Miracle Messages Podcast

Welcome to the Miracle Messages Podcast, where everyone is somebody’s someone. Join Maryann, Elizabeth, and Urvi as they share audio stories of unhoused people living in the San Francisco Bay area.

Miracle Messages is an award-winning 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Kevin Adler and Jessica Donig. Based in San Francisco, the main purpose of our work is to combat relational poverty by helping our unhoused neighbors reconnect with their loved ones and find a community & support system within our volunteer base.

Funding for this series was provided by Episcopal Evangelism Society (http://www.ees1862.org/).

Learn More about Miracle Messages at https://miraclemessages.org.

About the Hosts: Maryann Philbrook is graduating from the Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary in May 2022 with a Master of Divinity degree. She then plans to work in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem (PA). She grew up in Louisiana and has lived all over the world including California, Texas, Illinois, France, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Peru. She is passionate about helping people tell their stories, especially those whose stories are often overlooked.

Elizabeth Softky is a Miracle Messages volunteer dedicated to dispelling misinformation about unhoused people by sharing her own homeless story - from shelter to hotel, to permanent housing thanks to the Miracle Money (UBI) program. Born in Los Angeles California, Elizabeth has a BA in Sociology from UCLA. After moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, She enjoyed long careers as a journalist, creative writing teacher, as well as a K-8 elementary and science teacher. Passionate about travel since she was a child, now that she has two years remission from colon cancer she can't wait to hit the road again.

Urvi Bajaj is in her second year of study at University of Southern California pursuing the World Bachelor in Business degree. She is completing this year at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Next year, she will be continuing her studies at Bocconi University in Milan before returning to Los Angeles for her final year. She grew up in the Bay Area, California and is enjoying traveling the world through her university experience. She is passionate about hearing people's stories and learning from others' experiences.