Breakthrough

aka Breakthrough   |   Knoxville, TN   |  www.breakthroughknoxville.com

Mission

Breakthrough's mission is to enable adults with autism to lead purposeful lives.

Our vision is to provide a model of excellance for adults with autism.

Breakthrough strives daily to improve the lives of adults with autism.

Ruling year info

2000

Executive Director

Ms. Elizabeth Ritchie Ms

Main address

900 E. Hill Ave. Suite 145

Knoxville, TN 37915 USA

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EIN

62-1834568

NTEE code info

Autism (G84)

Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)

Services to Promote the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)

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Programs and results

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Community Integration

Breakthrough Corporation will improve the lives of adults with autism and their families by offering a full continuum of services, ranging from community day services, recreational activities, and respite care to full community living programs, all tailored to meet the individuals special needs.

Breakthrough currently offers a continuum of supportive services. Our Saturday Respite and Recreation program that meets at the Cansler YMCA in Knoxville. It was started in January 2005 and currently offers recreation activities for adults with autism while giving their caregivers a respite.

The residential and in home support services
were started in fall of 2006.

Community based day services focusing on therapeutic recreation, volunteering and job placement is our newest service, which began in June 2008.

Population(s) Served

Breakthrough provides fully integrated, competitive employment services to the individuals we support. Breakthrough has a Project SEARCH site for a nine month internship to learn job skills and acquire job placement, participates in Walgreens REDI program at its retail locations, and promotes employment with local buisnesses in it employment programming.

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Financials

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Breakthrough

Board of directors
as of 10/26/2018
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Judith Brookshire


Board co-chair

Diana Gossett

Lynn Andrick

Chad Carruthers

Fred Coe

Denzel Dukes

Kathie Dorran

Chris Hockman

John Thomas

Judy Kresge

Johnnnie Morgan

Carole Schenk

Andrea White