In EWs column Act With Me, stars share their personal stories about giving back.
So, she grew up watching its impact first-hand.
Im an idealist in a sense, she says.
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Contributing factors to someones inability to make their dreams come true are not in their control.
Often, its a generational cycle.
And that is the product of their dreams, Williams explains.
Children in the program first learn this lesson through mandatory swim lessons.
They realize subconsciously that just because no one they know can do something doesnt mean they cant.
Over the course of their life and their education, it just trains them to ignore the naysayers.
She spends much of her free time working to open new branches of the program around the country.
Other graduates shes met include a student working on their doctorate and a freshman at Harvard.
All of them say without Horizons, their would be completely different.
Its that black and white, Williams says.
Contact Horizons if you believe theres a need for a branch in your community.
The formula works and its easy to replicate, she says.
