Starlight Children's Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1982 for hospitalized kids and their families.
Starlight programs offer entertainment, education and technology to critically, chronically and terminally ill children. These programs are provided directly to children through Starlight's network of more than 700 children's hospitals and other community health partners throughout North America. Starlight's US operations are based in Los Angeles, California. The charity has provided support to more than 60 million children in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK where it has additional office locations and programs.
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History
Starlight Children's Foundation was founded in 1982 by actors Peter Samuelson and Emma Samms, who was inspired by her brother's death, at age 8, from aplastic anemia. Steven Spielberg serves as the organization's Chairman Emeritus. Starlight's current CEO is Christopher Helfrich, who has held the position since November 1, 2016. Helfrich spent five years at the UN Foundation at the helm of Nothing But Nets, the world's largest global, grassroots campaign to defeat malaria.
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Legacy programs
Starbright World
The first-ever private social network, started in 1995 by filmmaker and Chairman Emeritus Steven Spielberg, Peter Samuelson and Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. It served to connect chronically ill teenagers with life-threatening medical conditions, and their siblings, in a safe, online community where they could chat, blog, post content, and meet others who shared similar experiences. Starbright World was taken offline on August 31, 2015.
Awards and accomplishments
In 2016, Starlight earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. Starlight is a gold-level GuideStar participant. Starlight is a CharityWatch Top Rated non-profit with an A rating.
Celebrity support
- Bailee Madison
- Bob Saget
- Candace Cameron Bure
- Corbin Bleu
- Dave Koz
- Donatella Versace
- Hayley Hasselhoff
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- John Stamos
- Mckenna Grace
- Monique Coleman
- Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton
- Penélope Cruz
- RJ Mitte
- Steven Spielberg
- Sierra McCormick
- Teri Hatcher
- Tony DiTerlizzi
Community partners
Starlight partners with nearly 700 children's hospitals, hospice centers, outpatient homes and rehabilitation centers nationwide, including:
- Children's Hospital of Orange County
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
- Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center
- Mattel Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, California
- Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, California
- Florida Children's Hospital
- Grady Burn Center in Atlanta, Georgia
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center in Durham, North Carolina
- Medical City Dallas Hospital
- Kennewick General Hospital in Kennewick, Washington
- Sacred Heart Children's Hospital in Spokane, Washington
Corporate partners and collaborators
Starlight partners with brands and companies, charitable foundations, organizations and socially aware groups, and philanthropic individuals. Below are a list of a few corporate partners:
- Colgate Palmolive
- Disney
- Insomniac Games
- Joy in Childhood Foundation
- Major League Baseball
- Michaels
- Nintendo
- Radio Flyer
- Star Wars: Force for Change
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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