Veterans Program Overview
Breakthrough’s Veterans Volunteer Initiative provides opportunities for veterans to engage in the East Garfield Park community as local leaders and mentors to youth. By providing meaningful volunteer opportunities that utilize veterans’ skills, the initiative visibly impacts the community and more than 15,000 residents each year.
Stipends and transportation assistance are offered for qualifying veterans.
About Breakthrough
Breakthrough is a nonprofit organization that partners with individuals and families to build connections, develop skills, and open doors of opportunity. With a hyper-local, 40-block focus in East Garfield Park, Breakthrough provides a myriad of services focused on a profoundly simple formula: people first.
Veteran Volunteer Opportunities
After School Tutoring
After school program for elementary students, Monday-Friday from 3:30-6:30pm. Volunteers choose one day per week to help tutor students and engage in enrichment activities.
Contact
For more information and to get involved in our Veterans Volunteer Initiative, contact Gynger Garcia at ggarcia@breakthrough.org
See more Veteran volunteer support programs at volunteer.va.gov