We care deeply about these children and want them to come back so we can help them work out any issues and provide the care they need.

We're trying to reduce family poverty. We don't want our children living in poverty.

As he went throughout the state, he saw so many of our new TANF programs and he was impressed.

The money is so flexible, so broad. But it's a limited amount. While it seems a lot, given all our needs and services, it goes fast.

Sometimes when I look at all my children, I say to myself, "Lillian, you should have stayed a virgin."

There's a need for many of these children to work to help the family, but it shouldn't be exploitative or keep them from getting an education, which is often the case.