Shalonda, a resident in our housing program, lives in a cozy apartment, works full-time at a daycare center, and enjoys playing cello in her spare time. If not for the generosity of our donors, Shalonda could've ended up living on the streets. Instead she has a home and is optomistic about her future. You can bet Shalonda wasn't feeling too positive the day she was kicked out of the [...]

If someone asked you “What does Daybreak do?” how would you answer? You might reply that Daybreak is the community’s only emergency shelter for runaway and homeless teens. Of course, you’d be correct. After all, that’s how we began almost 37 years ago. And our shelter is still operating and helping runaway and homeless teens, 24 hours a day. However, over the years, the faces of runaway and homeless [...]