Personal Narrative: Pathway Of Hope

When I was little, I used to play "house" with my younger sister and our dolls. Because I was the oldest, I was always the Mother. My doll 's duties were consistently the same. My character would wake up, prepare breakfast, take the child to school, clean the house, read a book, bring the child home from school, make dinner, put the child to bed and go to sleep. We played this game almost everyday in our fully finished basement in our house at 1842 North Fremont street. This imaginary lifestyle was influenced by my mother. My mom stayed at home and took care of us while my dad held a steady job at the family business. Money was never an issue for our family, and poverty was an easy problem to forget while growing up in Lincoln Park-- a majority white and upper-middle class neighborhood. What I didn 't realize was that there were kids, four blocks away, who …show more content…
"Pathway of Hope" is a program that provides each mother with a counselor that helps them create a wholistic plan including medical, educational, legal, and household support, as well as employment education and guidance (Pathway of Hope). For the Antoinette Chambers-Currin and her family, "Pathway of Hope" helped them keep a roof over their head and food on their plates. While on the brink of eviction, Antoinette turned to the Salvation Army in Chicago, originally just looking for help with clothing and food. They found so much more. The Chambers-Currin family received intense counseling to help break the cycle of poverty, and now are working towards being independent from the program. Her children are also active at the Temple Corps Community Center, which provides after school services like sports, tutoring, and life skills, as an alternative to childcare or being home alone (Angela). "Pathway of Hope" has helped families around the United States, as well as 125 other countries, regain economic stability and take control of their financial