A bold move to rescue Chicago's youth from leftist dependency

No child in America should have to grow up with dependency on a faceless bureaucracy — every child deserves to grow up in a world of true opportunity.

At our camp this summer we will educate young minds on how government checks along with handouts have never lifted anyone out of poverty permanently. They instead trap their families and communities in endless cycles of dependency where there is little dignity to be had. Pastor Corey Brooks, known as the "Rooftop Pastor," is the founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago and the CEO of Project H.O.O.D. (Helping Others Obtain Destiny), the church's local mission. He gained national attention for his 94-day and 343-day rooftop vigils to transform the notorious "O-Block," once known as Chicago's most dangerous block, into #OpportunityBlock. Learn more at ProjectHOOD.org.

Most of these young children have no idea that living a life of dependency on the government is not normal. Some of them come from families that have had five or seven generations on the government dole. The first thing we plan to do is disabuse them of that notion that this way of living is normal.