Government, of course, cannot fund, and will not fund, religious activities. But when people of faith provide social services, we will not discriminate against them. I propose to encourage mentoring programs for children of prisoners. As well as programs that, when possible, help to mend broken families. The change we seek won't come all at once, by an act of Congress or any executive order signed by the President.
Real change happens street by street, heart by heart, one soul, one conscience at a time.
It happens in places like this one, the Fishing School. Yet I hope the good policies can expand and multiply these efforts, uplifting lives all across America. You know, for those of us in public life oftentimes are honored to be able to see the best of America, to be able to find true strength, the true heart of the country. In this case, a person I call a social entrepreneur, and this is a country of social entrepreneurs. And our job, regardless of our political party, is to recognize the strength of the country, to nourish it and feed it within the Constitution, within the bounds of the Constitution, and to herald success when we find it.