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Tonight's special guest is Kathy Jones from Sacramento, California, a returning NAASCA family member. She wants us to know of her first ever local cable tv talk show. Kathy is a child abuse survivor who was in the foster care system and author of the book, “Foster Cat, Foster Kid: God Says You Don’t Have to Eat Dirt Anymore!" Her original intention was to feature a special cat, named “Good Boy.” However, as she wrote more, she felt a close connection between her neglectful childhood and the plight of “Good Boy,” and each has a strength that could overcome obstacles that most could not. The book is a heartwarming expression of God’s mercy, the therapeutic love of animals, and the strength that exists in young adults who have had to overcome foster care. Her dedication to God, love for those that have been impacted by foster care, and her passion for animals shines through in her writings and her daily life. As a teen, Kathy wrote a piece in 1972, "For God So Loved the World.” Published in 1994 it has been played “royalty free” all over the world, to spread God's Word. She's mentoring current and former foster youth, researching resources that provide support to the foster youth community. Kathy has worked the Advisory Committee for the National Schoolhouse of Theatre Arts being in New York, an innovative new kind of school for foster youth around the nation.