Alesia K. Alexander Layne, MSW, LCSW, is the founder and Executive Director of Project KARMA, Inc. Project KARMA Inc. is a 501 (c)3 non-profit organization created to support at-risk young people aged 5-18, facing loss and possible gang involvement. The work of Project KARMA Inc. seeks to empower and celebrate the potential of young people in a positive and affirming way that promotes self-esteem, validates the impact of loss on social development, and offers an alternative to gang involvement and activity. Moved by the dedicated and unswerving care provided to her family by the local hospice