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Kim Florence

Fundraising Campaign Strategist/Grant Writer

Kim Florence grew up all over the United States and the world as part of a military family. She attended Brigham Young University, where she earned a BA in Political Science. Following college, she built a resume of research, policy writing, and business processes development in various positions from a public policy think tank to a US Intelligence Agency to the California Superior Court system. With the birth of her first child, she began practicing real estate in order to allow more flexibility for her growing family. She has been actively involved in several non-profits throughout the years, including teaching English as a second-language in China, working with immigrant populations in the United States, and serving as a founding member of the Daraja Academy in Nanyuki, Kenya. The mission of TSOS and the stories of refugees touched Kim deeply in 2017, when she first volunteered to do interview transcriptions. She is excited to help TSOS reach its organizational and fundraising goals. Kim and her husband, Paul, live with their three children in Colorado.

Kim Florence
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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