Breakaway Outreach is a faith-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization turning the tide of delinquency and poverty one child at a time by reaching at-risk youth and under-served children through urban youth ministries, inner-city outreach, and community-wide initiatives.

Our MISSION is to turn the tide of delinquency and poverty one child at a time by empowering young people with the life-giving message of Jesus Christ.

Our VISION is that every young person has the opportunity to hear and respond to the Gospel, that they are afforded resources for holistic growth, and that they discover transformational mentoring relationships that help them become responsible contributors to society.

Some of our programs include neighborhood outreach to low-income families, after school programs, mentoring initiatives, summer camp for prisoners' children, adventure retreats for inner-city children, juvenile detention center ministry, and urban outreach. 

Breakaway Outreach was founded by Jimmy and Cindy Larche. In 1987, Jimmy encountered the life-changing hope of the Gospel in a Florida juvenile detention center when he was 16-years old and experienced new life as a result of transformational mentoring relationships (Get his book on Amazon Kindle here). After rebounding from a childhood of abandonment and abuse, he dedicated his life to helping youth in crisis find a way out of their waywardness and hopelessness. Read Jimmy's leadership blog here.

In 1996, Breakaway began as a small Bible study in a juvenile detention center and has since grown into an international organization based out of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Breakaway pilots the International Network of Ministries to At-Risk Youth; a growing alliance of like-minded ministries, churches, and organizations around the globe, providing urban leadership training, networking conferences, resource development, mentoring initiatives, juvenile justice ministry training, reentry solutions, and inner-city outreach models.

Our passion is to see young people experience eternal hope through a genuine relationship with Christ.  We believe God has a plan and a destiny for every child, and we hope to inspire children to dream beyond their circumstances, excel despite their disadvantages, and reach their fullest God-given potential.

Our Core Values:

• Gospel-Centered
  Next Generation
  Holistic
  Relational
  Restorative Justice
  Multi-cultural
  Collaborative

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