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Melissa Aldridge on Daybreak as a Starting Place
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Melissa Aldridge on Daybreak as a Starting Place

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-04-23T14:59:56-04:00

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 of the things that tends to come up is that there's definitely some challenges with the intersection of 70 and 75 and the addiction that kind of plagues a lot of [...]

Melissa Aldridge on Daybreak as a Starting PlaceGina Saldano-Herrie2025-04-23T14:59:56-04:00

Karen Gruenberg on Holistic Support for Homeless Youth
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Karen Gruenberg on Holistic Support for Homeless Youth

Gina Saldano-Herrie2025-04-02T14:48:09-04:00

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 became aware of Daybreak I'd say a few years back when I started my career here at The Dayton Foundation. I participated in helping organize the nonprofit capacity building which is [...]

Karen Gruenberg on Holistic Support for Homeless YouthGina Saldano-Herrie2025-04-02T14:48:09-04:00

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

Donor Stories: Ron & Robb Anderson

Daybreak-Dayton2023-10-03T10:12:59-04:00

Robb Sloan Anderson and Ron Anderson Making it their mission to get the word out about David’s Place. “Everyone knows about Daybreak, but many people still don’t know about David’s Place, but they will,” says David’s Place founding donor and Daybreak’s newest board member, Robb Sloan Anderson. David’s Place founding donors Robb and Ron Anderson are doing just that—spreading the word about Daybreak’s newest program, David’s Place and spreading awareness about homeless LGBTQ+ youth. “David’s Place hits near to my heart because when I was a young adult, I was homeless because my parents threw me out of the [...]

Donor Stories: Ron & Robb AndersonDaybreak-Dayton2023-10-03T10:12:59-04:00

Daybreak Donor Stories – Shawn Elrod (Landlord)

Daybreak-Dayton2023-10-02T10:17:02-04:00

Daybreak Landlord, Shawn Elrod, Makes A Big Impact On The Lives of Homeless Youth “Having my own children made me more empathetic and made me want to help.” Imagine your daily sleeping arrangement rotating from a friend’s couch to an unlocked car, to a parking garage. You can’t remember the last time you had a home or a bed. You forget what it feels like to live in a comfortable and safe place. This is the experience of many Daybreak youth. But Daybreak’s transitional housing program helps youth find another way. This program allows the youth to live [...]

Daybreak Donor Stories – Shawn Elrod (Landlord)Daybreak-Dayton2023-10-02T10:17:02-04:00

Robert Vysther, Daybreak’s Longest Consecutive Year Donor: 27 years and counting.

Daybreak-Dayton2023-09-26T16:00:54-04:00

Robert Vysther—Daybreak’s Longest Consecutive Year Donor---27 years and counting. “I had an opportunity to help and I did,” says Robert Vysther. It seems like a simple statement, but what some may not know is Robert has made a tremendous impact on homeless youth for twenty-seven years! Robert is Daybreak’s longest consecutive year donor. Naturally, we wanted to get to know Robert and learn why he cares so much about helping homeless youth. Robert first learned about Daybreak in 1997 when he saw a Daybreak display at a Barnes & Noble store. Robert was impressed by the display and took [...]

Robert Vysther, Daybreak’s Longest Consecutive Year Donor: 27 years and counting.Daybreak-Dayton2023-09-26T16:00:54-04:00

Donor Stories: Mike & Terry Bevis

Daybreak-Dayton2023-09-27T13:17:04-04:00

Mike and Terry Bevis True advocates for Daybreak youth, today and in the future. “Daybreak is a gem of the Gem City,” said Daybreak donor and supporter Terry Bevis. While we agree with that statement, it is our donors, like Mike and Terry Bevis, who are the gems of Daybreak. 15 Years and Counting. Mike and Terry have been involved with Daybreak for fifteen years as donors and for twelve years as table captains at our annual fundraising event, Champions for Youth. “I like the opportunity to ask someone who doesn’t know a lot about Daybreak to come with [...]

Donor Stories: Mike & Terry BevisDaybreak-Dayton2023-09-27T13:17:04-04:00

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