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Our Program Model

Breaktime empowers young adults experiencing housing insecurity by providing paid transitional employment, financial education, and long-term career support. Our three-part program model—Launchpad, Liftoff, and Stable Orbit—helps participants build the stability and confidence needed to thrive.

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Building a Path to Housing and Job Security

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Stable Orbit

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Stable Orbit

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Stable Orbit

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Orbit

Stable Orbit:
Long-Term Support 

After Liftoff, Associates enter Stable Orbit, a three-year support program that helps ensure long-term success in employment and education.

Year 1

Monthly check-ins with a Coordinator of Young Adult Services (CYAS)
 

$100/month stipend
 

Credit coaching
 

Up to 40 hours of additional paid professional development

Years 2-3

Quarterly check-ins with continued CYAS support

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$100/quarter stipend

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Referrals to housing, education, and healthcare resources

Lasting Results

Earn up to $10,000

through the full program

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Receive 50+ hours of job training and coaching

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Leave Breaktime with up to $3,000 in savings

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Access 1:1 credit counseling

for one year

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Gain tools and confidence for long-term stability

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​Breaktime is a leading Boston nonprofit working at the intersection of youth homelessness, employment, and economic mobility.

 

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Breaktime’s mission is to break the cycle of homelessness by equipping young adults with the job and financial security they need to establish housing security. By providing employment, wraparound services, and financial support, Breaktime works to ensure that every young person has the tools they need to achieve job, financial, and long-term housing security.

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