Miracle Messages

Join us in Santa Cruz July 9th ⭐️

We’re thrilled to see Miracle Messages featured in the news! Kevin F. Adler, UC Santa Cruz professor Chris Benner, and Miracle Friend Erin discussed the impact of relationships and financial support in addressing homelessness. Kevin’s personal story and our work at Miracle Messages highlight the power of compassion and connection. 🌟✨

Read the full article on

Together, we can break down emotional barriers and create a community where everyone feels valued.

Don’t miss out on this heartfelt conversation between Kevin F. Adler and Rachel Goodman on last week’s episode of Talk of the Bay from KSQD. Click the link in our bio to listen! 💙🏠

Join our team! Learn more about the position on our website.

🌟🏃‍♀️ Celebrating Lisa’s 100th Marathon! 🏃‍♀️🌟

After 15 years of racing, our amazing supporter Lisa will run her 100th marathon (or longer!) on June 15th at Crissy Field, SF! She’s dedicating this race to support Miracle Messages and our mission to help those experiencing homelessness.

Join us to cheer her on from 8am to 2pm, and consider donating to support her cause. Let’s make this milestone unforgettable!

🗓 Date: June 15th 📍 Location: Crissy Field, SF ⏰ Time: 8am - 2pm

Go ! 🎉🙌

We hope to see you this Thursday in Santa Cruz county!

Mark your calendars for June 6th! Join us at the Santa Cruz Public Libraries for a talk with our founder, Kevin F. Adler, and Chris Benner.

Register on the Santa Cruz Library website.

Hey Santa Cruz! 👋 We’ll see you this weekend at the March to End Homelessness, organized by . Miracle Messages will have a table at the Resource Fair, come say hi to Mary (our new Executive Director) and Nelly.

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Saturday, May 18th, 2024

Meet for the march at Santa Cruz City Hall 10am

Visit housingmatters.org for full details

Who are our unhoused neighbors, and how did "they" become unhoused? It was a pleasure to reconnect with my friend Spencer Greenberg for a wide-ranging conversation on homelessness, relational poverty, and what each of us can do to help.

Here's the link:

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg The podcast about ideas that matter

We are so proud that has prioritized tackling the issue of homelessness! Our work, and Kevin's book "When We Walk By" were featured at their information table and generated a lot of interest last weekend at the District Conference.

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Who are the most talented + inspiring communications leaders in your network? 🤔

Please tag them, because... WE'RE HIRING! 🎉

Miracle Messages is hiring its first-ever Director of Communications to lead all things communications + storytelling for our award-winning nonprofit.

This person will have the best of both worlds: 🌎 🌎
-- the opportunity to build a communications department and strategy for a high-impact, catalytic nonprofit organization experiencing significant growth 💡
-- the ability to build upon the tremendous reach we've already achieved: 700+ media features, 100 million views and 1 million shares of our work on social media, a recently published bestselling book by our founder (me!), etc. 📈

Beyond being part of an incredible team and doing life-changing work, we're offering:
-- competitive salary
-- generous benefits (medical, dental, and life insurance)
-- matching 401k
-- flexible schedule
-- hybrid role (the ideal candidate will be based in the Bay Area)
-- and more

If you are motivated to make a positive impact on the lives of individuals experiencing homelessness, and you thrive in a collaborative and dynamic environment, we invite you to apply for this incredible opportunity by 4/30. 😊

Careers page: https://www.miraclemessages.org/careers

Direct link to the job description:https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e98c388f5b32f0d7b5e23f3/t/6617282fe55b1455d09de5e2/1712793647881/Job+Title_+Director+of+Communications+%281%29.pdf

Careers — Miracle Messages Join our team and make miracles happen.

Latest podcast recording on Santa Cruz, Miracle Messages, When We Walk By, and how we can each help end homelessness in the US!

‎Area 831: Episode 015 - Kevin Adler on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Area 831, Ep Episode 015 - Kevin Adler - Mar 12, 2024

Just going live with Housing Forward NTX, the leading homeless response agency in Dallas, for their Hard Conversations series.

