We had a great turnout this past Saturday for the latest event co-sponsored by BYN Sports and Fitness, Arts and Science Academy and Communities Partnering for Peace. Over 200 people came out to watch the March Madness Final Four games, eat dinner, register for spring programs and enjoy bounce...
In partnership with the East Garfield Park Youth Collaborative, Breakthrough took action against Chicago violence in a Youth Peace Walk & Rally on Saturday, June 10. During the 30-minute walk, more than 200 youth, adults, and many of you, our supporters, marched the streets of East Garfield...
150 volunteers. 5,000 gifts. 400 shoppers. This was the scope of Breakthrough’s 2014 annual Christmas store. In the midst of the shopping mayhem, the Dec. 13 event also featured spontaneous dance parties, Christmas cookies, volunteer/guest socializing, and Frozen karaoke. (“Let It Go”...
Joseph Kelly, 19, always wanted to play the harp.
So when he had the opportunity to do so at East Garfield Park's Chicago West Community Music Center five years ago, he jumped on it.
Kelly, who lives in East Garfield Park with his 14 brothers and sisters, comes from a very musical family.
“Save...
As we go about our daily lives, sometimes we have to ask: why does this matter? What, in our lives, matters most?
At Breakthrough, we partner with families who depend on us to be there. For some of our parents, the public school system has failed to give their kids the education...