely on how I could serve, the pathway to my own freedom was revealed. Step by step, layer by layer, I was guided by new instructions: To be one of the chosen ones, you must choose. It was in this moment of knowing I was given the name Joan of Angels. Joan's new angel oracle deck, "Miracle Messages," was released in January, 2018. Tune in for a great giveaway and to find out what happens when people connect to Joan's angel art. Joan will also talk with us about her book, "The Miracle Makers Club Live the Soul-Filled and Prosperous Life That You Deserve Today," which not only takes us through her journey from successful California chiropracter to an experience of severe poverty, to the extraordinary "Joan of Angels." It's an amazing journey, one you won't want to miss. On my "New Age Notes" segment at quarter to the hour, my guest is musician and restauranteur, Mike Whirlow. Mike will be sharing his story and talking about the courage it took to follow his musical dreams.

Welcome to the 90th episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and to share. Today I’m discussing my wonderful family bond. Listen to today’s episode and don’t forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy!   Key Takeaways: Father and sons: the biggest, most important thing our father did for me was to love me unconditionally, without reservation, not based on what others or even he himself thought would be best for me.  As I re-enter Tom’s world, I want to share our father’s example with him. To love him and encourage him and let him know that no matter what he chooses to do, I’m here for him. For all of our faults and shortcomings, it was always our natural inclination to want to help people.   Me, Tom and Dad, each of us are givers. And as givers, sometimes we think that we need to DO SOMETHING in order to help.  My mission is to remember that I am not here to save Tom. It’s my job to love him. I told him that everything is going to be great, and I mean it.  All I need to do is pour my love and kindness into him and let the magic happen. Ursula, my wonderful wife. Carson, Tyler and Rachel:  wow. I mean seriously, you are great kids. Bill Midori: thanks for reminding me to keep the focus is on me and him. Michelle and George and Kristi: thank you for giving my Big Brother someone to love, and for  loving him back. I am grateful that you have been there for him and he has family. Josh Coombes from #DoSomethingForNothing, thank you for being one of the first guests to share this lesson with me about giving back: sometimes the most important thing we can give is our full and undivided presence.   “Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.” - Tara Brach “Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” - Simone Weil Nancy and Kevin and the Miracle Messages team: thank you.  What a precious gift you have given me and Tom and our family.  I have surprise for y’all coming soon. Miracle Messages has a simple and powerful mission: Help your neighbors experiencing homelessness reunite with their families and friends.  Kevin Adler and Nancy Erhard from Miracle Messages were guests and shared some powerful stories of impact on the show earlier this year: Giving Back Podcast: Miracle Messages I remember reading a book that said maybe the whole world had come together to help this one person.  Why not? If that sounds fantastical or egotistical, I’ll ask you to consider this: If the reason I was born and everything I’ve done including the Giving Back Podcast were to serve my brother in his time of need, I’m happy to accept my role. Thank you for sharing this part of my life. Remember: Always err on the side of love & kindness. Love & Gratitude, Rob   Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/givingbackpodcast/videos/vb.251634948541557/1887385248022847 Mentioned in This Episode: Giving Back Podcast Miracle Messages Giving Back Podcast: Miracle Messages

