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How Our Near-Peer Mentoring Model Is Addressing Pandemic Isolation

Breakthrough Collaborative

May 18, 2021

Students of all ages, from early childhood through college, have experienced the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, whether it was from colleges and universities abruptly shutting down in March, ...

Breakthrough SJC welcomes Jaime Del Rio back for the summer as "College Support Intern"

Breakthrough Collaborative

June 24, 2019

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 ...

Breakthrough SJC Welcomes Their Newest Staff Member, Qunsia Daniel

Breakthrough Collaborative

May 21, 2019

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 ...

Breakthrough SJC Grows to Better Support Students Through College Graduation

Breakthrough Collaborative

March 7, 2019

Through the implementation of the 2017 Strategic Plan, Breakthrough SJC expanded its program scope to include support for its students through college graduation. Previously, Breakthrough served students with academic enrichment ...

BT Community Voices: Roshan of Basanti Indian Cuisine

Breakthrough Collaborative

February 21, 2019

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 ...

BT College Student Lidia Lopez Returns from Student Teaching in India

Breakthrough Collaborative

December 13, 2018

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 ...

BT Community Voices: Cassandra Gonzalez, FirstGen Coordinator at Azusa Pacific University

Breakthrough Collaborative

November 13, 2018

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. ...

Teaching Fellow, Audrey Shenkin, Shares Why She Chose Breakthrough SJC

Breakthrough Collaborative

November 5, 2018

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 ...

From Santa Ana to Cambridge: Freddy Valencia returns to SMES to share his story

Breakthrough Collaborative

October 24, 2018

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 ...

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