Why? As we move through the 2nd decade of the mind blowing 21st Century, Dallas has emerged as a world-class city and a major ... player in all facets of what one would consider progressive and/or cutting edge. With all its glitz and glamour the Big D is definitely the land or opportunity for those who are looking for it. Yet there is a glaring discrepancy in terms of what that opportunity looks like as it relates to quality of life... Dallas as a city is the perfect example of why the State has adopted the "60x30 Plan." Median income and Level of Completed education correspond while medium income is directly related to where you reside within the City of Dallas. There is a 50% disparity in yearly earnings for the average family in South Dallas compared to the average family in North Dallas. Visit PipelineOfPromise.com for more information about the Governor's four-part "60x30 plan" and median household income statistics. Who? The Connection Learning Institute was created to provide under-served, underexposed, underrepresented students with exposure to artistic and awareness stimuli. This stimuli will ultimately plant the seed or give them the “backpack” of academic, artistic and awareness tools necessary to assist them in developing the plan that would lead to the secured admittance into some form of post high school educational programming (i.e. College or Trade/Technical School). Where? We are working with the most affected demographic of underexposed, underserved, undereducated teens in Dallas - namely the Southern Sector. Considering the lack of financial resources in Southern Dallas, the admittance into a post-secondary program must be accompanied with the information necessary to fund whatever the chosen course of study and/or field of interest or position of passion would be. Poverty does not determine one’s potential or purpose—these students are the Pipeline of Promise read more