Jun 3, 2018
Come Experience Breakthrough this summer! The Leadership Institute will help our 10th grade students develop life skills that are essential to their success in college and beyond. At the end of the program, students participate in one-on-one interviews with community...
Jun 3, 2018
Come Experience Breakthrough this summer! The six-week, academically intensive summer program for middle school students is the cornerstone of Breakthrough’s program. During Visitors Days, community members are invited to tour the program and meet Breakthrough...
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...
May 1, 2018
Huston Tillotson University 900 Chicon St, Austin, TX 78702 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Join us at our annual Graduation Celebrations on May 5 and May 12 to celebrate this milestone with our students and their families! Graduation Celebration is an annual Breakthrough...
Apr 26, 2018
Meet James, a Recent Breakthrough College Graduate pursing his PhD at Columbia University ABOUT JAMES James Carter joined Breakthrough in 2007 when he was just a 6th grader at Kealing Middle School. Six years later, he graduated from St. Stephen’s and went on to earn...
Apr 26, 2018
“This was one of the best college visits because it felt so personal.” – Jeremiah (Manor 2020) A group of 51 Breakthrough sophomores and juniors from our Austin and Manor cohorts gathered last Saturday to learn about all the UT Austin college...
Apr 23, 2018
Breakthrough is honored to have been selected once again as a beneficiary of the 8th Annual Kenneth Vickers Memorial Golf Tournament. Over the past five years, this event has contributed more than $120,000 to Breakthrough, providing direct support for our students as...
Apr 23, 2018
“I don’t think I would have graduated college without Breakthrough. Even more importantly, I don’t think I’d know who I was meant to be. Their unwavering kindness has helped me find my calling. This spring, I am applying to graduate programs to become an...
Apr 11, 2018
13th Annual Breakthrough Champions Celebration My name is Rhiannon Aleman and it is such an honor to be here tonight. I am a recent graduate from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio and a proud Breakthrough alumna. My story is about the power of kindness....
Feb 7, 2018
April 10, 2018 6 PM – 8 PM Austin Central Library 710 W. Cesar Chavez St. For more information, contact Kate Garrett at kate@breakthroughctx.org.
