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Kay Foos, SHRM-CP

Deputy Director Of People And Operations at Friends of the Children Austin

Kay Foos, SHRM-CP has a diverse work experience spanning over multiple organizations and roles. Kay started their career at Mary Kay Cosmetics in 1995 as a Senior Sales Director and worked there until 2005. In 2006, they joined Kingsland Baptist Church where they held two roles - Kingsland Justice Initiatives Leader for Southeast Asia and Worship Arts Coordinator. As Worship Arts Coordinator, Kay created WAM, a worship arts ministry for children, which grew to include over 300 children and 50 volunteers each semester. In 2016, Kay joined Christ Together as a National Coordinator until 2018. Currently, they are working at Friends of the Children Austin, where they are serving as the HR and Operations Manager since 2018.

Kay Foos, SHRM-CP attended East Texas Baptist University from 1981 to 1984, where they studied Business Administration. Kay obtained the SHRM - Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification from SHRM, although it is not specified when they obtained it.

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Friends of the Children Austin

Friends of the Children breaks the cycle of generational poverty by giving children facing the highest-risks the ability to create a new story. This brings life transformation to the highest-risk children and tremendous economic impact to our community. Our model is courageous, unique, and proven. We provide each child with a salaried, professional mentor, who we call a Friend, from kindergarten through graduation. 12 ½ years. No matter what. Moving mentoring out of the volunteer realm ensures the quality, consistency, and commitment needed to help the child create a new story and break the cycle of poverty. We have many stories of the highest-risk children realizing their potential: • 83% graduate from high school, while 60% have parents who did not. • 93% avoid the juvenile justice system, while 50% have parents who were incarcerated. • 98% avoid early parenting, while 85% were born to a teen parent. Friends of the Children was founded in 1993 by Portland entrepreneur Duncan Campbell. Campbell was inspired by his own troubled childhood in NE Portland to start a revolutionary new program to help at-risk children in the same neighborhood where he grew up. In 1992, The Institute for Children conducted extensive research on resilient youth and factors that influenced their success. The research discovered that the single most important factor that fosters resiliency in at-risk children is a caring and supportive relationship with an adult. Intervention and support must begin early, continue as the child matures, and consistently address the needs of the whole person. In 1993, Friends of the Children opened its doors in Portland with three friends serving 24 children. Today Friends reaches thousands of children in over 250 schools in communities across the nation providing mentorship and support for vulnerable youth for 12 and a half years (from kindergarten though high school)-- no matter what.


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