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Funder Spotlight: Raising Travis County
We’re thrilled to announce that Breakthrough has received support from Raising Travis County (RTC), a voter-approved initiative expanding access to affordable child care and high-quality out-of-school time programs. This investment will support the enrollment of 300...
Donor Spotlight: Kate Harslem at The KLE Foundation
The KLE Foundation supports quality education for motivated students in underserved, economically disadvantaged communities by expanding access to college pathways and long-term academic success. Through its partnership with Breakthrough, the Foundation is helping...
Donor Spotlight: Elle Moody at Moody Foundation
For generations, the Moody Foundation has invested in strengthening communities across Texas — and today, that legacy continues through deep, intentional investment in expanding access to postsecondary success for students in Central Texas. As a Pathways to...
Amplify Austin Champions Toolkit
For Amplify Austin (March 4–5), we invite the Breakthrough Central Texas community to show their support for first-generation students across their networks. Join us in celebrating first-gen pride and uplifting the experiences of the students and community members who...
Breakthrough’s Mentorship is Transformative
Under the guidance of seasoned teaching professionals, Americorps Summer Teaching Fellows teach English, math, social studies, or science to classes of ten to twelve middle school students. This summer experience is more summer camp than summer school, designed to...
My Breakthrough Experience: Da’Keona
My name is Da’Keona Jones, an Austin native through and through. I am a proud first-generation college graduate from Texas State University. I'm here to tell you how Breakthrough shined the light on doors my family and I had yet to discover. A bit about me: I have 2...