{"id":32612,"date":"2026-01-13T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caseyfamilyv2.wpengine.com\/?p=32612"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:02:16","slug":"exalumnos-de-la-familia-ceca-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/es\/ceca-family-alumni-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Premios Casey de Excelencia para Ni\u00f1os 2026 Reconocimientos a Familiares y Exalumnos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fresh-image overflow-x-hidden wp-block-fresh-image\">\n            <div class=\"fresh-image__align flex justify-center\">\n                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-scaled.png\" class=\"fresh-image__img h-auto w-full object-cover\" alt=\"Casey Excellence for Children Awards\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-scaled.png 3600w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-1024x201.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-768x151.png 768w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-1536x301.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-2048x402.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECA-online-header-prpl-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" data-copyright=\"\" data-headline=\"Casey Excellence for Children Awards\" data-description=\"\" \/>\n              <\/div>\n     <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/?p=32734\">CASEY EXCELLENCE FOR CHILDREN AWARDS HOME PAGE<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 |\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/ceca-test-leadership-page\/\">LEADERSHIP\u00a0 HONOREES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top margin-bottom padding-top padding-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>Casey Excellence for Children Awards<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Family and alumni honorees<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>These awards are a national recognition of the accomplishments of remarkable individuals, especially those with lived experience in the child welfare system, who are working to safely reduce the need for foster care and build Communities of Hope. The awards recognize those who have demonstrated outstanding work, exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication to improving child and family well-being in the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ceca-top-fa\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"image-grid backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block back-warm-ceramic margin-top margin-bottom padding-top padding-bottom wp-block-image-grid content-section light overflow-x-hidden\">\n <div class=\"overflow-x-hidden\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5 text-center\">\n <h2>Meet the 2026 Family and Alumni Honorees<\/h2>\n <div class=\"text-salt-box mb-9 inline-block w-full sm:max-w-[600px] lg:w-[830px]\"><p>Select the photo below to learn more about these foster care alumni, birth parents, kinship caregivers and resource parents who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts on behalf of children and families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <ul class=\"list-none mx-auto grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-x-0 gap-y-[32px] md:gap-x-[64px] md:gap-y-[32px] lg:gap-x-[32px] xl:gap-x-[64px] lg:gap-y-[64px] xl:gap-y-[84px] xl:gap-y-[96px]\">\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#birth-mom\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Christina-Simmons-WEB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Christina Simmons Saucier<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#birth-dad\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Timothy-Evans-WEB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Timothy Evans<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#resource-parent\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Paul-Torrensson-WEB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Paul Tonnessen <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#kinship\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alisa-Thorton-WEB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">Alisa Thornton-Banks <\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <li class=\"text-center hidden md:block\">\n <a  href=\"#alumni\"  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casey.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/April-Curtis-WEB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\">April M. Curtis<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n   <li class=\"text-center md:hidden\">\n <a  target=\"\" class=\"bg-ceramic card stealthy\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"mx-auto my-[35px] lg:my-[25px] xl:my-[50px] w-full object-cover\" \/>\n <div class=\"label !text-md -mt-2 pt-0 pb-7 px-8 md:px-6 lg:px-7 text-black\"><\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n <br\/>\n <br\/>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"birth-mom\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2026 Birth Mother Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Christina Simmons Saucier <\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: left; color: #6c221d;\"><strong>BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christina Simmons Saucier is a systems advocate, peer support leader and mother of six whose lived experience navigating the child welfare system fuels her work to transform child welfare at the local, state and national levels. Simmons uses her experience of reunifying with her children after they were placed into foster care to shape her mission of helping other families heal and stay together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christina Simmons Saucier, 2026 CECA Honoree, Birth Mother\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/MqDMVaRHqRA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>Nationally, Simmons Saucier brings lived expertise to policy, research and advocacy efforts. She is a member of the Birth Parent National Network, the Birth and Foster Parent Partnership and the Child Welfare and Racial Equity Collaborative. In 2024, she joined Casey Family Programs\u2019 Birth Parent Advisory Committee, where she now co-leads the Race Equity Subcommittee. She also serves on a national planning group focused on housing stability, led by the Corporation for Supportive Housing, CWLA and the Children\u2019s Trust Fund Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Her national advocacy includes public speaking and research consultation. In 2025, she and her daughter advised RTI International on the design of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), and she presented on a Medicaid webinar hosted by Georgetown University.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons Saucier has made a significant impact in her home state of Mississippi. She serves as an appointee on the Court Improvement Program, a statewide, multi-disciplinary Task Force, collaborates with the Children\u2019s Foundation of Mississippi and integrates family voice into the Safe Babies Court initiative. She founded the state\u2019s first Parent Partner Advocacy Program and helped launch an interdisciplinary legal representation model.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, Simmons Saucier works as a certified peer support recovery specialist supporting families in youth court. She is also a certified clinical medical assistant with training in child psychology and family medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"birth-dad\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2026 Birth Father Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Timothy Evans<\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: left; color: #6c221d;\"><strong>BROOKLYN, NEW YORK\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Timothy Evans is a certified peer specialist, writer and public speaker whose lived experience as a father and system survivor fuels his advocacy for healing-centered, culturally responsive support for Black families. Through national storytelling, statewide health initiatives and local mentorship, Evans is reshaping how communities support families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Timothy Evans, 2026 CECA Honoree, Birth Father\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/G0cCMuCFI8Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>Nationally, Evans uses writing and public speaking to challenge stigma and elevate lived experience. His essays in The Imprint explore foster care, trauma recovery and community restoration through a personal lens. He regularly appears on podcasts and public panels, advocating for reunification and culturally grounded approaches to family healing.