Daybreak Shelter | Home Again Mentoring | Housing First | Permanent and Transitional Housing

Volunteers,
donated space,
an interfaith network,
and shelter for all types of families…

The Daybreak Shelter Network is a unique collaboration between Human Solutions and 30 area congregations. It is one of the very few homeless family shelters that keeps families together and the only one in Mid and East County that is completely secular. Daybreak Shelter is open 7 days a week, year round, to meet the needs of homeless families in our community.

A small collection of volunteers from the Daybreak Shelter Network at
the 2010 Volunteer Recognition.

A bit about the Daybreak Shelter:
• The Daybreak Shelter provides shelter for 365 days and nights each year. Last year Human Solutions provided more than 4,500 nights of shelter and13,500 meals to homeless families.
• Daybreak houses families for 30 days while providing intensive and one-on-one case management
• Ensures that most families coming into shelter move directly into permanent or transitional housing in about 30 days.
• Families of any configuration can stay – including single parent, two parent, same sex parent, extended families, families headed by mothers, fathers, grandparents, etc. – and the family stays together while at our shelter .
• Families have access to Human Solutions’ other services: employment training, helpful
classes, computer lab for job and home searches, access to other educational tools, and a supportive network to help the family overcome homelessness – for good.

Some host congregations take turns housing homeless families overnight, while other supporting congregations assist by providing services and volunteers. Volunteers cook meals, implement enrichment activities to engage children in play and learning, and assist in transporting families from the host congregation’s site to Human Solutions’ Day Center.

Human Solutions’ holistic approach to breaking the cycle of poverty begins as soon as the family enters the Daybreak Shelter Network. Our goal while families are staying at Daybreak is to provide a set of services to give them the tools they need to become self-sufficient.

Looking for shelter?
If you and your family are homeless, or know of a family that is experiencing homelessness, call 503-548-0200 to find out about our Daybreak Shelter or housing opportunities for homeless families.

Want to help?
If your faith organization would like to find out more about joining the Daybreak Shelter Network, either as a host or supportive congregation, please call 503-256-2280.

How did the Daybreak Shelter make a difference last year?
68 households received shelter and support at our Daybreak homeless shelter.
87% of families who stayed at the Daybreak Shelter moved directly into safe, stable housing.
100% of the school aged children staying with homeless families at Daybreak Shelter attended school within three days of entering the program.
75% of the homeless families placed into permanent housing remained in permanent housing for one year or more.

What support does the shelter need?
With increasing numbers of families seeking assistance to end homelessness, Human Solutions needs to keep our operations at full capacity. Please consider a donation to our Homeless Children’s Fund to make a difference in homelessness in our community.

The Daybreak Shelter Network relies heavily on the support of our community. We invite your congregation to consider becoming part of the Daybreak Shelter Network as a supporting member. To learn more about how your group can make a difference in the lives of homeless families in our community, please contact Amie, Daybreak Shelter Coordinator at 503.256.2280 or via email.

Donors and Supporters

Human Solutions is deeply grateful to the supporters of our Daybreak Shelter for Homeless Families. To see a list of donors and supporters >>

Many thanks to the Daybreak Shelter Network!

The Host (H) and Supportive (S) Congregations who make the work of the
Daybreak Shelter Network possible include:

Ascension Catholic Church (H)
7507 SE Yamhill, Portland 97215

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (S)
3910 SE 11th Ave., Portland OR 97202

Bennett Chapel United Methodist Church (H)
13047 SE Ramona, Portland 97236

Cherry Park United Methodist Church (S)
1736 SE 106th Ave., Portland 97216

Montavilla United Methodist Church (S)
232 SE 80th Ave., Portland 97215

Tongan Fellowship of the United Methodist Church (S)
4600 SE 97th, Portland 97266

East County Church of Christ (H)
24375 SE Stark, Gresham 97030

Faith United Methodist Church (H)
27400 SE Stark, Troutdale 97060

Eastrose Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (S)
1133 NE 181st, PO Box 298, Gresham, 97030

Gresham United Methodist Church (S)
620 NW 8th, Gresham, 97030

Havurah Shalom (S)
825 NW 18th Ave, Portland, OR 97209

Gethsemane Lutheran Church (H)
11560 SE Market, Portland, 97216

St. Timothy Lutheran Church (S)
14500 SE Powell, Portland 97236

Metro Church of Christ (H)
1525 NW Division, Gresham 97030

Resurrection Lutheran Church (H)
1700 NE 132nd, Portland 97230

Gateway Baptist Church (S)
13300 NE San Rafael St., Portland OR 97230

Rose City Park United Methodist (H)
5830 NE Alameda, Portland 97213-3426

Fremont United Methodist Church (S)
2620 NE Fremont, Portland, 97212

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal (S)
1704 NE 43rd, Portland 97213

All Saints Catholic Church (S)
3847 NE Glisan, Portland OR 97232

Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church (S)
2828 SE Stephens, Portland, 97214

St. Ignatius Catholic Church (S)
3400 SE 43rd Ave, Portland, OR

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church (S)
2408 SE 16th, Portland 97214

Waverly Heights United Church of Christ (S)
3300 SE Woodward, Portland 97202

Peace Church of the Brethren (S)
12727 SE Market, Portland 97233

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (S)
9800 SE 92nd, Portland 97266

PDX Bible Church (S)
14950 SE Gladstone, Porltand OR 97236

Eastside Church of Christ (H)
9030 NE Glisan, Portland 97220