Breaktime (organization)
| Founded | 2018 |
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| Founders | Connor Schoen and Tony Shu |
| Type | 501(c)(3) organization |
| Headquarters | 63 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′51″N 71°03′43″W / 42.36404°N 71.06192°W |
| Website | breaktime.org |
Breaktime is a 501(c)(3) non-profit based in Boston, Massachusetts, which works to reduce young adult homelessness through transitional employment.
Breaktime employs young adults experiencing homelessness in living wage job opportunities. The organization provides its program participants with job training, job placement and then years of support. During 2020, the company employed 25 young adults experiencing homelessness, who worked to address food insecurity in the community, preparing and delivering over 650,000 meals to people experiencing food insecurity throughout Greater Boston. Since then, Breaktime has employed almost 200 young adults in the Greater Boston Area.
Cofounders Connor Schoen and Tony Shu were honored in the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 listing for Breaktime's social impact in reducing young adult homelessness.