Building Better Futures for Kids: When Compassion Becomes a Calling
A Conversation That Stayed With Me Some conversations stay with us long after they end. I experienced one of those conversations in February when I had the privilege of meeting Kelly Le, Founder and President of Better Futures for Kids Foundation. As she shared the story behind the organization, I found myself deeply moved—not only by what the foundation has accomplished, but by the heart, resilience, and purpose that inspired its creation. Those who follow my writing know that I am especially drawn to stories that place children at the center. The Children I Cannot Afford to Forget Throughout my years of humanitarian work and ministry, I have spent time with children living in poverty, children who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment, and unimaginable trauma. I have sat with children whose innocence was stolen far too early. I have listened to stories that still linger in my heart years later. I have seen how poverty can rob a child of opportunities, confidence, safety, a...