Alia: "other, different"

[ah-lee-ah] latin phrase

Our vision is all children thriving within their families and communities.

Our mission is to equip and transform child welfare systems to create conditions for children and families to thrive.

Founded in 2015, we are building a proof of concept that when we engage systems and parents, children can live safely at home and divest public resources to community-led responses that support families and keep children safely home.

We are a national nonprofit based in St. Paul, MN, with our work founded in the evidence that a child’s need for an uninterrupted sense of love and belonging is necessary for healthy development.

We build mindsets...

Our work is centered in love and belonging: we live by a guiding principle of, “Doing what love would do;” as we act with the same persistence and urgency to <solve problems> as we would if someone we loved was in need.

At Alia, we are guided by six core values

See our values in action by exploring our latest impact report

Fearless Innovation

We take strategic risks to build a better way

Audacious Optimism

We hold a bold belief in the human capacity to transformand heal.

A Sense of Urgency

We understand how brief childhood is and what is atstake for our youth.

Courageous Partnerships

We share knowledge and form deep, trusting collaborations believing that everyone has a part of the solution to share andeveryone is a changemaker.

Relentless Pursuit of Evidence

We are committed to learning from each other and our youth, and adjusting practices; when we know better, we do better.

Tenacious Pursuit of Justice

We are committed to dismantling white supremacy by advancing a culture ofanti-racism.