Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation

MISSION: To help seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. DESCRIPTION: Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation fosters, provides and encourages essential and normal life experiences for children and families facing serious illnesses. The organization strives to educate and help sick children better manage their illnesses; to minimize the negative and devastating emotional impact of life-threatening disease on the family; and to provide pediatric care facilities with ongoing support in the areas of play, coping, self-expression, creativity, achievement and learning, which are vital to a child’s normal growth and development. Programs include interactive online programs to educate children about medical procedures, playroom hospital sites, electronic units to entertain children during long hospital stays, and over 65 events annually to help rebuild the kids’ spirits. IMPACT: Starlight’s programs serve over 2,500 seriously ill children, are used as a resource for over 60 local hospitals and bring millions of smiles to families.