Doug Wallace: Inspirational Stories of Childhood Poverty

As children, we have unbridled aspirations. We dream to be doctors. We dream to be lawyers. We dream to be a Forest Ranger. We dream to be a sports star.

We dream because we can. Looking back at our childhood dreams, we can remember a time when our dreams had no limits, and anything was possible.

For those on the lower rung of a class-based society, the reality of life at the bottom of society can cause a child to stop dreaming.

For the impoverished, it is far easier to give up on those dreams. Overwhelmed by hardships, the poor often give in to the temptation to take immediate gratification. A pattern of bad choices often folllows.

Dreams are the ”what ifs,” in life. The problem for children in poverty, is that the ‘what ifs” rarily come true when compared to the other socio-economic classes.

When we allow the low expectations of others to cause us to accept failure, then we lose. What children in poverty need most is encouragment. They need guidance from role models who can show them how to make better choices in life.

That is what this blog attempts to do—offer encouragement  and hope for children and young teens in poverty. We try to give them the courage to dream again.

This Blog is dedicated to children in poverty. We work with teachers at all grade levels to help make the dreams of impoverished children come true.

Because someone tells you it can’t happen doesn’t make it true. And because they are unique and creative, impoverished children have a survival instinct like no other socio-economic class. I believe their dreams are more likely to come true because they do have a gut instinct for survival. That gives them an edge.

I’ve had friends, back when I lived in the housing projects, tell me that the poor are cursed. Well there is no such thing as a curse. A curse is pure fantasy. Watch the video below for proof that a curse is nothing more than a You Tube fantasy.