Poverty is a reality that impacts communities all around the world. It’s known to negatively influence a population of people and undermine their ability to see past their current circumstances.  Children from impoverished households are known to face many challenges—challenges that those living above the poverty level will likely never understand. As you can imagine, many of these challenges can directly impact their education and the opportunities that they will have access to in their future.. Every child deserves to live in a safe and healthy environment with access to the basic life necessities as well as educational resources they need ...

The migration of South and Central Americans and others to Northern Mexico, is so compelling that it can not be ignored. While it is important to approach the topic with sensitivity and avoid generalizations, we know, from experience, that the areas of Mexico that we work in have always struggled with a lack of infrastructure, classroom capacity and resources essential to opportunity and educational development. That being said, with the recent influx or migration of people this issue has overwhelmed an already struggling community.   The overcrowded classrooms are all too familiar in many parts of the US, and although similarities ...