NEWS
Daybreak Earns Second Annual CARF Quality Conformance Seal
Being CARF accredited is a mark of excellence. We get accredited every 3 years but in between, there are conformance measures, and we add a seal each year until the next accreditation. CARF, or the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, is an international, independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services. Its mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process [...]
Staying Warm and Safe in Dayton’s Winter: A Comprehensive Guide for Our Homeless Youth and Young Adults
Staying Warm and Safe in Dayton's Winter: A Comprehensive Guide for Our Homeless Youth and Young Adults Date: 1/17/2024 Author: JT Szabo, Associate Director of Development & Communication "Winter is a dangerous time for anyone facing homelessness, but youth are even more at risk" As the winter chill descends upon Dayton, Ohio, it brings with it the harsh reality for those without a stable place to call home. For [...]
NEWSLETTERS
Donor Profiles: Mile Two
Downtown corporate neighbor, Mile Two, goes the extra mile for homeless youth “We want to help spread the word about Daybreak because a lot of people don’t know what Daybreak does or who they help.” Mark Fogel, Learning and Development Manager at Mile Two Founded in 2015 in Dayton, Ohio, as a small start-up, Mile Two builds custom software to solve complex problems using effective human-machine teams. Their clients [...]
Donor Stories: Ron & Robb Anderson
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 [...]
VIDEOS
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 [...]
YOUTH STORIES
Altar Lee on Adaptability and Accepting Help
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 [...]
Daybreak’s Courtney Smith on Putting Yourself First with Kindness
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 [...]
YOUTH POEMS
Believe
My life My fear My pain My tears My friends come When rough times come around They always do appear Never…will you get that Chance to put me down Never...will you have another chance to make me frown For I have become A person with inspiration That works hard under the presure As long as I believe in me I will continue to conquer All rough trials that may [...]
Hope
They said I was born to fail… They said I would be mentally retarded and that my life was over before it had even started. They said that I would eventually end up in some type of institution that would have to give me ‘round the clock care with someone to wipe the drool off my chin as I absently sat there. They said a lot of things, and [...]