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Parents and Grandparents Reaching Out for Prayer
The mama’s voice was shaky on the other end of the phone. She tried to courageously share her story through tears, pausing many times to...
Oct 2, 20232 min read


Pacific Lifestyle Homes Helps Enhance "Home" at Vida's Ark
This past week, Vida's Ark has been transformed thanks to the time, hands and hearts of the Pacific Lifestyle Homes team. Their choice to...
Jul 31, 20231 min read


The Stories Continue to Unfold
Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone who is able to join us for our 32nd annual banquet and celebration! For those of you who were not...
Jul 3, 20231 min read


From Braking Cycles Apprentice to College Graduate!
Josh came to us just as we were officially launching our job training program at Braking Cycles. Josh was 18 years old and fighting like...
Jun 1, 20232 min read


April Showers Bring May Flowers
How many times have we heard this phrase? I wonder if “April Showers Bring May Flowers” was coined to remind us that the rain will...
Apr 29, 20233 min read


What's in Your Wheelhouse?
Do you remember a moment in your upbringing when you were asked what you wanted to be when you grew up? Do you remember all the dreams...
Apr 1, 20232 min read


Bondage to Freedom
She stopped by Braking Cycles the other day. Just out of the blue, Maddy came by to say hello and to share how life was going with her...
Mar 1, 20232 min read


Her First Apartment
It’s been nearly two years since Olivia walked through the front door of Harmony House. And today, she has the keys to her own. Olivia...
Feb 1, 20231 min read


Lions and Bears
Have you ever faced something so frightening it stops you in your tracks and paralyzes you in fear? That kind of fear can be crippling to...
Jan 1, 20233 min read


Tools or Traps?
Transitional Youth began serving youth on the streets in 1991. Over the past 31 years, thousands of young lives have been impacted. We...
Sep 30, 20222 min read


A Whisper to a Cry...
18-year-old Shayla came to us from a long way off. A thousand miles away from “home” and equally as far from any semblance of hope. ...
Jul 31, 20222 min read


Two Years and Eleven Months...
The streets, drugs, and sheer survival were the only things Leigha had ever known. You see, Leigha not only spent her entire life...
Jun 1, 20222 min read


April Showers Bring May Flowers...
…this is not only true in the physical sense, but it’s also a powerful metaphor for our teens and young adults as they face the harshness...
May 2, 20222 min read


A Baby Born and New Life Begins…
A tent and life on the streets was all Anna knew from the time she was 14 years old. Like many of our youth, Anna felt the streets were...
Apr 1, 20222 min read


A Clean Slate and New Beginnings...
17-year-old “Justin” sat in my office; head down, staring at the floor. Justin had been told about Braking Cycles by his parole officer....
Mar 1, 20224 min read


She wore a red dress...
Fall was in the air but it was still comfortable enough to sit outside. I was wrapping up a volunteer meeting on the patio of a local...
Feb 2, 20224 min read


The Sky is the Limit!
As we take the first steps into the New Year, we are grateful for what has been, and we are excited for what’s ahead. The challenges of...
Jan 1, 20221 min read


They say a picture is worth a thousand words...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture is a reminder for us, at Transitional Youth, what Christmas truly is about. ...
Dec 3, 20211 min read


Bringing Harmony to Broken Places
“Harmony” extends to Braking Cycles Coffee and Bike Shop as a new mural has been designed and created by our girls from Harmony House....
Nov 2, 20211 min read


One moment can change everything...
Each day driving down Powell toward Braking Cycles, we never know what we will see. This particular day, a boy sat on the steps beside...
Oct 4, 20212 min read
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