From the outside, the office blends in — small windows, a beige plaza, another typical Fort Myers building. Step inside Lutheran Services Florida - Comprehensive Refugee Services (LFS) and there’s a feeling... not a sight or a sound, rather warmth.

Past the reception desk, a hallway leads to a meeting room. 8-year-old Kiana Llanos Acosta sits at a table, wearing a pink, sparkly dress, and concentrates on her coloring. Her parents and little brother watch from the corner. Llanos Acosta came from Ecuador as a kindergartner. She doesn’t remember much, but she calls Fort Myers home.

“I want to be here forever.”

She's received numerous accolades already: honor roll, principal's award and the citizenship award. She wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up and sends a message to other refu

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