'Be Strong: Be Outspoken Like Ruby'Ruby Bridges is recognized across the country for her courage as the first African American student to attend an integrated school, however there is much more about Ruby's past and determined personality. As a teacher, Ruby brings her message to children and adults nationwide. She founded the Ruby Bridges Foundation to promote the values ​​of tolerance, respect and appreciation of all differences through educational programs. One of the foundation's primary focuses has been a program called Ruby's Bridges, which connects students, parents and educators from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. The goal of the program is to build lasting relationships, which will allow individuals to transcend their differences and achieve racial reconciliation. One of Ruby's Bridges strategies is to engage students in service-learning projects that foster a sense of community responsibility. From planting trees and caring for the environment in state parks to working with others in need, the program has equipped students with the skills to collaborate on meaningful causes. The foundation's ultimate goal is to lead first our children and then our society as a whole towards the elimination of racism and prejudice. Ruby promotes equality. His goal is for there to be racial equity locally and nationally. As a result of her courage and determination to desegregate schools leading to equality for all, the Ruby Bridges Foundation was expanded. It started first with some after school lessons. The multicultural programs, classical and African dance classes, were soon followed by lessons on manners and etiquette. His hope was to bring quality programs to inner-city schools so… midway through the paper… now he could truly find his purpose. Ruby Bridges' patience, obedience, and faithfulness gave her hope for a better future. future for his brother's children. “I tell them that another important thing I learned in first grade is that schools can be a place to bring people together, children of all races and backgrounds. That's the work I'm focused on now, connecting our children through their schools. It's my way of carrying forward what God set in motion forty years ago when He led me up the steps of William Frantz Public School and into a new world with my teacher, Mrs. Henry: a world that under the His protection went far beyond just the two of us in that class. (Bridges) With the right guidance and the right attitude anyone can get somewhere in life. It doesn't matter where you are headed, as long as the necessary steps are taken, which results in guaranteed success.