write a letter to A YOUNG PERSON IN NEED

Not sure what to write?

Use simple, clear and positive language. (And please try to use correct punctuation, spelling and grammar, since these may be used to help young people learn how to read, speak and write English!) While it is okay to acknowledge poverty-related challenges these youth may be facing, we want to emphasize being uplifting and motivational.

• Keep learning and keep growing: Mention the value of education & continuous learning
• Celebrate small wins: Emphasize the importance of recognizing progress in small steps
• Give back to their community: Highlight how we all have skills that can uplift others and improve communities
• Believe in themselves: Remain positive and confident by reflecting on how far they’ve already come
• Continue dreaming big: Write how dreams, combined with opportunity and dedication, shape our future
• Never give up hope: Remind them they are not alone and maybe share a story about a challenge you overcame or an inspirational quote from below.

Inspirational quotes

• "Strength does not come from winning. You develop it when you struggle. When you decide to not give up, even when things are not going your way." - Mahatma Gandhi
• "Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th." - Anonymous
• “The world is changed by people who are willing to take action to make it better.” – William Faulkner, Novelist & Nobel Laureate
• “One part at a time, one day at a time, we can accomplish any goal we set for ourselves.” – Karen Casey, Author
• “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe, Tennis Legend
• "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
• “You must do the things you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
• “One of the secrets to life is to make steppingstones out of stumbling blocks.” – Jack Penn, Surgeon/Sculptor/Author
• "The question isn’t who’s going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me." – Ayn Rand, Author