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Andrea Buley

Community Liaison - Kansas City

Andrea Webb Buley has always believed that we are each children of God. Andrea has an innate love of children and worked as a pediatric RN and in nursing leadership before taking a (perhaps indefinite) sabbatical to raise her own children. Andrea has resided in several different US cities, and loves her home in the KC Metro area, where she lives with her southern-born husband, and their four children. She began her work with TSOS when gathering the harrowing stories of a Syrian family in the KC Metro area broke open her heart and mind to the immeasurable courage and strength of refugees worldwide. Andrea’s time living in Hungary showed her a more global perspective of life, cultures and people. Andrea worked three years with a Kansas City based nonprofit, telling stories on their social media platforms, and helping to provide children of many backgrounds with basic necessities and educational opportunities. Currently, Andrea serves as a community liaison for her faith, and continues to network in the Kansas City nonprofit community connecting the needs with willing hands to help.

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Andrea Buley

What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2025, more than 117.8 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, or human rights abuses — and 45 million of them are children.

They arrive in refugee camps and countries seeking safety and carrying little: legal papers, if they're lucky. A backpack. A child's hand in theirs.

What they carry that we can't see is heavier: fractured families, homes they'll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

In a climate where immigrant stories are often ignored or twisted, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares what they survived, they reclaim their voice. When we amplify it through film, photography, and advocacy, the world listens. Hearts soften. Policy begins to shift.

Because when a lawmaker sees a person instead of a statistic, and a neighbor understands instead of fears, rebuilding becomes possible.

Your support helps us share these stories where they matter most.

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, Their Story is Our Story

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