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• Favorite hobbies: Spending time with family, gardening, camping, crochet
• Favorite quote: “The problem with our world is that we draw the circle of family too small.” – Mother Teresa
• What do they like best about their role as a Kinship Leader: I enjoy talking with families and helping them navigate their way through their journey with kinship care. I have been there myself and wish I had someone to help me along the way.
• Personal experience with Kinship care: I have been a Kinship caregiver for 3 ½ years now.  We had our great-nephew placed with us when he was a baby and we adopted him at 1 year of age.  It has been the best experience because he has brought such joy into our lives, but it has also been a hard road along the way.  There are so many obstacles to navigate with kinship care.  We had to figure most of them out on our own.  I get great pleasure from being able to help families so they don’t feel defeated or stuck in their caregiver roles.