An interactive presentation, "From the Streets to the Stage" is designed to help students gain the problem solving skills needed to be successful, both inside and outside of the classroom. Students will be engaged, encouraged, and empowered to make it from the streets of their minds, to the stage of their dreams.

Forced to live in poverty due to his mother’s drug addiction, Monti grew up sleeping on cardboard boxes, living in parks, and being abused by foster parent after foster parent. Until 8th grade Monti was in special Ed. classes and was held back on two separate occasions. Despite this adversity, Monti went on to obtain two college degrees, become a state basketball champion, award winning poet, Mcdonalds All-American nominee, nationally recognized actor, and co-founder of Truality.org, a non-profit organization aimed at inspiring youth to be TRU The Real U.