Dear Reader,

Earlier this month, Barrier Breakers took the stage at the One Young World Summit in Munich, joining leaders from over 190 countries working to address the world's most pressing humanitarian issues. We shared with over 2,000 international delegates and leaders how our work at Barrier Breakers is transforming access to higher education guidance.

The message was clear:
​Talent is universal. Access is not.

Around the world — and here in the U.S. — millions of brilliant young people are shut out of opportunity simply because they lack guidance, networks, and support. When students are left to navigate alone, potential is lost, and society loses future innovators, educators, lawyers, and leaders.

Watch our speech from the global stage:

In many countries, only 4% of students from the lowest-income families ever reach higher education.
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In the U.S., 54% of college students are first-generation, yet only 24% of them graduate.

When students are forced to navigate alone, brilliance is lost, and society loses future engineers, doctors, educators, lawyers, and leaders.

That is why Barrier Breakers exists — and why your partnership is essential.

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This year, we are raising $100,000 to ensure more students receive the support they deserve

Your support makes access real:

💜 $2,400 sponsors a student from 11th grade through college graduation
💜 $1,000 sponsors a student's law school application process
💜 $250 supports three months of admissions advising
💜 $100 funds one year of wellness checks for one student
💜 $25 funds one student's attendance to our virtual conferences

Donate Now – Help Us Reach $100,000

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What We're Building Together

Barrier Breakers supports first-generation and low-income students with:

• 1:1 advising through college and law school admissions
• Semester check-ins that keep students on track and supported
• Multi-day virtual conferences that connect thousands of students to universities, scholarships, career opportunities, and resources

And the impact is real:

📍 7,000+ students served​
📍 $490M+ in scholarships earned​
📍 5,900+ students engaged through our law school conferences
📍 55+ participating law schools every year
📍 3,919 essay drafts reviewed this year
📍 143 wellness check-ins with college students
📍 1,164 students downloaded our free writing courses

These are not numbers — these are futures restored.

This movement needs all of us

Students have the talent.
Students have the determination.
​What they need is community.

Will you stand with us to make higher education a right—not a privilege?

Yes – I'm In!

Sponsor a Student

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P.S. Want to see what your impact makes possible?​
📽 Watch how your donations enable us to help scholars at HomeWorks Trenton thrive with a 100% college acceptance rate:

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💛 Make your gift today and be part of the story:​
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