Summer Intern Works to Get Children’s Books to Underprivileged Children
I am the summer intern this summer at Adam Leitman Bailey, P.C.
Upon starting here, I was informed about Adam’s new children’s book Home. Home tells the story of a young boy who struggles to accept his very small apartment as his home. So, he goes out and goes to different types of homes, some on a farm, some big mansions, and at the end of the book, he learns that he appreciates his home the most because that’s where his family lives.
Ultimately, Adam wants to give children the confidence to be proud of where they come from. Adam hopes that his message will reach underprivileged children, who may also be struggling to appreciate their homes.
Adam is making this possible through his foundation Building Foundations & Dreams. Building Foundations & Dreams is a nonprofit organization that provides students with the tools to make their professional dreams come true. The proceeds from Home are being donated to underprivileged and low-income schools in New York City.
During my time here, I’ve been researching low-income schools in New York City as well as around the tristate area. I’ve been researching how low-income students and low-income schools, how that correlates to falling test scores in New York City. Through donating home to these low-income schools, we hope that it will help develop a sense of pride and a sense of self in these students which will also help them gain the confidence necessary to do well in school and on the state test.
It’s been an honor that I had the opportunity to be involved in researching this and in this whole problem.