White House: 2015 Beating the Odds Summit
At the summit, First Lady Michelle Obama will host more than 130 college-bound students from across America. These students come from all walks of life — urban, rural, foster homes, homeless, special needs, and other underrepresented areas.
But they all have one thing in common: They’ve all overcome substantial challenges and obstacles to get through high school and make it to college.
For every student who’s made it onto a college campus, though, there are far too many others who just don’t have the support and the tools they need to get to the next level.
As the First Lady said earlier this year, “We simply cannot afford to lose out on the potential of even one young person. We cannot allow even one more young person to fall through the cracks.”
So let’s do everything we can to prevent more kids from falling through the cracks. All too often, you hear the phrase, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” Let’s do everything we can to make that “way” possible for more kids across our country.
KJ