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Ali is a tireless advocate for children and families, focusing on kinship, foster and adoptive families. She launched, funded and currently serves as the Executive Director of Foster Kinship, non-profit organization devoted to the support of kinship families.\xa0She founded Foster Kinship to provide much-needed resources and peer-to-peer support for the dedicated individuals working tirelessly to raise their relative\u2019s children, keeping these children both connected to family and safe from harm.\nA licensed foster and adoptive parent herself, Ali is a frequent contributor to the local, state and national conversation on kinship\xa0and\xa0foster care.\xa0\xa0Ali is completing a Ph.D. in Public Affairs at UNLV and holds a Master\u2019s Degree in Organizational Systems Renewal (OSR) from Seattle University, specializing in family systems and systemic trauma and healing, organizational consulting and group facilitation. Ali currently resides in Las Vegas with her husband and 5-year-old son.\nAli always knew she wanted to mother through adoption.\xa0She also felt a tremendous professional pull toward serving children and families who have experienced trauma.\xa0Ali has so beautifully pursued her personal and professional dreams in order to impact the lives of over 4,000 children in the last 6 years, while building a family with her husband and son, Anthony.\nListen in to hear Ali share:\n\nWhat is kinship care and why does it need more dramatically more support and resources\n\nHow to find resources and connections for kinship care in your area\n\n10 questions that ID if a child is at risk for mental health/physical challenges later in life\n\nConsiderations to make if you\u2019re thinking of starting a non-profit\n\nThe beauty of imperfect action and why you shouldn\u2019t wait until you know it all to get build something you\u2019re passionate about\n\nThe power of the highs and lows of fostering and adoption\n\nLinks Mentioned:\nLearn more about Foster Kinship: www.FosterKinship.org\xa0\nFoster Kinship on Facebook\nAli on Twitter\nTool: Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nSplitting Up Together: Check out this fresh and relatable comedy about a modern approach to divorce, dating, raising a family staring Jenna Fisher. Premieres Tuesday, March 27th at 9:30/8:30c on ABC\n\n\nFreshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door.\xa0Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at\xa0Freshly\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices