May 23, 2023
Mental Health Awareness Month: Leveling Up to Provide Mental Health Resources Breakthrough students and families demonstrated remarkable perseverance, resilience and grace, but there is no denying that the crisis of the pandemic continues to impact the mental health...
May 23, 2023
The Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Austin (PBKAAGA) has always been committed to the encouragement and promotion of academic excellence in our community, and this year is no different. Since 1999, the Association has awarded scholarships to graduating...
Mar 15, 2023
Staff Spotlight: JaNica Gothwright JaNica Gothwright Program Coordinator JaNica is a passionate individual with almost 20 years of community service work. Before joining the Breakthrough family, she worked at San Marcos Job Corps for almost 10 years as an...
Feb 20, 2023
Mark your calendars! Amplify Austin is March 1-2 Amplify Austin is our city’s annual day of giving. Over 700 nonprofits raise over $10 million during a 24 hour period. This year, Breakthrough Central Texas has an ambitious goal to raise $75,000 to support the next...
Jan 25, 2023
“I think often of the quote that says ‘talent is equally dispersed but opportunity is not’ and I think opportunity to achieve as much as I’ve been able to is in part because of the support and advocacy I’ve received from Breakthrough over...
Jan 23, 2023
Breakthrough Central Texas Partners with Austin Business Community to Strengthen And Diversify Local Workforce FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 16, 2023 AUSTIN, TX – Breakthrough Central Texas, a leading Austin-area nonprofit creating paths to college for students who...
Jan 23, 2023
AmeriCorps study reports higher graduation rates and decreased government spending FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 5, 2023 Austin, Texas – Breakthrough Central Texas, Austin’s nonprofit organization helping students become the first in their family to earn a college...
Dec 13, 2022
During our 20th Anniversary Celebration, our speakers took us through a 20 year journey through their own perspectives. Follow along as we go down memory lane! “My name is Barry Aidman and I had the good fortune to follow Jessica as Executive of...
Dec 7, 2022
During our 20th Anniversary Celebration, our speakers took us through a 20 year journey through their own perspectives. Follow along as we go down memory lane! “Meanwhile, as students like Arianna pursued their college degrees, Breakthrough began to plot...
Nov 14, 2022
Mackenzie, Class of 2022, Breakthrough Alumni During the Fall 2022 semester at Texas State University, over 2,000 first-generation college students are enrolled in University Seminar to assist in their transition to the college experience and environment. Of these, 19...
