“‘The American Dream — the promise that each generation can climb higher than the last — is slipping away. Mayors are uniquely positioned to catalyze and invest in neighborhood-based strategies that create tangible solutions for parents and children,’ said Mr. Canada, who is also the Founder of WJWI.
‘By providing coordinated networks of services across education, healthcare, and community engagement in neighborhoods with entrenched generational poverty, cities can provide a real pathway to social and economic mobility.’”