CommunityThursday, November 5
Bombas donates 2,000 pairs of socks to Daybreak, Dayton's youth shelter
The 5AM Kettering team
Socks are the most requested item at homeless shelters, which is why Bombas was founded around them in 2013. The company donated 2,000 pairs to Daybreak, which serves young people ages 10 to 24 who are homeless or at risk of losing housing.
The sock donation reaches hundreds of young people
- 2,000
- pairs of socks donated to Daybreak
- 500
- young people Daybreak serves each year
- 200 million
- items Bombas has donated to date
Sources: Journal-News.com, WKEF, WDTN.com
“Many of our clients come to us not having socks, sometimes not even having shoes,” Shelter Director Tanae Moore told WKEF. CEO Courtney Patel said Daybreak's youth "can walk several miles a day to go to school or work." Moore said about 78% of young people who leave Daybreak's programs currently have a safe housing plan.
Most young people leaving Daybreak have a safe housing plan
78%of young people leaving Daybreak's programs have a safe housing plan
Source: WKEF
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| of young people leaving Daybreak's programs have a safe housing plan | 78% |
- Drop-in program: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday
- Champions for Youth: Tues., Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m., Top of the Market
- Daybreak: 605 S. Patterson Blvd., Dayton
- To give: daybreakdayton.org
Sources: Journal-News.com, WKEF, WDTN.com