The title of this month’s blog for We Are The World Blogfest is from the Christian Science Monitor’s online section on people who are working to make the world a better place. I go to this site often to find stories for my monthly posts. This month I am sharing a story about a non-profit organization in San Francisco called Miracle Messages. It was founded by Kevin Adler who was inspired to create his non-profit to help homeless people make contact with family members because of his late Uncle Mark who had been homeless for 30 years. The story “He helps homeless people reconnect with loved ones through video messages,” by Bailey Bischoff describes how he has been able to reunite 100 individuals with friends and family and helped some of them to secure stable housing. It is very touching to read some of their stories like Mr. Spires who had lost touch with his daughter when his wife moved away and had not seen her since she was 3 years old. Miracle Messages was able to locate the daughter and reunite them online.
Kevin Adler wants to eliminate the stigma surrounding homeless people.
“A big part of our work is reframing people who are homeless as someone’s somebody”…( Kevin Adler Christian Science Monitor)
He has a goal of reuniting 1 million people by 2023 and has a hotline set up, 800-MISS-YOU.
Miracle Messages.org for more information on this organization.
We Are The World Blogfest, #WATWB, “seeks to promote positive news. There are many an oasis of love and light out there, stories that show compassion and the resilience of the human spirit. Sharing these stories increases our awareness of hope in our increasingly dark world.”
Cohosts for this month’s #WATWB: Shilpa Garg, Inderpreet Kaur Uppal, Peter Nena, Andrea Michaels, Damyanti Biswas.
Click on the We Are The World Blogfest link if you would like to participate.
Featured image Pink Perfection Camellia by Trish Hartmann on Flickr.
Notes Tied On The Sagebrush 
Lovely #WATWB post Deborah! I had a quick squizz at the Miraclemessages.org website and they already have an 80% success rate in linking people! To be applauded!
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It is a great idea and it seems like it could help people get off living on the street and feel supported by their loved ones. Thank you, Susan. 🙂
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Wonderful post, Deborah! ❤ Sharing…
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Thanks so much, Bette. ❤
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Eliminating he stigma surrounding homeless people would be a wonderful step forward.
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They had families like everyone else and it is great if they can be reunited with family if possible.
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Great idea! There’s always somebody – a friend or family member who is willing to connect. And I love the name, Miracle Message. Thanks for this and the tip on the Christian Science Monitor section.
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Well hopefully there is someone who is willing to connect and it gives the person a chance to try for sure. I like the hopefulness of it. It is a good section about positive stories. 🙂
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What a heartwarming and informative post, Deborah. Like your other commenters, I applaud this initiative, and its success!
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Happy to share stories like this one. 🙂
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Such a wonderful initiative. Kevin is truly making a big difference in the lives of so many people. More power to him and wishing that he achieves his goal and dreams. Thanks for sharing this heartwarming story, Deborah!
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What a wonderful initiative and their success rate is certainly something to celebrate. Offering homeless folks the opportunity to make connections, whether they turn out to be circumstance-changing or not, helps reinforce the truth of that we are all human and both crave and deserve connection, whether we are homeless or not.
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It provides them with some caring support and would be comforting to their families to know where they are too. Thank you, Deborah 🙂
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Thanks for sharing Mr. Adler’s story, Deborah! This is good work that he does, helping the homeless reconnect with family. It’s a plight that’s evident across this country and it makes me wonder how many others, in all 52 states, are separated from family due to their inability to find or contact them. It would be a wonderful thing if many more communities adopted a similar initiative.
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Happy to share this story. It seems like this is an untapped source of support in helping homeless people. Thank you, Mary.
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What a wonderful project! Redefining a homeless person as belonging to someone is powerful. Thanks for an inspiring story
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Yes it is great to help the homeless be seen as people who had families. Happy to find this story.
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Wow, what an amazing thing to do. 🙂
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Great idea to help reconnect people with their families.
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Absolutely! 🙂
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I’ve read this story before, and some of the messages and the results are so moving. Thanks ofr sharing this story with us, Deborah!
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Glad to share this positive story. 🙂
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