"While reading A Framework for Understanding Poverty in conjunction with tutoring 'at-risk' teens through Upward Bound, my approach to conversing and working with the kids has changed significantly. Every time I enter into dialogue with students, I immediately try to imagine myself in their situation. I now know better how to comprehend the impact of poverty; language, hidden rules, and support systems on learning and on life." -- Lindsay Allward
“I will never forget the day that she came in so excited to be at CASA and the minute we met in the classroom she had stories to tell me about her day, and what was going on at home. [Through the CASA experience] I learned how rewarding it is to make a difference in someone else’s life.” -- Sarah Wander
“Change the World” by Robert Quinn is about changing the world by first changing ourselves. The changing power has to come from within. I have to know and believe whole-heartedly that I [can adapt to change.] I have to accept negative feedback and sacrifice things to make change possible. I have to make a fundamental choice about who I am and how I will continuously align my behavior accordingly. By changing ourselves, we change our response; when we change our response, we cause the world around us to change." -- Sarah Mejia
