Olivia Belle joins the Breakthrough team as our Volunteer Coordinator/Office Manager. She believes that everyone deserves second chances in life. Growing up her mother always taught her to be caring and compassionate towards the people in her community and outside of it. Olivia attended the… Read More »Meet Olivia Belle
Can you believe that we have another new team member?! Alicia is our new Director of Re-entry Services and believes that the highest calling in life is to embrace your strengths to share them with the people you meet along your journey, perfect for her… Read More »Meet Alicia
The Breakthrough team is growing, and we are excited for you to meet another new face! Maggie is our new Program Facilitator, responsible for going to the correctional facilities each week and facilitating Breakthrough’s “The Challenge” program as well as facilitating our workshops as part… Read More »Meet Maggie
We have a new face here at Breakthrough: meet our new Reentry Specialist, Jesse! Jesse is a believer in second chances, and that everyone has a chance to learn at any age. Jesse wants to help people make their lives and the ones they love… Read More »Meet Jesse
My heart was beating so fast, my forehead starting to break out in sweat as I sat in my car staring at the barbed wire and fence around La Vista Correctional Facility. And while it was hot outside, that wasn’t ultimately the cause of my… Read More »That Time I Went Back to Prison
In a conversation with Breakthrough staff, Kate Lloyd, Program Director at Mile High Workshop, highlighted the importance of walking alongside new hires with a history of incarceration when onboarding them to your organization. Mile High Workshop provides opportunities for folks coming out of incarceration, homelessness,… Read More »Prioritizing Onboarding for Fair Opportunity Applicants
BUENA VISTA, CO (August 30, 2021) — At Breakthrough, we believe in the power of collaboration. On August 30th we hosted “Strive for Better”, an event to educate Colorado employers about the power of hiring Fair Opportunity talent and to demonstrate how non-profits, corporations, and… Read More »Strive for Better
You know us as Defy Ventures Colorado. Since 2017, we have been tackling the problems of mass incarceration and recidivism in Colorado. We have worked in three facilities within the Department of Corrections and served nearly 200 individuals. We have learned that we need to… Read More »New Name, Bigger Mission
HIGHLANDS RANCH (Jan. 5, 2021) — After the age of 16, the excitement of getting a driver’s license fades into the dread of long DMV wait times. However, for those reentering the community, especially those of us who have been away for quite a while,… Read More »A Rite of Passage, the Second Time Around
EXCLUSIVE: Breakthrough Alum Abe Arrington Tells Us About His Commutation from Governor Polis Sentenced to life imprisonment in 1993, Abron “Abe” Arrington had been locked up since 1989. Learn how this Breakthrough alumnus and patent owner of a flood mitigation system received a second chance… Read More »Welcome Home Abe Arrington