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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

'A light of opportunity': Unique United Way program offers an escape from poverty

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United Way of Greater Greensboro Family Success Center Pilot Pro

Amanda Marks asks a question in class at the Family Success Center. The center started with a $1.6 million investment by community leaders to focus on the root causes of poverty.

United Way of Greater Greensboro Family Success Center Pilot Pro

“If we get this right, we can make real inroads,” says Robin Britt, the executive director of Guilford Child Development.

Amanda Marks (second from left) does class work inside the Family Success Center, Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C.

Executive Director of Guilford Child Development, Robin Britt talks about the pilot program in his office, Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Greensboro, N.C.

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GREENSBORO — Amanda Marks looked in the mirror and summoned the words oft repeated in the hallways and classrooms at the United Way of Greater Greensboro’s Family Success Center — “You are smart” and “You can do it” — before sitting down for her college placement test.

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