"I like WE Connect simply because it is a very dignified way to assist people and it helps empower them.  And hopefully with WE Connect, they can continue stepping up the rungs of the ladder to self-sufficiency and financial independence."

Blake Young, CEO, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

"Our goal is to tell someone about WE Connect, and tell them to go and tell someone about it, and so on. Imagine if that happens, not only across the community, but across the state and this nation. It can become a very powerful movement."

Pastor Robert L. Jones, Oak Park United Methodist Church

"The First Lady's WE Connect campaign is just the kind of help California consumers need to get through these tough economic times. Information that is normally scattered can now easily be accessed from the WE Connect website. We applaud First Lady Maria Shriver's drive to make government a friend of the people and we will support this effort in any way possible."

Carrie Lopez, Director, California Department of Consumer Affairs