Nov 24, 2016
It takes the entire Breakthrough Family – students, parents, staff, partners and supporters, like you – working together to ensure our students have the opportunity to achieve their dreams of becoming first-generation college graduates. As a supporter, you are an...
Nov 8, 2016
On Tuesday, November 1, nearly 400 community members and philanthropic leaders gathered to celebrate Breakthrough students beating the odds to become the first in their families to graduate from college. Thank you to our event chairs Susan and Dr. Craig Lubin, our...
Sep 26, 2016
Summer is over, and Breakthrough has officially begun the fall semester with close to 1,250 middle school, high school and college students working hard to achieve their dreams of becoming first-generation college graduates. Throughout the school year, Breakthrough...
Jul 6, 2016
On May 28, more than 100 members of the Breakthrough community gathered at Headliners Club in downtown Austin to celebrate a group of 2016 Breakthrough graduates whose college dreams have been realized. “The degree you earned is just the symbol that lets the world...
Jun 16, 2016
The fifth annual Kenneth Vickers Memorial Golf Tournament, presented by Avison Young, raised $25,000 for Breakthrough’s students and mission. Kenneth Vickers was a senior project manager at Cushman and Wakefield who passed away unexpectedly in 2012. He was well known...
Mar 1, 2016
Breakthrough is thrilled to announce we have received the largest donation in our organization’s history from Diana and Gregg Lowe. The Lowes issued the gift as a challenge grant to launch the “More Breakthroughs, Brighter Futures” Growth Campaign with a goal of...
Feb 3, 2014
This past Saturday, Breakthrough hosted its fourth writing workshop of the year for its ninth grade students. The workshop was far from the ordinary writing session and featured fun activities for the students to enhance their writing skills, including the third...
Dec 6, 2013
The work of Manor area middle school students over the past three months culminated in a College Fair held at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School at the end of November. More than 100 students attended the day-long event, where they worked with their St. Andrew’s high...
Nov 15, 2013
Last Monday, a group of 10th grade Breakthrough students had the opportunity to participate in a career day at Bazaarvoice, a technology company in Austin. As part of its $25,000 grant to Breakthrough, the Bazaarvoice Foundation generously offers an entire day at the...
Nov 6, 2013
Sheldon is a Breakthrough senior currently attending St. Stephen’s Episcopal School. He was recently named a National Achievement Program honoree, representing the top 3 percent of African-American students in America, and was nominated as a Questbridge...
