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Starfish KIDS Camp

Through our Starfish KIDS Camps and Starfish KIDS mentoring programs, we reach girls and boys who are among the 85,000 in foster care in the United Kingdom who have experienced physical and sexual abuse, neglect and trauma. We saw the heart-breaking reality of so many children, who apart from Jesus intervening in their lives, had little hope of avoiding homelessness, incarceration, being trafficked or worse. 

Over the years, we have seen children with little to no hope leave camp with a completely new outlook putting their trust in Jesus. HELP US reach our goal to have a Starfish KIDS program, hosted by local churches, within 2 hours of every child in foster care in the UK!

lives changed

Laci attended Starfish KIDS Camp for several years until she aged out at the age of 12 and returned this year to volunteer at 18. When asked why she wanted to come back and volunteer, she said, “Well, for me and my siblings that came to camp, and for probably most of the kids here, it’s the ONLY good week of the year.” She recounted that it was a card from camp in which a volunteer shared with her how much she was loved by God that she read over and over again in the darkest days—keeping her from giving up altogether. She will be attending university this year to study family law, supported by a local church through a Starfish KIDS connection.

Story by Misty Elliott