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Niles Brown

Hello, I am Niles Brown, an African American teenager trying to make something out of my life. I was born and raised in the hard streets of West Philadelphia,13 years old, youngest of three children, without a father figure and a mom just trying to make ends meet so I can eat dinner every night. No one in my family has gone to college, and I want to be the one to change that.

Ciani Batista

­When I am with Breakthrough, I feel like a very important part of Breakthrough’s community. My name is Ciani Batista and I am here to represent the phenomenal Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia.

Jalessa Mungin

In 2003, Jalessa was in the sixth grade at her neighborhood school in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.  She was a good student and had hopes of one day being the first in her family to go to college, although she wasn’t sure how she would get there.  In her middle school, classrooms went without books, and even without teachers.  Her neighborhood high school had one of the worst four-year graduation rates in Philadelphia last year at 36%. 

Tana

Breakthrough taught us that we were capable of doing things that seemed out of our reach and capabilities.

Amber Brumskill

Things changed for me after I started Breakthrough.  I had the opportunity to meet new people and the work became challenging. The teachers taught me things totally different from what I was learning in school.

Rashaun Williams

Because of Breakthrough, I have more opportunities and more doors open then before. What Breakthrough has done is allowed me to use my mind in all sorts of new and positive ways.

Rustin

Breakthrough helped me a lot academically, and it made me discipline myself to spend more time on the subjects I found difficult.

Rayna

Breakthrough made me realize it's ok to be a nerd. Being surrounded by people who were excited about learning made me more comfortable with my enthusiasm for school.