Continuums of Care
System MapsA place to track what the data suggests, what still needs validation, and where partners may need deeper context.
Dayton / Montgomery County CoC
Dayton's youth homeless system is built largely around a single lead provider, Daybreak, which operates the full continuum from drop-in and emergency shelter through transitional housing and rapid rehousing. In FY2024–25, 106 unduplicated youth were served across outreach, shelter, and housing programs — including 24 parenting youth households with 37 minor children. The system has meaningful capacity at the transitional stage (45 dedicated TH beds between site-based and scattered-site programs) but no youth-dedicated permanent supportive housing, and the 26% system return rate signals instability in permanent housing exits. Community priorities focus on expanding the overall volume of YYA beds, securing more flexible funding, and building out data systems to track supportive services and aftercare outcomes.
Flow diagram not yet available for this CoC.
Avg days homeless before housing
Additional informationExit to permanent housing
62%
of exiting HH
System returns
26%
avg 105 days to return
- Daybreak Drop-in
- CCMEP
- Bridges
- Lighthouse
- Crisis Hotline
- Dayton Children's Hospital
Front-porch & outreach
- Homefull
Diversion & prevention
- Daybreak Youth Emergency Shelter 16 beds · 24 youth ES beds in HIC beds
0–6 months
- Daybreak Transitional Housing 12 units / 24 beds · site-based beds
- Daybreak Scattered Site TH 21 beds · 62 total youth TH beds in HIC beds
6 months–2 years · TH, host homes, scattered site
- Daybreak RRH for Youth 27 youth RRH beds in HIC beds
- Daybreak YHDP RRH for Youth
- FYI / FUP / Bridges
RRH, FYI/FUP · no youth-dedicated PSH in HIC
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How to read the CoC maps that follow
Short description of these phases
01
Access
Before the front door
“Front Porch” services — outreach, drop-in, hotlines, peer navigation
02
Prevention / Diversion
Before homelessness occurs
Financial assistance, diversion counseling — avoid system entry
03
Crisis / Emergency
0–6 months
Low-barrier shelter and emergency services
04
Transitional
6 months–2 years
TH, host homes, scattered site — temporary with services
05
Permanent Housing
6 months → years
RRH, PSH, FYI/FUP — lease in own name or no time limit