Welcome to the 89th episode of Giving Back Insights, my Thursday solo show where I talk about how our guests and their charities serve others, to explore actions each of can take to make a difference in people’s lives and to share. Today I’m discussing my reunite with my brother. Listen to today’s episode and don’t forget to give your feedback and valuable comment. Enjoy!   Key Takeaways: A few months ago I was at the Tuesday meeting of Downtown Streets Team, soaking up the success stories of our unsheltered neighbors making progress in their lives and listening to members share the love with their fellow team members to keep hope alive.  These “revivals without religion” as Joan from Dolby calls them are a source of inspiration and strength for me, a reminder of how much I have and how much a hand up, rather than a handout, can do. This is where I heard two members from an organization called Miracle Messages.  This group has a simple and powerful mission: Help your neighbors experiencing homelessness reunite with their families and friends.  Kevin Adler and Nancy Erhard from Miracle Messages were guests and shared some powerful stories of impact: Giving Back Podcast: Miracle Messages I was paying special attention to Miracle Messages for a personal reason.  I hadn’t seen my older brother Tom for 18 years. For a variety of reasons and confounding factors, he removed himself from our entire family, nuclear and extended.  I had no idea where he was, although earlier searches had pointed to areas around the Bay Area. Handsome, smart and athletic, Tom was as All-American as it gets.  A three-sport athlete and charming, he also took classes at UC Berkeley while in high school.  Women wanted to be with him, men wanted to BE him. I know I certainly did. 8 years his junior, I would spend my summers watching him play basketball with his friends and trying to impress him. His life took a major turn when he was in a bad car accident during his junior year in high school.  Competitive sports was now out, and he took to working after school. He graduated on time, went to college and then dropped out.  He was used to the money and put his energy into work instead of his education. More importantly, I think, is that he’d gone from exceptional to “merely” special.  He was used to the spotlight and it frustrated him that the ease of his former life was gone.  He went through a series of jobs that he was great at, but left each because he wasn’t moving up fast enough, not receiving the recognition he thought he’d earned. Along the way, he also had arguments with family and friends.  Quick-witted and quick-tempered, major blowouts were not uncommon.  Armed with a sense of righteousness as well as a black belt in karate, he could be a particularly fearsome opponent.  Even worse when he was feeling frustrated and lashing out. But even as a child, I could see that his anger masked the goodness that he had in his heart.  He was generous and funny and always wanted to help. In fact, looking back, I can see that his frustration with many jobs was that he DID go above and beyond but felt disrespect when his expectations, expressed or not, went unfulfilled.  All of us want to know that our lives have meaning and that our work has value. And I think all of know how frustrating it feels when our needs go unfulfilled and we don’t have the language or guidance to know how to ask for what we want.  I know I do, and on many occasions both personal and professional. Tom was struggling during those years when I was in high school and then to college.  Emotionally as well as financially. He was looking for his new identity, a sense of self and purpose.  Struggling to move on to a new chapter. And when our father died, he had the hardest time of all of us.   He and our father had a special relationship.  The first son after two daughters, our father finally had a boy to take fishing and camping and horse around with in a way he couldn’t with my sisters.  They spent so much time together. I remember seeing photos of them when I was little and wondering why Dad and I didn’t do the same things. Not jealous of Tom, just a little sad. So he got more and more distant after Dad died, moving from occasional visits to occasional calls until one Christmas was the last we heard from him.  And it’d been years until earlier in 2018 when Nancy from Miracle Messages got involved. She connected with Tom and left him a couple of messages. I waited with high hopes, and after a few months of not hearing from him, I asked Nancy to contact Tom again.  Nothing. I decided that I’d waited long enough and called him.  Have you ever seen that TV show “Name That Tune” where contestants bid down the number of notes they need in order to, well, name that tune.  One word was all I needed to know it was Tom when he picked up the phone. He was talking to me before I was even born and “hello” was all it took to recognize him.   I spoke with Christina Noel from Arc Benders about how connecting with him after so long was a marker of who I’ve become and who I want to be.  I wanted to tell him that I love him and I miss him, that it’s okay to be nervous or scared, and that no matter what he chooses to do, I’m here for him.  I got to tell him that, and I meant it. I meant it with all my heart. Like Celeste Fremon says about Father G from Home Boy Industries, “It was never his job to save them.  It was his job to love them.” I just want to love him.  I’m in that space and I am at my best living there. That’s how I can serve Tom. I got to meet up with Tom a few days later.  It was great to see him and hear him and hug him.  Feeling his love and pouring back into him was a gift I’ll always hang on to.  No matter what the future holds for us, he knows that whatever he chooses, he is loved. I am eternally grateful to my Dad who showed me what unconditional love looks like.  Thankfully, I was open to receiving that gift before he died. I am also so thankful that the Universe brought Bill Verity into my life by way of the remarkable Midori Verity.  We talked about Miracle Messages and hopefully re-connecting with Tom. Bill was kind enough to share his own story of family challenges and encouraged me in just the right way to reach out to Tom if he didn’t call.   Remember: Always err on the side of love & kindness. Love & Gratitude, Rob Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/rob.lowe.50999405/videos/426167404453946 Mentioned in This Episode: Giving Back Podcast Downtown Streets Team Miracle Messages Home Boy Industries Arc Benders Giving Back Podcast: Miracle Messages

