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David Carroll

Community Liaison

David grew up in Los Angeles. It was there he went to a community college and eventually graduated from UCR in Zoology. He began teaching after graduation in inner-city Los Angeles. It is said that you learn by teaching and that was certainly the case with him. His love of learning was heightened while teaching. Watching young students get the glimmer in their eyes when they got it was a real joy.

He earned a Masters's Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling. He enjoyed the new field of work, but because he was busy teaching in China and India he didn't pursue it.

He loves working with people to enrich and empower their lives and tries not to miss an opportunity to do it.

California

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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