Too many of our communities continue to battle chronic poverty, unemployment, isolation, and a fundamental lack of opportunity. These problems have consequences that reverberate through our society and in the lives of individual families. It is up to each of us to lead in our communities and to ensure that all levels of government are working to revitalize our neighborhoods, improve our schools, and ensure that success in this country is dependent on the dreams and will of our people, not their zip codes or their skin color. By recognizing our common humanity and treating every person as important, we can make opportunity real for all Americans.