A homeless New York man said he used his Twitter account to reconnect with the daughter he hasn't had contact with in 11 years.

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Daniel Morales, 58, said he got a Twitter account about three weeks ago with a cellphone donated by Underheard in New York, a project started by advertising interns at Bartle Bogle Hegarty to have four homeless New Yorkers share their experiences on Twitter, the New York Daily News reported Friday.

Morales said his number of followers grew to more than 3,000 people and he decided to use the social networking site to try to find his 27-year-old daughter, who he had not seen in 11 years.

He said he posted his daughter's name, Sarah Rivera, along with his cellphone number and a picture of what the girl looked like at age 16. Morales said his search finally came to an end Thursday when he got a phone call from his daughter.

"She lives in Brooklyn!" Morales said. "We are going to get together tomorrow, but we don't know where yet. I didn't even recognize her voice, but it turns out she is so close. It's too much, too much."

Rosemary Melchior, one of the people behind the Underheard in New York project, said the team "didn't expect this, but it's these unexpected results that are the most rewarding."