Join us! https://housingforwardntx.org/blog/hard-conversation-when-we-walk-by/

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Hard Conversation: When We Walk By - Housing Forward Join us for the first Hard Conversation of 2024! Housing Forward will host Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes, co-authors of When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role […]

We’re going to The Basic Income Guarantee Conference!

This (22nd) annual event brings the together to , and our next steps.

Join us and at theBIGconference.org!

July 22-23, 2024
San Francisco, CA
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

RIP to one of the kindest humans I've known in 10+ years of my work with our unhoused neighbors.

Ray, I was honored that you shared your story with me for and that became part of your family, too.

Ray's last email to me.♥️

https://www.dovetopeka.com/Obituary/275039/Ray-Garcillano/Dove-KS

Thanks to everyone who joined us at this year’s SXSW 2024! Here are some 🥳

(1) Our & Kevin F. Adler gave an inspiring talk and book signing on his latest book , all about knowing our as neighbors and how each of us can reduce on our streets as a crucial step toward ending .

(2) Moderating was the amazing Amber Fogarty, Director of Learning at Stand Together and longtime former President of one of our favorite nonprofit partners working to end homelessness, Mobile Loaves & Fishes!

(3) Afterward, Pastor Troy F. Vaughn of Los Angeles Mission shared with us how, as someone with of homelessness, he was moved to tears by Kevin’s words on family, dignity, , and how a little bit of and in people can transform us all. Kevin attended Pastor Troy’s talk as well and we’re fired up to work together in !

(4-5) Kevin caught up with amazing of The University of Texas at Austin Miracle Messages chapter (led by incredible club founder Sai Annem) from Dell Medical School - UT Austin, who are doing incredible work building between UT campus and their neighbors experiencing and exiting homelessness at Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center and Community First Village. (Special s/o to chapter faculty advisor Dr Michael Hole for helping launch this amazing chapter!)

(6) Kevin’s book signing “neighbor” was McCourt Jr. of Project Liberty, whose latest book explores how we can redesign , the and to serve humanity - and not vice-versa! As a long-time LA resident concerned for the city’s homelessness crisis, Frank and Kevin talked about the importance of involving everyone - including our unhoused neighbors - in these solutions.

Thanks for a wonderful conference and time in ! We can’t wait to be back ☺️👏🏼👏🏼

Thanks Hoodline and Austin Monitor for the great coverage of my SXSW talk and our basic income pilot at Miracle Messages.

Money Talks, San Francisco Nonprofit Proves Cash Is King in Homelessness Fight with UBI Success Kevin Adler's nonprofit, Miracle Messages, supports homeless individuals with pilot UBI programs, with some success in securing stable housing.

The Miracle Messages team is so proud of our 2023 Impact Report and our who made it possible.

Check it out 👉 bit.ly/mm2023report 👈 and help us an even stronger 2024! miraclemessages.org/donate

Our 2023 is here! 👉👉 bit.ly/mm2023report

Read about our and amazing , like Bob and Janet’s story (and much more)!

What is YOUR in ending ? us to and !

Who will be in Austin for SXSW this year?!

My session:

When We Walk By: Ending Homelessness in America SXSW 2024 Schedule | "A must-read for anyone interested in solving the problem of homelessness" (Publishers Weekly) "A persuasive book about a crucial subject" (San Francisco Chronicle) “Offer[s] fresh and hopeful solutions that could affect long-lasting change” (Booklist, starred review) Join t...

" Messages nonprofit continues to change the lives of former unhoused persons"

Thanks for the great feature, KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area!

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/kevin-adler-unhoused-persons-homeless-miracle-message-jefferson-awards/

Miracle Messages nonprofit continues to change the lives of former unhoused persons His nonprofit launched one of the largest privately-funded programs giving unhoused people a basic income in the Bay Area. Kevin Adler's 2018 Jefferson Award winner's groundbreaking program is making a difference.

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Swing by Pizza My Heart in Santa Cruz and see what our is up to! 🍕😋❤️

The are less than one week away, and we're !

