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As we wrap up our Five Year Summer Giving Campaign, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to each of you who has supported All Star Children’s Foundation. Your generosity over the past five years has created lasting change in the lives of so many children and families in foster care. Together, we’ve built … Read more
All Star Children’s Foundation (ASCF) is proud to announce a $180,000 grant from United Way Suncoast, part of their $14.13 million Community Impact Investments to 67 nonprofit partners across Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, and DeSoto counties. Awarded over three years, this funding will empower ASCF to provide vital trauma-informed services for children in foster care … Read more
As we celebrate five transformative years at All Star Children’s Foundation, we’re honored to share the deeply moving story of Dave and Gina Barkema, one of the first families to call our Campus of Hope and Healing home in Fall 2020. As pioneers on our Sarasota campus, they opened their hearts to children, creating … Read more
All Star Children’s Foundation announces the appointment of Clare Price and John Hoskins to its board of directors. Both bring a powerful combination of professional expertise and deep personal commitment to All Star’s mission of creating brighter futures for children in foster care. Clare Price-CAP, a financial advisor with deep experience in wealth management and … Read more
We’re thrilled to share Missy Parmenter’s inspiring story of collaboration in our summer 2025 fundraising campaign video! As a volunteer with All Star since 2020, Missy has been a vital member of the All Star community, bringing compassion and dedication to children in foster care. She is the Executive Director of Harbor 58 https://www.harbor58.org/, … Read more
“I never thought I’d be tucking my son in again,” says one mother who recently reunited with her child after a year apart. “All Star helped me get there—without judgment, just support.” This June, in honor of National Reunification Month, All Star Children’s Foundation recognizes the children longing to return home, the parents working to … Read more
All Star Children’s Foundation is overjoyed to launch our 2025 Summer Campaign as we proudly celebrate our 5-year anniversary! Since opening our doors in March of 2020, we have remained steadfast in our mission to create a transformative, trauma-informed model of care that brings hope and healing to children and families impacted by the child … Read more
Above: Mason and Ryan with All Star Family Support Clinician Mary Bane Stevens during the waterslide party. Below: Mason posing on the waterslide at his Farewell party. “I would like to adopt Mason because I love him as my own child.” – Ryan, on Mason’s adoption day Ryan has known about Mason since he … Read more
This June, in recognition of National Reunification Month, All Star Children’s Foundation is celebrating families who are working to come back together, children who long for home, and the dedicated caregivers and professionals making that journey possible. In foster care, reunification is not just a goal—it’s a guiding principle. Removing a child from their … Read more
We began Child Abuse Prevention Month with our tradition of planting pinwheels in front of our Pediatric Mental Health Treatment & Research Center. We are united with our amazing community partners like The Child Protection Center to end the cycle of child abuse. At All Star Children’s Foundation, we believe in the power of connection—even … Read more
All Star Children’s Foundation programs and services are made possible, in part, through funding provided by Sarasota County, Manatee County, and the Florida Department of Children and Families.
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