Daybreak Designs, a program of OPCC, will host the finale of its Annual End of Summer Art Sale today, Saturday, September 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The sale will take place at the OPCC Cloverfield Services Center at 1751 Cloverfield Boulevard in Santa Monica. Among the items being sold are handmade jewelry, greeting cards, quilts, crocheted items, pottery, tasty eats, and artwork created by clients and alumnae of Daybreak.

Daybreak Designs is a member–run arts and crafts business which began operation in 1999. It empowers women recovering from homelessness and mental illness to rebuild their lives through creative, personal and financial growth. Women of Daybreak retain 70% of revenue from items sold, and the remaining 30% is reinvested in the business.

Daybreak is a project of OPCC/Ocean Park Community Center and the only program on the Westside of Los Angeles especially designed to help mentally ill homeless women end their homelessness. This model program for chronically homeless women is a stable living environment where women battling homelessness and living with mental illness are safe and have direct access to a full range of services. The program includes a Day Center, interim housing with 30 beds, and a day program for guests and graduates, in addition to Daybreak Designs.

Daybreak Designs hosts five sales annually. In addition, the Daybreak Design store at the OPCC Cloverfield Services Center is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information, contact Daybreak at 310.450.0650.

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