Starfish Story

The Starfish story is one of my favorites as it speaks to one of the most fragile yet resilient qualities of human beings—hope.  In the story a young man is standing on the beach tossing the beached starfish back into the water.  A stranger approaches him and after realizing what he is doing points out that the young man can’t possibly save all of the starfish.  The young man picks up another starfish and throws it back into the ocean.  He looks squarely at the detractor and states, “I helped that one.”  As people who care about other people that’s exactly what we need to do, keep helping one more. 

One way to do that is to work closely with the afterschool professionals who work with youth every day after the school bell rings.  When we work with those folks and raise their level of competency and capacity we are creating a whole new spectrum of positive role models and mentors for youth.  Please join us in preparing these afterschool professionals to be the best role model and mentor possible.  Your donation can go a long way to impacting the future.  Please contact us at support@entrustedlegacy.org  and make a difference in the life of a child.