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Kristen Smith Dayley

Director of Partnerships

Kristen has lived in Washington State since 2002, after many years in the Boston/Rhode Island area, Southern Indiana, and Southern California. Kristen is a practicing attorney and mother of four. In 2015 she felt compelled to do something to stand up for refugees and began representing asylum seekers on a pro bono basis through the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project. After being a fan of TSOS for over a year (and having purchased multiple copies of their book), Kristen began volunteering with TSOS in November 2019 and serves as TSOS’ Director of Partnerships.

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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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