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Breakthrough is a tuition-free program and we need your support to ensure we meet our goal creating pathways to college and promoting careers in education, parents, community members, students, and many others often ask what they can do to help. Here are some opportunities to get involved.
Are you interested in volunteering with Breakthrough Miami this upcoming school year? Then join us for this most interactive and exciting opportunity. As a school year volunteer you will have the opportunity to work at any of our 4 convenient sites:
Ransom Everglades Upper School site
Miami Country Day site
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart School site
Palmer Trinity School site
If you are interested, please fill out the application and turn it in at the nearest Breakthrough Miami office at:
Click here to download the application
 Breakthrough Miami is seeking energetic, talented, responsible, and dependable individuals (of all ages) who are interested in volunteering! Volunteers are the backbone of Breakthrough Miami and are essential in ensuring a successful Summer Institute and school year program! The Breakthrough Miami volunteer program offers some insight into the program, as well as provides valuable experience for those who want to personally contribute to the mission of our work.
Volunteers are engaged in every facet of the program from assisting in the office, to assisting teachers in the classroom, and supporting full-time time in their day-to-day responsibilities. If you are a responsible, talented, and energetic individual, we want to have you as a volunteer.
If you want to volunteer at one of our sites, please contact the Senior Site Director at each respective site:
Ransom Everglades School - Lauren Kellner at 305-460-8203 or Lauren@breakthroughmiami.org.
Miami Country Day School and The Cushman School - Jamael Stewart at 305-775-5995 or Jamael@breakthroughmiami.org.
Carrollton School - Jeneen Garcia at 305-446-8209 or Jeneen@breakthroughmiami.org.
Palmer Trinity School - Ariel Edwards at 305-804-7968 or ariel@breakthroughmiami.org.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Main office at (305)559-9119. We ask you to firmly commit to the days and times you choose to volunteer. Standard shifts are 8am-12:30pm and 12-4pm. Schedules are flexible and will be discussed during the volunteer selection process.
Breakthrough Miami is constantly in need of food and snack for our students and the young teachers who teach, mentor, and volunteer in the program. Here is how you can help:
- Provide meals or snacks for teachers during the 2012 Summer Institute
- Provide snacks for daily staff meetings or special events
- Provide refreshments during Visitors’ Day
Our teachers, mentor teachers, and staff are always deeply grateful for any food provided by our families and individuals.
- Pick up an out-of-town staff member at the airport and bring them to Ransom to begin training
- Donate non-perishable food for out-of-town teachers (Examples: cereal, pasta, dry beans, soup, canned food). Donations need to be brought to each specific Breakthrough site.
- Provide housing for an out-of-town teacher for 2 – 8 weeks. Call or email the Administrator at admin@breakthroughmiami.org or (305) 460-2116
- Provide your work place as a host site for Breakthrough students to visit on Career Days
- Volunteer to drive a small group of students to their Career Day site
- Teach an art, music, or theater workshop for our middle school 7th graders as part of ArtSplosion
- OR if someone you know is a local artist, musician, craftsperson, or is involved at any level of development in theater, please provide us with their name and number and any other pertinent information so that we might call and discuss the possibility of conducting these workshops with the students
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