Inspired to care even more deeply

Chau Ly, Development Officer at United Way, writes about her experience at a recent lecture featuring Geoffrey Canada, President of the Harlem Children's Zone.

Yesterday I heard a lecture by Jeff Canada (President of the Harlem Children’s Zone), “A Community Based Model for Saving Children’s Lives”, at Harvard Law School. It was AMAZING and INCREDIBLY INSPIRING! His words reinforced how much I care about changing the world and how my role as a fundraiser at United Way truly makes a difference to the community. In his passionate speech, he spoke about the crisis America is facing with its young people—how we’re failing them (“We’re creating a pipeline to the prison system,” he said.) and the serious consequences this has on our nation in the competitive global economy.He encouraged us to care and to take a stand for young people. Read more.