US EditionAfter Years Apart, They Found Their Loved Ones Experiencing Homelessness
- In January 2025, Julie Crossman reunited with her sister Nanie, who had been living homeless in an RV on a West Oakland street since 2019.
- The reunion followed years of Julie not knowing Nanie’s whereabouts after she moved out of Julie’s San Francisco apartment in 2019, prompting ongoing worry.
- Miracle Messages, a San Francisco nonprofit using digital tools, facilitated their reunion as part of over 115 similar efforts since around 2017 to connect unhoused people with family.
- Julie said, "I just couldn’t sleep at night because I was so scared," reflecting fears that Nanie was cold and alone despite Nanie expressing contentment with her street life.
- Their reunion highlights the importance nonprofits place on reconnecting family members as a key step in addressing homelessness for California’s estimated 187,000 unhoused residents.
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After years apart, they found their loved ones experiencing homelessness | News Channel 3-12
After years apart, they found their loved ones experiencing homelessness The last time Julie Crossman saw her little sister, Nanie Crossman, it was 2019 and Nanie was moving out of Julie’s San Francisco apartment, destination unknown. For the next six years, Julie worried—especially every time it rained. She assumed Nanie was experiencing homelessness, but she had no idea where she was or how to find her. “I just couldn’t sleep at night because …
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