Moving forward the dreams of thousands through homeless intervention, youth development and neighborhood transformation.

Homeless programs in Illinois need your help

The Illinois House and Senate are debating next year's budget and homeless programs are at risk again. Before May 31, we need as many people as possible to tell our state reps and senators that these programs are vital to our... More >

Breakthrough honors moms

In recognition of Mother's Day, we wanted to know why you love your mom. So we asked you to send a couple sentences about why she's the best mom out there. Our top two entries are below -- thanks to all for participating!

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Making Aaron's surgery a success

Aaron, one of Breakthrough’s homeless guests, needed surgery on his hand. A lump was causing him extreme pain and limiting his ability to complete simple tasks.

Aaron knew surgery would be expensive, and he knew it... More >

Homeless programs in Illinois need your help

The Illinois House and Senate are debating next year's budget and homeless programs are at risk again. Before May 31, we need as many people as possible to tell our state reps and senators that these programs are vital to our... More >

Breakthrough honors moms

In recognition of Mother's Day, we wanted to know why you love your mom. So we asked you to send a couple sentences about why she's the best mom out there. Our top two entries are below -- thanks to all for participating!

... More >

Making Aaron's surgery a success

Aaron, one of Breakthrough’s homeless guests, needed surgery on his hand. A lump was causing him extreme pain and limiting his ability to complete simple tasks.

Aaron knew surgery would be expensive, and he knew it... More >

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