For those who live alongside the border and south of Texas, generational poverty is a norm. 29 million people live in colonias, settlements that often lack basics like running water, electricity, and internet. 2/3 of adults and 90% of youth who live in these communities are US citizens–yet experience a lack of access to the vital condition everyone needs to thrive that results in generational poverty–conditions like access to meaningful work and wealth, humane housing, lifelong learning, broadband, and more. People who live in the colonias are resourceful and entrepreneurial and have a strong sense of belonging and community.