Oct 1, 2018
This summer, nearly 60 Breakthrough college students were matched with paid internships at dozens of Austin-area companies. Students learned about business, explored potential career paths, and began building their professional networks. We are especially grateful to...
Aug 24, 2018
We had a record number Breakthrough middle school, high school and college students spend their summer with us! 41,850 hours of summer instruction 1,650 Breakthrough Students went through the Breakthrough Summer Experience 161 Summer Teaching Fellows/AmeriCorps...
Aug 23, 2018
My name is Marquise, and I am currently a 7th grade Science Teacher for Team 2 at this beautiful UT Site. This is my second year as a Breakthrough teacher and I am proud to say that I am a product of Breakthrough. This means that 10 years ago, I was in the same spot...
Jun 19, 2018
General Motors gives grantees opportunity to tell their stories at Annual Jeopardy Charity Event Every year, General Motors awards grants to local nonprofit organizations to support its efforts to serve and improve the communities in which they live and work....
Jun 7, 2018
I come from a family of three. I have one younger brother and a hard-working mom who came to this country to escape the violence of her homeland. Growing up it felt like the path I was destined to take had been pre-determined by the ethnicity, geography and the income...
Jun 1, 2018
92 students from Austin ISD and Manor ISD become first in families to enroll in college In early May, we gathered with seniors and their families to celebrate one of the year’s most exciting milestones for Breakthrough – doubling the number of our high school...
