


BT Community Voices: Roshan of Basanti Indian Cuisine
Today we’re coming to you with the third story in our Community Voices series! As we look forward to our Business & Nonprofit Roundtable, we are thrilled to hear from the entrepreneurs, restaurant owners, and creatives (to name a few) that are investing in our...
Breakthrough SJC welcomes Jaime Del Rio back for the summer as “College Support Intern”
As Breakthrough SJC enters its 14th year of programming, we are excited to introduce a new summer staff role: College Support Intern! While the Breakthrough summer program has traditionally focused on the academic growth of middle school students, we recognize that...
Breakthrough SJC Welcomes Their Newest Staff Member, Qunsia Daniel
Through its 2017 five-year Strategic Plan, Breakthrough SJC made the program and financial commitment to serve more students and expand support through college graduation. In 2006, Breakthrough SJC began with 22 students. Five years, ago the program was serving 150...
BT College Student Lidia Lopez Returns from Student Teaching in India
This is the second story in our BT Community Voices series. Today, we hear from Lidia Lopez, BT student and teaching fellow alumna and senior at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Lidia is studying Math with minors in Education and Race & Ethnicity...
BT Community Voices: Cassandra Gonzalez, FirstGen Coordinator at Azusa Pacific University
At Breakthrough SJC, your voice matters! Whether you’re a student, an educator, or an industry professional, you are a part of the diversity of voices that makes our organization shine. This is the first piece in our new series, BT Community Voices. In the coming...
Teaching Fellow, Audrey Shenkin, Shares Why She Chose Breakthrough SJC
Breakthrough Collaborative’s National Teaching Fellow Application for Summer 2019 is officially open! Each year, we recruit talented, motivated college students to teach in our six-week summer program. If you are looking for a way to grow, be challenged, or...
From Santa Ana to Cambridge: Freddy Valencia returns to SMES to share his story
Before Freddy Valencia was a Harvard Ph.D. candidate, he was a young person from Santa Ana, commuting by train to attend St. Margaret’s Episcopal School. Last week, Freddy returned to the Tartan Support Group to share about life after SMES. (Tartan Support is a part...
Breakthrough Spotlight on STEM
When Breakthrough high school senior Marilyn M. visited GMU Geotechnical, a civil engineering firm in Rancho Santa Margarita, she discovered the endless opportunities that a career in STEM holds. Breakthrough College Mentor Greg Silver is the president of GMU...