{"id":2333,"date":"2012-06-01T01:59:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T05:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-220214-918144.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=2333"},"modified":"2020-09-03T14:16:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T18:16:14","slug":"youth-looks-forward-to-bright-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daybreakdayton.org\/youth-looks-forward-to-bright-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth looks forward to bright future"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can bet Shalonda wasn’t feeling too positive the day she was kicked out of the house. She was a high school senior at Stivers School for the Arts.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, she found her way to Daybreak’s emergency youth shelter and immediately applied for our housing program.<\/p>\n

Since then, Shalonda’s worked diligently to improve her circumstances. She kept up her studies and graduated from Stivers on schedule. After living only a few months in one of our on-site apartments, she was ready to take the next step.<\/p>\n

Shalonda assumed more indepenence and moved to one of our leased apartments in the community. Currently paying\u00a0 a portion of her rent and utilities, she hopes to take over the lease and pay all her expenses herself within a year.<\/p>\n

Shalonda’s still not sure of her long-term career goas. She thinks she might want to go to culinary school someday. For now, she’s enjoying working with children and realizes how fortunate she is to have a full-time job.<\/p>\n

Shalonda can’t know exactly what the future will bring but has gained the skills and confidence she’ll need to succeed in life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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