NEWS
David’s Place: a beacon of hope at Daybreak
Article by Meredith Doench, originally published in The Buckeye Flame For nearly 50 years, the Dayton organization Daybreak has been serving homeless and at-risk youth. It was only a few years ago, however, that leadership recognized it could do more for a large portion of its population: the LGBTQ+ community. More than 28% of the young people Daybreak serves identify as LGBTQ+. In March 2021, Daybreak opened a drop-in center, [...]
NEWSLETTERS
Horizons Newsletter
Daybreak publishes its Horizons newsletter twice a year. You can read highlights from recent newsletters in the posts following this one. You can read PDF flipbooks of entire newsletters by using their links below. September 2020 Horizons February 2019 Horizons June 2018 Horizons To download and print/save Daybreak’s newsletters, you’ll need an Adobe product. Adobe Reader is a free program available from Adobe’s website. […]
Finding his voice and making sense of suffering
How one Daybreak youth uses music composition to realize a higher purpose The noonday sun streams in through a corner window. The sound of rhythmic and measured inhales and exhales fills the room. The instructor calls out cues for breathing and moving. A young man in the corner responds with ease and graceful movements. His audible breathing sets the pace for everyone else. Meet Da’Marcus. The 24-year-old yogi [...]
VIDEOS
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 [...]