"The game is fixed against them."

Geoffrey Canada, as many others, are aware that not every individual falls under the stereotype that being an American means living a good and wealthy life. The parents and individuals that showed up to the Promise Academy lottery are the proof of that. Canada describes the group as a "cut off from the American mainstream, their futures constrained by substandards schools,unstable families, and a segregated city." Canada wants to help these children to live a successful life. He realizes that one program is not enough, since after the program is finished, the children are back to square one. Canada's motivation is to save "the kids by the tens of thousands because thats how we are losing them." In order to save them, the situation has to change, from when they are born until adulthood. The poverty level is a large impact on these kids. The problem is that "poverty [is] the dividing line between success and failure in this country, where if you are born poor in a community, like this one, you stay poor," which needs to change. Children who are born into poverty have forfeited their chance to succeed before they are even given a chance to actually do it. The game is fixed to work against them, how is that fair or an equal opportunity to succeed in life?