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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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Launchpad

Launchpad: Job Readiness & Financial Empowerment

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Launchpad is a three-week, paid training program that lays the foundation for success. Young adults attend over 40 hours of workshops focused on professional development, financial literacy, and personal growth—all while earning $1000 over three weeks.


Led by Breaktime’s Launchpad Training Coordinators, with support from outside speakers and the Young Adult Services team, Launchpad equips Associates to start work feeling confident, capable, and supported.

Skills Covered:

  • Resume building & job applications

  • Interview practice

  • Budgeting & credit education

  • Conflict resolution & communication

  • Goal setting & self-care

  • Housing knowledge

  • Professionalism & dependability

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

 

63 Franklin Street, 

Boston, MA 02110

(508) 319-1679

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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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