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POVERTY AND PRIVILEGE
Mentorship, Money, and the Price of Poverty
How Richard and Lauren’s partnership extends beyond financial aid: Part 10 of Poverty and Privilege
Editor’s note: This is the story of Richard, a man with generational wealth, and Lauren, a single mom struggling to keep her household afloat. The twist is they both have Ivy League educations but life has turned out very different for each of them. The story is true but names and certain identifying details have been changed.
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If you’re living in poverty, you might think a bigger paycheck would solve all your problems.
But poverty charges interest. Each time you solve one problem, two others seem to crop up.
Richard has discovered that trying to change the trajectory of Lauren’s family is taking time, empathy and extra financial help.
“Ours is a story of investment, mentorship and optimism,” he said.
