“Every child deserves to be loved,” she says simply. As a volunteer with the Foster Grandparent program, Louise Jackson is one of 24,000 older Americans who are helping over 80,000 children in schools, hospitals and day care centers across the country. Louise first tried to help the mother of her twin foster children to conquer her drug addiction and raise her own children. But when that failed, and the children were in need of a good home, Louise decided to adopt them. Why did Louise do what she did? “To see my little angels walk across the stage and receive their diplomas,” she says. Her story is an inspiration to anyone who thinks they are too old, too young, or too anything else to make a difference.