Food Quote by Matthew Desmond

I learned about community organizing from my parents. As a child, their stories were so instructive.

— Cory Booker

In 1980, during my sophomore year at MIT, I realized that the school didn't have a student space organization. I made posters for a…

— Peter Diamandis

I used to work with a relief group that took care of the people in the dump. We took them food and water and…

— Luis Alberto Urrea

As a student I'd done work with a charity that took inner-city kids from disadvantaged areas and introduced them to hiking and climbing in…

— Marc Randolph

I started a nonprofit called The Pegasus Fund, and we take top-performing students from underserved communities, and we commit to sending them for three…

— Jonathan Tucker

When I was in high school, I started organizing fundraisers and other events for people like PETA and Greenpeace.

— Alissa White-Gluz

I volunteer a lot of my time with an organization in New York called The Center for Children and Families.

— Tyra Banks

At university, a team of volunteers provided me with my daily assistance.

— Liz Carr

While I was serving on my town council, I was also volunteering in schools in my community helping to serve free breakfast. I quickly…

— Sara Gideon

We've set up groups in schools across North America. They apply and receive a curriculum about different issues facing the world - from environment…

— Craig Kielburger

Growing up, I had a lot of family members who worked in the Dallas Independent School District, and they shared stories firsthand with me…

— Kyler Murray

I always wanted to work in charitable things, community outreach, etc.

— Forrest Griffin