Personal Narrative: Homelessness In America

My parents relocated my siblings and I from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to San Diego, California in order to allow us to lead a prosperous future. Unlike children in Guatemala, we were presented with an excellent education in San Diego and indulged in learning. For as long as I can recall, discovering new facts and learning new things about the world fascinated me; consequently, I quickly began wanting to help others in their pursuit of learning. I was always the first to offer help to my struggling peers and would stay behind during recess to assist them. My acts were fueled by the desire to see students succeed and I would do anything to help them prosper. In elementary school, I realized that there is no room for idleness when it comes to …show more content…
San Diego is known as America’s finest city and its citizens crowd the streets begging for help. I yearned to answer their pleas. My first act to help the homeless population was to feed them. I created food drives at my high school and as the Key Club president had the chapter feed the homeless every month. However, through feeding the homeless, I discovered an abundance of displaced young children and teenagers. Whenever I met an impoverished teen, I questioned them on what high school they attended; they would look at me with a sad expression and explain how they cannot receive an education due to not having a permanent address. Once more, I was appalled by San Diego’s extensive predicament. The future generations of American citizens are being denied the right to pursue an education. I had thought for so long as America to be a place of plentiful wealth; however, it is a vast country full of dilemmas that must be solved. My mission is for every child within our borders have access to an education. Because I know that every child deserves the right to knowledge and the ability to empower themselves. Therefore, I decided to take the initiative and became even more determined to help the