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Jul 31, 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. ...
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Jun 1, 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...
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May 2, 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...
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Apr 1, 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...
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Mar 1, 20224 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....
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Feb 2, 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...
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Jan 1, 20221 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...
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Dec 3, 20211 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. ...
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Nov 2, 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....
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Oct 4, 20212 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...
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Aug 31, 20212 min read
Reaching Youth Before They Reach the Streets…
A very common thread woven throughout the lives of the youth we serve, is that most have spent years in the foster care system, and more...
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Jul 12, 20183 min read
Transformation in many forms
Nathan Lawrence, owner of Good News Tree Service, took a chance on the overgrown and dangerous trees at Fortify in Wilsonville. He came...
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