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Christy Bishop

Assistant Director of Advocacy

Born in South Africa, Christy immigrated to the United States when she was 7 years old. The many years and international moves required to eventually reach permanent resident status spurred her interest in the varying experiences found in all types of migration, voluntary or involuntary. She spent two years working with the asylum seeking population in Phoenix, Arizona and joined TSOS after supporting their story gathering trip to Phoenix. Christy enjoys any opportunity to serve in her community, whether it’s collecting supplies for her kids teachers, taking her family on “trash walks” or collecting furniture for a new refugee family. She calls the beautiful desert of Phoenix home with her husband & 3 kids, but she dreams of Hawaiian beaches.

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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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