 Appalachian Wireless now has new forward pay prices where you can pay up front and get the data and features you desire. Five gigabytes of data just $39.99, unlimited just $79.99, better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless. With our local struggling economy, many residents of this region find themselves in financial hardships. As a result, they often seek the assistance of the government to simply provide a roof over their heads and even food on their table. On the downside of that, studies have shown this often becomes a generational problem where children who are raised through government assistance often become adults who rely on government assistance. A young lady here at Highland Elementary recognizes this issue and is doing something about it. I kind of want to educate children that there are different ways to receive money and to live your life. To better help her fellow classmates, Emily first made anonymous polls and surveys to give out. Thirty-five point nine percent of children at my school say that they are on welfare and receive government assistance and a lot of them say that they think their circumstances at home will negatively affect their future. Although Emily's project is complex, her overall goal is pretty simple. I want to encourage children on welfare that they don't have to follow their parents' footsteps and they can break the boundaries. I just want to plant the seed and let it grow. For more information about Emily's project, go to breakingtheboundaries.org. Tomorrow we'll speak with some of Emily's fellow community problem solvers here at Highland Elementary about their project helping foster children. Reporting from Johnson County, I'm Shawn Allen for EKB News.