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Altar Lee on Adaptability and Accepting Help
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Altar Lee on Adaptability and Accepting Help

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-03-06T11:19:21-05:00

I have with me Altar Lee who is a previous client and also been a featured speaker at our annual Champions for Youth event. Tell us what was the moment of instability that brought you to Daybreak? The moment of instability would probably be my mental health. When it started becoming clear because I am a person who has borderline personality disorder. I am diagnosed with it. I've had it since I was little. Been in therapy since I was little. But it became a big staple in my life at the age of 16 which caused a lot of turmoil [...]

Altar Lee on Adaptability and Accepting HelpGina Saldano-Herrie2025-03-06T11:19:21-05:00

Family Feel and Exponential Growth for Daybreak Youth with Darrico Murray
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Family Feel and Exponential Growth for Daybreak Youth with Darrico Murray

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-27T09:59:36-05:00

I have Darrico Murray with me today, how long have you been involved with Daybreak and how did you get connected with us? Yeah, my time with Daybreak started a little over 19 years ago. I got connected with Daybreak through some work that I was doing in the community in the Wayne Ave. area and some young people I was working with through a school setting. I applied for a job and worked with a few of the people who were there at that time to start working in the shelter and then eventually started in the housing program. The [...]

Family Feel and Exponential Growth for Daybreak Youth with Darrico MurrayGina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-27T09:59:36-05:00

Nora Vondrell on Advocacy and Retold Stories with Daybreak
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Nora Vondrell on Advocacy and Retold Stories with Daybreak

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-20T11:03:14-05:00

I have with me Nora Vondrell today. How long have you been involved with Daybreak and how did you get connected with us? My bachelor’s degree is in social work. I'm a Wright State University grad, and my first job out of college was working for Montgomery County Children Services. I had a client at Daybreak and got to know Daybreak through her. https://youtu.be/8B9_eNQRdcQ It was while I was working with that client that the leadership at Daybreak asked if I'd be interested in coming and working for Daybreak as a social worker. And so that is how I got [...]

Nora Vondrell on Advocacy and Retold Stories with DaybreakGina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-20T11:03:14-05:00

Daybreak’s Courtney Smith on Putting Yourself First with Kindness
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Daybreak’s Courtney Smith on Putting Yourself First with Kindness

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-14T15:36:00-05:00

Courtney, tell us what was the moment of instability that first brought you to Daybreak? The moment of instability that got me into Daybreak was that I was living with my sister. I really didn't have any aspirations to do anything in my life. I didn't graduate from high school on time because I had to pass my OGT science and I didn't know where to get help to even have that happen. So, it made me come here and fix my life and figure out what I need to do to be successful. https://youtu.be/DslZ0KyEeNc Did you end up completing [...]

Daybreak’s Courtney Smith on Putting Yourself First with KindnessGina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-14T15:36:00-05:00

Daybreak’s Leah Adams on Youth Diversity
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Daybreak’s Leah Adams on Youth Diversity

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-05T11:21:14-05:00

Leah Adams, welcome to the interview today! You've been with Daybreak for a while now, could you tell us how long you've been a part of Daybreak? I will have been a Daybreak employee for 18 years this coming October. I know, milestone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCikLaqS1sY Yeah, that's awesome! When you first came to Daybreak, you were in college? Yes, I did an internship through my college here at Daybreak and then ended up getting hired on full-time once I graduated. How has Daybreak changed or grown since you first started here? It's grown tremendously. When I started, we only served up [...]

Daybreak’s Leah Adams on Youth DiversityGina Saldano-Herrie2025-02-05T11:21:14-05:00

Daybreak’s Justin Davis on Safety and Support
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Daybreak’s Justin Davis on Safety and Support

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-01-30T11:24:07-05:00

Daybreak's Custodian, Justin Davis Please enjoy this interview with Justin Davis, a current Daybreak custodian and former youth from our program. He shares his story, how he built stability in his life, and the safety and support he found at Daybreak. https://youtu.be/wxZ-xd8ILSA Welcome, Justin! What are your preferred pronouns? He/him. So, you're a past client of Daybreak’s, right? Could you tell us what brought you to Daybreak? What was the moment that you realized you needed some help? Back in what was 2010 2011, we were living here in Dayton and we had to go move to Buffalo, New York. [...]

Daybreak’s Justin Davis on Safety and SupportGina Saldano-Herrie2025-01-30T11:24:07-05:00

Board President, Alisha Eilers, on Daybreak’s 50th Birthday and Generational Change
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Board President, Alisha Eilers, on Daybreak’s 50th Birthday and Generational Change

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-01-23T12:34:58-05:00

Daybreak's Board President, Alisha Eilers To kick off the celebration of our 50th birthday, we spoke with Alisha Eilers, our board president and a previous Daybreak client. To commemorate 50 years, we're featuring 50 voices of people Daybreak has touched since opening on January 19, 1975. We are still looking for more voices to feature, so if you or someone you know have been impacted by Daybreak, we'd love to hear from you! Please enjoy Alisha's story and thank you for being here with us! https://youtu.be/m7_L5A18k6c?si=VZEPxWZRT9FIIhc6 Hi Alisha! It is so great to talk to you about this. I am [...]

Board President, Alisha Eilers, on Daybreak’s 50th Birthday and Generational ChangeGina Saldano-Herrie2025-01-23T12:34:58-05:00