I went into my first foster home when I was fifteen-years-old. Back then I knew a better life for myself was tangible and within my reach, I just had to want it and reach out and grab it. Books taught me that. Books, teachers, and having access to education saved me.
~Tonia Allen Gould
the Finding Corte Magore project
One-third of all Nicaraguan kids will drop out of school before they reach the 6th grade .
Tonia Allen Gould 