Apr 5, 2019
10 High Schoolers travel to Boston for college tour thanks to Breakthrough benefactor During spring break, a group of Breakthrough 11th graders left for Boston, MA for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Thanks to Breakthrough board trustee Neil Webber and Saturn...
Mar 5, 2019
“By believing and following my dreams, I hope to make the world a better place for all.” Ian McKenna | Breakthrough Student, 10th Grader at LASA Walt Disney World Resort announced the 100 teenagers who will be part of the 2019 Disney Dreamers Academy. Disney Dreamers...
Mar 5, 2019
In 2001, the Webber Family Foundation, under the instrumental leadership of trustee and founder Neil Webber, invested critical seed funding in Breakthrough that enabled it to launch and admit the program’s first cohort of 41 students. Thanks to this partnership,...
Mar 5, 2019
We have so much gratitude towards our Breakthrough community for coming together and making this year’s Amplify Austin day an incredible success. With your help and a generous matching gift from Launch Marketing, $45,446 was raised from 287 donors in support of...
Feb 18, 2019
We are pleased to welcome Jeanette Auerbach, Marc Chavez, Julie Fisher, Taylor Sisson, and Neil Webber to Breakthrough’s Board of Trustees! These community members bring a wealth of knowledge to our organization. Read more about our newest board trustees below....
Feb 4, 2019
It truly takes a village to help our students achieve their dreams of a college degree. And we’re excited to continue growing ours to help support our ever-increasing student body. But we can’t do it without you! “This Amplify Austin day, we need your support to...