<\/p>\n<p>In New York State, Evans partners with the Department of Health and the Real Dads Network on a colon cancer awareness initiative funded through a Bureau of Cancer Prevention grant. The program promotes preventive screenings among Black and Brown men, addressing disparities in care through peer-led outreach rooted in trust and community.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, Evans is founder and CEO of Rebuilding the Black Nuclear Family (B.R.I.D.G.E.), LLC, a Brooklyn-based program that provides trauma-informed mentorship and healing spaces for youth and families, especially those aged 13\u201324. Through group circles, workshops and one-on-one mentoring, B.R.I.D.G.E. equips young people to process trauma, reclaim identity and imagine new possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Evans also facilitates fatherhood and reentry programs in partnership with NYC agencies and ACS initiatives. His work supports men impacted by incarceration and child welfare involvement, offering healing-centered spaces for identity, connection and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Evans is a Certified Peer Specialist, a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor \u2013 Trainee, and has completed Father Engagement Training. On November 19, 2025, he graduated from the Howie T. Harp Advocacy Center. These credentials, along with his lived experience, shape his work.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"resource-parent\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2026 Resource Parent Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Paul Tonnessen <\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: left; color: #6c221d;\"><strong>WAILUKU, HAWAI&#8217;I<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paul Tonnessen is a longtime foster parent, nonprofit leader and advocate whose life\u2019s work reflects a quiet but powerful commitment to healing, belonging and systemic change. Over the past 30 years, he and his husband, Richard Carr, have provided a loving home to more than 30 foster children in Maui County, many of whom still call them \u201cDad\u201d as adults.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Tonnessen, 2026 CECA Honoree, Resource Parent\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/Kce4rQFXYl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p>For Tonnessen, fostering has always been a calling. His approach centers on unconditional love, cultural connection and presence. Whether soothing a child through trauma or showing up at school events, he\u2019s provided the kind of consistent care many of his children had never known.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond caregiving, Tonnessen has led efforts to uplift youth impacted by abuse and neglect. Since 2012, he has served as Executive Director of Friends of the Children\u2019s Justice Center of Maui, expanding trauma-informed services and launching Journey to New Beginnings, a Moloka\u02bbi-based program for high-risk youth. He is also a core leader in the Ho\u02bboikaika Partnership, focused on child abuse prevention through cross-sector collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>Tonnessen\u2019s leadership extends statewide. He developed Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s first mandated reporter training film, advises state and local youth justice councils and supports the N\u0101 Kama a H\u0101loa, a community-based network that works to weave Native Hawaiian wisdom and perspective into the Hawai\u2018i foster care system. He also mentors youth leaders through HI H.O.P.E.S. and speaks regularly at statewide convenings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#ceca-top-fa\"><strong>BACK TO TOP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"qff_disclaimer align wp-block-disclaimer content-section\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-0 md:px-5\">\n <div class=\"qff_disclaimer__wrapper text-salt-box text-xs font-sofiapro border-t-2 border-spring-wood\">\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"kinship\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-top padding-top\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n  <div class=\"preheader\"><span>2026 Kinship Caregiver Honoree<\/span><\/div>\n \n   <h2>Alisa Thornton-Banks <\/h2>\n  \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p style=\"text-align: left; color: #6c221d;\"><strong>WOODBRIDGE, VIRGINIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW125656689 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125656689 BCX0\">Alisa Thornton-Banks is a kinship caregiver, an advocate for kinship care and mental health issues, and a peer support leader. Her decades of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW125656689 BCX0\">lived<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125656689 BCX0\"> and professional experience have strengthened families and transformed systems across the country. A caregiver for her daughter and granddaughter, Thornton-Banks champions family preservation, trauma-informed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125656689 BCX0\">care<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW125656689 BCX0\"> and culturally responsive practice.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW125656689 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1395],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <!-- conversly to above, we need to not show the CTA here if it's the Head Section style -->\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"featured-video is-style-simple wp-block-featured-video\">\n  <div class=\"my-[100px] text-revolver\">\n    <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n      \n      <div class=\"embed\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alisa Thornton-Banks, 2025 CECA Honoree, Kinship Caregiver\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fgS0XLf-WoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content-section light fresh-text single wp-block-fresh-text backgrounds-and-margins-aware-block margin-bottom\">\n <div class=\"container mx-auto px-5\">\n\n \n \n <!-- The CTA is moved up next to the title when in the Head Section style -->\n \n  <div class=\"callout\"><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">At the national level, Thornton-Banks is a member of GRAND Voices with Generations United, sharing lived expertise to influence kinship care policy. In 2017, she delivered a powerful keynote address at a Congressional briefing on homelessness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1395],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A native of Washington, D.C., who now resides in Virginia, Thornton-Banks was recently named executive director of Tavares Taylor Charities, dedicated to uplifting children, families, veterans and underserved communities. She is also a member of Virginia Department of Social Services\u2019 (VDSS) Child Welfare Advisory Committee, which advises VDSS\u2019 Division of Family Services on a variety of child welfare issues and is instrumental in the development and implementation of VDSS\u2019 5-year Child and Family Services Plan. She also has served as chair of the VDSS Parent Advisory Council.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1395],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">A former peer recovery specialist\/family support partner with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Thornton-Banks works to train caregivers navigating mental health and disability systems. She also strongly advocated for the first Crisis Receiving Center in Prince William County alongside VOICE and NAMI Prince William. Additionally, she serves as a board member of Formed Families Forward, a family-led nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting foster, kinship and adoptive families of children and youth with disabilities and other special needs. She was appointed to the Prince William County Community Services Board in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:240,&quot;469777462&quot;:[1395],&quot;469777927&quot;:[0],&quot;469777928&quot;:[1]}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Among her many awards and recognitions, Thornton-Banks received the Governor&#8217;s Volunteerism and Community Service Award from Gov. 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