Home Quote by Marian Wright Edelman

We have a very flawed system in this country. The resources, sadly, are not what we need and we have kids aging out of…

— Leigh Anne Tuohy

Investing in [children] is not a national luxury or a national choice. It's a national necessity. If the foundation of your house is crumbling,…

— Marian Wright Edelman

There are far too many children in America in need of a loving home who are shuttled between temporary homes and group shelters that…

— Ronnie Musgrove

I've seen how transformational a child's first years of life can be, and strengthening the foster care system gives kids a better chance to…

— Jon Husted

Generosity has built America. When we fail to invest in children, we have to pay the cost.

— Bob Keeshan

There is always need for good foster parents, people who have room in their homes, the openhearted people.

— Antwone Fisher

Saying we can't afford to invest in early child development means we're storing up bigger costs in the future.

— Michael Marmot

We spend billions on banks when we know that a fraction of this money could save all the children in the world.

— Desmond Tutu

We're willing to spend countless dollars putting people who need help in cages, and then when they get out we say you can't have…

— Susan Burton

In the end, it's not what we keep our children from that will save them. It's what we put into them in the first…

— Marc Parent

It's a lot of money, but in reality what's important is the kids health. I suppose the day could come where we could walk…

— Jeff Carter

Let's stop wasting billions of dollars on prisons, which send people home who are too often less capable and more damaged than when they…

— Van Jones