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Breakthrough Miami provides an academic enrichment program that uses a student-teaching-students model to ensure that motivated, under-resourced 5th – 12th grade students have access to excellent educational opportunities, graduate from high school on time, and attend college.

Pickleball Social 2024

Breakthrough Miami’s Pickleball Social Serves Up a Grand Slam!
Our 2024 Pickleball Social becomes a Net Gain for Fun and Fundraising, and it’s all thanks to you! You brought your energy, pickleball skills, and a genuine interest in learning more about our mission. Through our collective engagement, we made a meaningful impact, generating funds to support five more Scholars through a year of Breakthrough programming. We opened new doors of engagement to continue to expand our Village.

Breakthrough In The Community

We join the nation in recognizing Juneteenth. We honor African Americans' resilience, strength, and triumphs in the pursuit of freedom and equality. This historic day, honoring the end of slavery with the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1865,...

WWS2024 Dreamscape

At Breakthrough Miami, our DREAMSCAPE of potential and possibility is limitless! Wine Women & Shoes 2024 exuded with our signature breakalicious spirit and energy. A beautiful reflection of our program and mission, the event galvanized a diverse, influential, and...

High Fashion. High Impact. Featuring Missoni…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HIGH FASHION MEETS HIGH IMPACT AS BREAKTHROUGH MIAMI WELCOMES MISSONI FOR WINE, WOMEN & SHOES

Miami, FL, [March 28, 2024] — Breakthrough Miami, an award-winning youth development program and leading South Florida non-profit dedicated to empowering students to thrive and grow as learners and leaders, announces an exciting collaboration with Missoni, the internationally renowned Italian fashion house, as the exclusive Fashion Partner for Wine, Women & Shoes 2024.

2024 Black History Month Essay Contest in Honor of Garth C. Reeves, Sr.

Celebrating Untold Stories Winners Announced for Breakthrough Miami's 5th Annual Black History Month Essay Contest in Honor of Garth C. Reeves, Sr. In Honor of Garth C. Reeves Sr. and Dedicated to Regina Jolivette Frazier The spirit of education equity and empowerment...

Our friend Regina Jollivette Frazier

With profound sorrow, we share the loss of Regina Jollivette Frazier, an esteemed and enduring leader on our Breakthrough Miami Board of Directors and a renowned and respected community changemaker. Regina passed away peacefully on February 16, 2024, leaving a legacy marked by impactful contributions, notable achievements, and unwavering excellence. She is fondly known within our Breakthrough Village, across South Florida, and the nation as a powerful and passionate force for education equity, rigor, and high-quality experiences to advance children of color and our whole community.

Alive Accreditation

Volunteer Engagement is Al!VE. We are excited to announce that Breakthrough Miami has achieved national accreditation in strategic volunteer engagement by AL!VE. Achieving Service Enterprise accreditation is a prestigious accomplishment. We have joined the top 11...

Transformative.

You took this kid, whose test scores placed in him the bottom 2%, who battled speech impediments and mild dyslexia, and he grows and develops under the care of Breakthrough. He goes on to attend Gulliver, become top broadcaster and news director at the school, President of the Black Student Union, played for Hall of Fame Ray Allen’s basketball team, served on the school’s ethics board for student peers, volunteers with Breakthrough, wins the Principal’s Award at graduation, and was selected as the commencement speaker for his senior class
– that was transformation. It changed his trajectory.

First Gen Day 2023

"I always knew I wanted to do better for me, my family and my community -- this is what drives me. It’s my purpose." – Amerie Jackson, Scholar Alumna, Class of 2022 Howard University, Biology, Class of 2026Celebrating National First Gen Day Today, we’re celebrating...

Race to Breakthrough 2023

THANK YOU RACE CHAMPS!The RACE TO BREAKTHROUGH shows us the power and collective impact of our global village. EACH YEAR WE LEVEL UP. WE REACH FURTHER. WE THINK BIGGER. WE BREAKTHROUGH. The spirit of our virtual Race is exemplary of Breakthroughs - grounded in...

What’s Ahead

Breakthrough Miami - Race to Breakthrough 2024 - August 31, 2024

For the past 34 years, our Scholars have defied expectations and shattered educational barriers, thanks to the unwavering support of our Breakthrough Village. Find out how you can become part of the NEXT CHAPTER!

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Join our tuition-free 8 year academic enrichment program including 6-week Summer Institutes and Saturday School Year program.

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Breakthrough Miami’s fellowship has been ranked as a Top Ten Service Learning internship by the Princeton Review. This summer, we invite you to join a corps of energetic, ambitious, diverse Changemakers 

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