Spring 2020 Response Update

Thank you for your support of our programs. Last month BTH answered urgent community need by:  Purchasing 50 $100 grocery gift cards for families experiencing food shortages  Arranging professional counseling services for 13 students in need. Collecting 30 tablets so...

Becoming a Role Model

By: Brian Rivera Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Connect, Summer 2019   My Favorite Teacher College graduation is less than one year away for me and, when I reflect on how I arrived at this point, I recognize I would not be in this position without the...

Let’s Talk Breakthrough!

By: Erica Barnes Current Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Gregory-Lincoln Education Center (GLEC); Breakthrough Atlanta Teaching Fellow, Summer 2018   How did we get here? Last summer, I left the Hot Peach City, also known as Atlanta, GA, on July 25, 2018,...

Mirrors and Windows

By: Nazirah Ahmad Breakthrough Houston Teaching Fellow at Connect and Junior at Howard University For the past two weeks, I have had the amazing privilege of teaching 8th grade Writing with Breakthrough Houston at Connect! At the end of my high school career, I...