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  

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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/)

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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.

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.

If you close your eyes and think back to the early beginnings of our existence - you can well imagine that some people were without home. Homelessness may very well be the oldest societal problem in the history of mankind. It impacts young and old, rich and poor nations; it's not gender based or knows not ethnic roots. What is most troubling to me is the WHY? Is it simply because it's not a priority to governments? Does humanity shoulder any of the responsibility? By humanity, I'm speaking of the 'we' as a collective peoples. Just look at the accomplishments 'we' have achieved. The 'we' can accomplish ANYTHING we set our minds on - including solving HOMELESSNESS. As I’ve reported on many times from my microphone – homelessness is a national tragedy here in America. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, last year, 578,424 people were homeless. 69 percent were staying in special programs for homeless people; 31 percent were living in unsheltered locations, i.e. sleeping on doorways, under bridges, or living in their car – if they have one. Surprisingly, nearly one-quarter of all homeless people were children under the age of 18. Almost 50,000 veterans were homeless on a single night. Just fewer than 10 percent (4,722) were women. More needs to be done to make homelessness a thing of the past – and that’s exactly how Brink Thinker Kevin Adler felt! “Someone who’s just homeless Joe or Jane to you or I could be the most important person in the world to that one person that’s looking for them. That’s what motivates this,” says Kevin Adler. The ‘this’ that Adler is referring to is his life changing project called MIRACLE MESSAGES. Adler creates a video message, posts it to YouTube and then through the power of social media – attempts to connect the homeless person with their family and/or friends. His goal is to reunite MILLIONS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE with their families through YouTube and social media.  The ‘why? Adler says “In memory of my Uncle Mark I’m traveling across the country with volunteers and helping folks just like my Uncle Mark reunite with their families before it’s too late.” Adler established ‘Miracle Messages’ in 2014 in honor of his Uncle Mark – who lived on-and-off the streets for 30 years. He says his idea was simple: “I wanted to do something using technology to help my homeless neighbors be seen as human.”  What are the chances it could be your dad, your sister or brother, an uncle perhaps? A buddy from the military, a friend from college? And then Adler hits it head-on when he says “be seen as human”. For further insight: Miracle Messages Website Connect on Twitter Follow on Facebook YouTube Channel The Miracle Messages website tells the story: We started in San Francisco with a walk down Market Street a few days before Christmas. A volunteer and I asked the homeless people we met if they would like to record a video message to a loved one. That’s when we met Jeffrey. He recorded a Miracle Message to his sister. We posted the video on Facebook, not knowing what to expect… within an hour, Jeffrey’s sister was tagged in the post! Within weeks, $5000 was raised by his hometown. Within a month, Jeffrey was on the phone with his sister for the first time in 20 years. Could this happen again? We tried again, this time in partnership with St. Anthony’s. That’s how we met Johnny, who hadn’t seen his siblings in 33 years. Three weeks after posting his video, Johnny’s family flew out to reunite with their brother, who had been a missing person for 22 years. Here are some of the incredible stories that Miracles Messages have on their channel: Young adult has been on the streets since age 12, records video to his dearly missed father Fashionable homeless man records miracle message to his sister, who he hasn’t seen in 20 years A mother’s Miracle Message to her son, who she hasn’t seen in 10 years

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