Give Your Time
Volunteer with Us
Whether you would like to volunteer as an individual or a team, we would love to have you involved at Breakthrough! If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please contact one of our team members using the buttons below!
Explore the Opportunities
More Ways to Get Involved
Mentor
Become a mentor for middle school and beyond! - help with application and resume writing, and lead practice interviews
Read
We are always seeking volunteers to read with our students at all age levels.
Community
We often host community wide projects and would love your participation in one of the upcoming ones!
Lead
Join the Emerging Leaders and be a part of the next generation to help transform education in Cleveland
Committee
Join one of our board committees that aligns with your skills and interests.
Volunteer Spotlight
Lubrizol
Lubrizol volunteers returned to the Glenville Campus for their annual Building Bonds Day! Over 35 volunteers helped prepare the campus for the fall by painting, cleaning, mulching, doing electrical work, and more! Lubrizol has been a valued community partner and generous donor for the past 10 years. Thank you, Lubrizol!
Our Newest Initiative
A Step Beyond
We’re excited to introduce A Step Beyond—a brand-new, 3-year student support program launching in the 2025–26 school year through Beyond Breakthrough. We’re kicking off with 30 Breakthrough Public Schools alumni, all current 10th graders, and we’re looking for caring, committed adults to serve as founding mentors.
This is not about having the “perfect” expertise—it’s about showing up. Mentors will help students grow by simply being a consistent, positive presence. We know that statistics show that young people with more adults in their lives who care about them perform better in all aspects of their lives. If this speaks to you we would love to have you join us!
What's the Commitment?
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Mentor-Mentee Meetings
Two, 30–60 minute virtual meetings per year are required for the student participants. These meetings would be one-on-one with an assigned mentor. Naturally, we are hoping that once connections are made the conversations become more regular but all that is technically required is two conversations.
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Optional Attendance at Networking Events (December & May)
We will be hosting a networking event in December and an end-of-year poster presentation in May. These will be great opportunities for mentors and students to connect in person.
*Guidance and support will be provided by our team every step of the way!
If you believe in the power of showing up for young people, we’d love to have you on board. Please feel free to share with others, the more the merrier!
Give Together, Grow Together
Volunteer as a Team
Is your business or organization interested in organizing a "Done In a Day" project at one of our schools?
Thank you to
Our Partners!
Thank you to all of our partners that have volunteered in our schools!
AON | Bank of America | EDGE | Ernst & Young |
KeyBank | Lubrizol | Progressive Insurance |
Sherwin-Williams | STERIS | ValMark
