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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 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

Daybreak Changed My Life

Daybreak-Dayton2020-02-10T06:25:59-05:00

There is an old saying that goes: “What doesn’t kill you, will only make you stronger…” So just call me Hercules. In my 19 years of life’s experiences, I have endured more obstacles than the average person has in an entire lifetime. My life first took a drastic change at the age of 9, when I entered the foster care system. I remember my initial reaction as being one of relief and nervousness. I was relieved because foster care was an opportunity for me to escape a childhood where I didn’t know what drama to expect from day to day. [...]

Daybreak Changed My LifeDaybreak-Dayton2020-02-10T06:25:59-05:00

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