It's a can't-miss night for those committed to ensuring that no one goes through alone, and that’s why we've created another way for you to participate - Join our !

Take a front-row seat from your living room and in donating, celebrating and honoring the folks that bring our to life every day.

Sat 2/3 7-9p PT
Zoom: bit.ly/gna5zoom

Our Good Neighbor Awards are around the corner! We hope you'll join us in San Francisco on Saturday 2/3 to celebrate hope, community and generosity for and with our unhoused neighbors.

Only a handful of tickets remain, so get yours today!

5th Annual Good Neighbor Awards and Gala

My favorite event of the year is in just a few weeks – Miracle Messages' 5th annual Good Neighbor Awards & Gala is happening on Saturday, February 3rd!

Early bird ticket sales end TONIGHT: https://gna5.funraise.org/

-- Want to help your unhoused neighbors, but not sure how?

-- Want to connect with other good-hearted movers and shakers?

-- Want to enjoy a night of inspiring stories and a delicious gourmet dinner? :)

Join us at 5:30pm PT on February 3rd at The City Club of San Francisco. Tickets are selling fast, and we sell out every year. Hope to see you there!

5th Annual Good Neighbor Awards and Gala

Happy new year, everyone! It's good to be back on here after taking a social media break for a few weeks. Did I miss anything? 🙃

After doing 40+ events in the first two months of the WHEN WE WALK BY tour, I can't wait to kick off the 2024 tour by joining my friend Maya Enista Smith for a conversation on and our shared .

Maya is a fellow Presidential Leadership Scholar and NationSwell fellow, the former ED of the Born This Way Foundation, and one of the kindest human beings that I know. If you're in the East Bay this Tuesday, I hope you can join us!

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Space is filling fast! for a special evening in of Miracle Messages’ to end on our , and our as to be . 🫂❤️

Featuring a , dinner + dessert, & inspiring awards honoring our and supporters! 🏆

Plus - Receive an autographed copy of F. Adler's new , , with your ticket purchase! 📚

ends 1/16! 🐣

WHEN: Sat 2/3 5:30 PM
WHERE: The City Club of San Francisco 🌉

Tickets at bit.ly/gna5 🎟️

5th Annual Good Neighbor Awards and Gala

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"Bruce Armstrong thought it was going to be an awkward call.

It was the summer of 2020, and the San Francisco venture capitalist had responded to a newspaper ad placed by Miracle Messages, a Bay Area non-profit seeking volunteers to alleviate the social isolation of people experiencing homelessness.

The ask seemed simple enough: sign up to become a “phone buddy” for an unhoused San Franciscan, offering support in the form of calls and conversation.

That’s how Armstrong found himself dialing a number, unsure exactly what he’d say. On the other end of the line, Nathaniel Todd scrambled through his belongings to answer the buzzing phone provided to him by the non-profit.

“How can I help you?” Armstrong began, stiffly. “Can you find me a woman?” Todd replied, half joking. Both broke into laughter.

From the outside, a friendship between Todd and Armstrong may have seemed unlikely. They occupy two worlds that are emblematic of San Francisco but rarely collide. Todd, 64, is a slightly built African American man who had been living on the streets, shelters, and in and out of prison for years. Armstrong, 62, is a white partner at one of the city’s best-known venture capital firms and invests in some of the hottest technology companies.

But over the past three years the pair have forged a remarkable bond that, they say, has changed them both for the better."

Thank you to the The Guardian for this wonderful feature.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/30/friends-homeless-nonprofit-miracle-messages-phone-buddy-san-francisco

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Interested in VOLUNTEERING? Join our community of 350+ volunteers around the world who have committed ~30 minutes a week to have 1:1 phone calls and texts with an unhoused friend.

Want to LEARN MORE about our work and other common sense approaches to help end homelessness? whenwewalkby.com

One was a tech VC, the other was unhoused. They forged an unlikely friendship in a deeply unequal city Brought together by a Bay Area volunteer program, Nathaniel Todd and Bruce Armstrong found support and solace in each other