night of justice
A special evening celebrating how justice and trauma-informed care bring hope, healing, and dignity to children who are survivors of abuse.
Your Support will
Restore Justice. Restore Lives.
Date: Friday, November 14th, 2025
Time:
6pm - 7pm Cocktail Hour
7pm - 9pm Dinner & Program
Location: Grewal Hall | Lansing, MI
Dinner & Cocktails will be served.
What to Expect:
A meaningful evening that invites you into Kids Alive’s global work to protect, restore, and empower children who have experienced deep harm.
A deeper look at how our identity-informed trauma care model works alongside legal systems to provide healing—not just justice—for children.
A vision for how you—as an advocate, donor, leader, or influencer—can help expand access to protection, support, and hope in places where it’s needed most.
An inside look at how our four core programs work together to create long-term impact:
Guest Speakers
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina serves on Michigan’s 30th Circuit Court, following years as Chief Judge of the 55th District Court and a distinguished 20-year career in the Michigan Army National Guard, where she was the first female JAG Officer. Beyond the courtroom, she is a professor, author, and community leader, known for her deep commitment to justice, teaching, and mentoring. Judge Aquilina is passionate about supporting Kids Alive and shares our vision of restoring hope and dignity to children who have survived abuse.
Affectionately known as “Coach Val,” Valorie Kondos Field served as head coach of the UCLA Gymnastics Team for 29 years, proving that true success comes from honoring athletes as people first. A former professional ballet dancer and choreographer, she stepped into coaching without prior gymnastics experience and went on to become one of the sport’s most celebrated leaders. Her journey is captured in her book Life is Short, Don’t Wait to Dance and a TED Talk with over 6 million views. Widely hailed by her athletes as the original Ted Lasso, Coach Val now teaches leadership at UCLA and the University of Arkansas, inspiring others to cultivate character, joy, and resilience.
With Gratitude to Our Night of Justice Investors
Stand With Us
This evening would not be possible without the generous support of sponsors.
If you'd like to stand with us and join sponsoring this event or a future Night of Justice, please contact us at events@kidsalive.org.
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Let's change lives together.
Can’t join us in person? You can still stand for justice. Support Kids Alive’s justice advocacy efforts and bring hope and healing to children. Give to Kids Alive Justice Advocacy.
About Kids Alive
Kids Alive empowers abused, neglected, and vulnerable children in some of the hardest places. Join us in creating thriving families and communities by giving hope to children through restorative education, family strengthening, protective care, and justice advocacy.
At Kids Alive, we combine faith-based and science-based practices in our approach to trauma prevention and healing. By integrating evidence-based methodologies with biblical principles, we provide holistic care for vulnerable children, families, and communities. With compassion, we share the transformative teachings of Jesus, spreading love and hope.
