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Our Most Ambitious Campaign Yet: Pathways to Opportunity
Dear Breakthrough Community, On behalf of our Board of Trustees, campaign leadership, and staff, I am thrilled to announce a historic milestone for Breakthrough Central Texas: the public launch of our Pathways to Opportunity Campaign. Through this $30 million...
Class of 2025
Over 90 Breakthrough college grads were honored at Breakthrough’s 2025 Grad Fest. The event celebrated the life-changing achievement each student set out to accomplish back in middle school: to become a first-generation college graduate. Thanks to the generosity of the Breakthrough community, now more than 500 students have walked this path—with thousands more to follow.
A Historic Milestone: Breakthrough’s Schoolwide Program Celebrates First graduating class at Eastside Early College High School (ECHS)
Breakthrough hosted “Your Journey, Your Future,” at Eastside Early College High School (Eastside ECHS) to commemorate the graduation of 146 students from the organization’s Schoolwide Program who receive comprehensive, year-round postsecondary advising. The “Your...
Breakthrough Central Texas and ClassGenius Launch AI Education Partnership at SXSW EDU 2025
Nonprofit Harnesses AI to Enhance Student-Focused STEM Lesson Plans, Maximize Teacher Efficiency Breakthrough Central Texas, Austin’s nonprofit organization helping students become the first in their family to earn a college degree or certificate, and ClassGenius, a...
My Breakthrough Experience: Nyja Harris
I’ve persevered through so many challenges, with the goal of being the first of my family to graduate with a college degree and to build a comfortable life, and Breakthrough was there with me every step of the way. When people ask me about my Breakthrough experience,...
Recap of the 2024 Breakthrough Benefit Concert!
We're still soaking in the memories from last week's Breakthrough Benefit Concert, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas! It was a night to remember, with Kendra Strange, our Chief Schools Officer, emceeing, remarks by Executive Director Michael Griffith,...