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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.

Genesis Inspiration Foundation

Art Inspires Breakthroughs: Genesis Inspiration Foundation Partners with Breakthrough Miami Breakthrough Miami is proud to announce a new partnership with Genesis Inspiration Foundation, advancing a shared commitment to expanding access to arts education for...

Welcome to our Newest Board Members

Breakthrough Miami Welcomes New Board Members, Strengthening Commitment to Opportunity and Leadership Development Breakthrough Miami is proud to announce the appointment of three distinguished new board members, reinforcing our commitment to opening doors of...

Garth Reeves 2025

Winners Announced for Breakthrough Miami’s 6th Annual Garth C. Reeves Essay Contest: Celebrating Untold Stories Breakthrough Miami proudly honors the winners of its 6th Annual Garth C. Reeves Essay Contest. This Black History Month initiative honors the legacy of...

STEPS 5K 2025

St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School Goes the Extra Mile for Breakthrough Miami  The St. Thomas Episcopal Parish School community laced up their running shoes, hit the pavement, and made a powerful impact by hosting another incredible Alumni 5K & Fun Run in support...

Cultivating HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGHS

Twelve months ago our team set our word of intention for 2024: CULTIVATE.Class of 2032 is in the mix! We welcomed 223 rising 5th graders this summer to launch their transformative 8-year Breakthrough journey. Leadership is on the rise. We’ve doubled down on our...

Historic Breakthroughs – Heavyn

It is an honor to be here today. Thank you to the Breakthrough Miami Team for entrusting me to share what is surely just a page out of the book of Breakthrough stories that you have carried out to publication over the years. I would also like to thank the THesis Hotel for holding space for this event in such a generous capacity. It is my first time here and I have to admit that I am strangely drawn to the name. Thesis, a word that would conjure harrowing images of late nights fueled by coffee and rearranged chapters for my newly graduated peers only a few months ago, here, now, takes on a new grandeur, encouraging that we “get lost” in all it has to offer. It is an approach to life that reminds me of the route I took to Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart as a Breakthrough Scholar in middle school. Around seven in the morning, waiting for a yellow bus to pick me up from Miami Gardens, the beauty of being the first stop on the route, in addition to having your pick of the seats — not under the AC unit or on top of the bump that makes room for the wheel — was that I could go back to sleep and squeeze in a full REM cycle. And when I woke, I was greeted with a land akin to paradise and funny enough, a garden by a different name: El Jardín they called it. Tall hedges that scraped the sky, hand-carved lore chiseled near the roof, intricate tiles to walk on, and in the center, after passing through a grand entrance, was a courtyard with a fountain. In fact, if you stood in just the right spot, that fountain overlooked another fountain in two different directions. Over time, I came to know which door had a narrow staircase that led you through a winding tunnel out onto a pool guarded by limestone — a morsel of the ensorcelling view of Biscayne Bay.

First Gen Day 2024- Meet Peter Raymond

"I gained a lot through summers and Saturdays. I began to understand I could go anywhere I set my mind; I could hone my own creativity, set my own boundaries, and treasure the person I was." – Peter Raymond, Scholar Alumnus, Class of 2024, Wake Forest University,...

Jason Jenkins Day of Service

“It won’t be your geography that marks your journey…
It’ll be three things; The depth of your relationships, the foundation of your values and the courage of your decision-making.” -Jason Jenkins

Race to Breakthrough 2024

Breakthrough Miami's 5th Annual Race to Breakthrough turns Truly EPIC! We’ve reached the Race finish line, but the breakthroughs are just beginning! Breakthrough Miami's 5th Annual Race to Breakthrough was… yes, EPIC! This year, in honor of our fifth anniversary Race,...

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.

Young Coders Initiative

“Coding the Future: Young Coders Initiative and Breakthrough Miami Join Forces”

In the heart of Miami, a powerful collaboration is opening doors for bright young minds. The Young Coders Initiative, a youth-led organization founded by high school student Aryaman Jaggi, has partnered with Breakthrough Miami to bring coding skills to underserved communities.

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, Changemakers 

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