Free cellphone helps homeless man find daughter

Posted at 2:42 PM on February 25, 2011 by Bob Collins (2 Comments)
Filed under: Life

Another feel-good story about a homeless man is gaining some steam. Maybe this one will work out better than the Ted Williams saga.

Daniel Morales tweeted that he was looking for his daughter, whom he hadn't seen in about 11 years. He found her. She and her two kids are living in a shelter for victims of domestic violence in New York.

Rivera got the phone he used to make his Tweet from a program to provide cellphones to homeless people. Four of them are tweeting what it's like to be homeless.

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Comments (2)

Try a local guy, either via Twitter (www.twitter.com/TCManRedux) or his blog (http://commonsenseopinions.wordpress.com/)

Posted by V | February 25, 2011 3:23 PM

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Cell phones are vital in helping homeless people find jobs, maintain medical appointments, stay in touch with family, and perform every day tasks that we take for granted.

It would be really great if Minnesota approved a federally funded program that would provide free cell phones to homeless and low-income people. SafeLink Wireless is a program that should be operating in Minnesota, as it is in 35 other states (www.safelinkwireless.com)

Have a cell phone helps level the playing field for low income people who are trying to find a job. A report released New Millennium Research Council found that participants in the SafeLink Wireless program were able to generate $259 of additional income. (http://newmillenniumresearch.org/news/NMRC_Sullivan_Lifeline_study_news_release_021011.pdf)

Posted by Mark Erpelding | February 25, 2011 4:09 PM

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