Marcia Connors on Encouraging Young People
I would like to introduce Marcia Connors, Daybreak staff, who I have here today to talk to me on 50 Faces 50 Voices. I always like to start with how did you get connected with Daybreak? I got connected with Daybreak; I was doing a third career change. I was at Wright State, and I thought, well, social service. And I remember seeing something about Daybreak and so I thought, [...]
Travis Rindler on the Amazing Community around Daybreak
I would like to welcome Travis Rindler, Daybreak employee, to this segment of 50 Faces 50 Voices. So, Travis, how did you get connected with Daybreak? I started back in November of 2013. I was actually an employee at Goodwill, and they contracted with Daybreak through their employment program. And I, along with Sharmel Calbert, worked with our clients in both programs and I eventually got hired on at Daybreak [...]
Ashley’s Pastry Shop and An Ounce of Difference
I have with me, Theresa from Ashley’s Pastry Shop today and we are talking about your partnership with Daybreak and your experience. Tell us how long have you been involved with Daybreak and how did you get connected with us? My connection began back in 2019 when Linda Kramer made a phone call to me right around Thanksgiving time mentioning and discussing our partnership on a project she had in [...]
Daybreak Alumni Cathy Walker and Her Twitch Fundraiser for Daybreak
I’d like to welcome Cathy Walker, a Daybreak Alumni, to our #50Faces50Voices segment. I always like to start with the first moment that brought you to Daybreak. What was that moment of instability for you? Well, I'd been having a lot of mental health issues and I and that resulted in me being kicked out of my parents’ house because of how I was treating them and how that was [...]
Karla Garrett Harshaw and A Stronger Dayton Community Starting with Our Youth
I would like to start with how long have you been involved with Daybreak and how did you get connected with us? I think the first time I became familiar with Daybreak was while I was working in development at legal aid law firm’s advocates for basic legal equality and legal aid of Western Ohio. Both are nonprofit law firms that serve low income and disadvantaged people in civil cases. [...]
Carolynn Carr on Daybreak Saving Lives
I've got Carolyn Carr here with me. She's a past client of Daybreak and I always like to start with the moment of instability. So, what was the moment that brought you to Daybreak? Oh, that's a great question. So, I was 18 at the time. Me and my twin sister were in a difficult situation between my mom's boyfriend and also our mother. Basically, we were feeling safe in [...]
Melissa Aldridge on Daybreak as a Starting Place
I have Melissa Aldridge here with me today and she is a past client of Daybreak and so I always like to start with the moment of instability. What was that moment that brought you to Daybreak? Well, I grew up in Dayton, OH, and that's an area that sometimes has a lot of reputations or people don't even know where it is when I talk to them. But one [...]
Karen Gruenberg on Holistic Support for Homeless Youth
I have Karen Gruenberg with me from The Dayton Foundation. I would love to start with asking how long have you been involved with Daybreak and how did you get connected with us? That's a great question. Thank you very much for having me here. I'm involved with Daybreak in two different ways. I have a professional history with Daybreak and then I have a personal history as well. I [...]
We Care Arts on Continuity of Community
I have with me today Katie Neubert from We Care Arts as well as Rick Willits and Kelli Campbell. So my first question is how long have you been involved with Daybreak and how did you get connected with us? Thank you so much for talking with us. We love Daybreak and we are so proud of our partnership with the team over there and all the amazing work that [...]
Terri FitzHarris on Knowledge as Power and Making a Difference
I'd like to welcome volunteer Terri FitzHarris today to the interview. Terri is a volunteer here at Daybreak. How long have you been involved with us? Since January of 2024. I met Travis [Rindler] in December 2024 when—I'm the service of philanthropy chairman of my sorority, the Dayton alumni chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha—I reached out to Travis to see how we could help him at Christmas. When I met [...]