From ‘What If’ to ‘Even If’: A conversation with Kia Gelinas

Whether you are a church leader, staff member at an organization, or an individual advocate, you have a story about why you are passionate about foster care—and you want to tell it in a compelling and respectful way. But telling your story can be challenging, from figuring out what’s appropriate to share to figuring out what to cut when you don’t have much time.

Enroll in this 90-minute, on-demand workshop to gain the skills and confidence to share your story in a way that mobilizes others, honors its complexity, and respects all the people in it.

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Kia Gelinas is one of the Project 1:27 foster care alumni featured in the Alumni Voices video series and has found her passion working with kids and teens who have experienced the welfare system. She is one of the adoptive children of Robert Gelinas, the founder of Project 1:27 based in Denver, Colorado, and is one of six siblings, whom she loves deeply. Kia facilitates the Our Voices group because she believes individuals who have been impacted by the welfare system need each other- and, most importantly God's grace- to rewrite their story. She is currently serving as a middle school social studies teacher in Tampa Public Schools.

Find the Our Voices website here, and if you want to reach out to Kia directly you can contact the podcast team at morethanenough@cafo.org .