1.   Fund Atlanta which is our biggest challenge.  In 2024 we provided $ 45,005.14 in support to Atlanta kiddos and their families with no fundraising.  By January 1, 2027, we need partners in Atlanta to provide $ 50,000 per year in support for five years. Within that five-year period, we feel we can build a team to conduct fundraising events totaling $50,000.  Our goal is for these partners to be in the Atlanta area: individuals, churches, businesses, and other entities.

2.    Expand our Vision program, which began in 2016 with the goal of supporting staffing needs to provide an additional $ 50,000 per year to help Becky, my wife, as the foundation grows.  Currently we have approximately 35 donors at amounts ranging from $ 10 per month to $200 per month. Our annual total is around $ 12,000.  We need a total of 50 partners at the $100 per month level.  For the last five years we have had no paid staff.  Becky is our case manager, and she is not paid.

Christ’s Starfish Foundation began on August 7, 2006, with an event that Carldon Lahey thought would take his life. In actuality it was our Lord calling him to begin a ministry that, over 7 months later, would become Christ’s Starfish Foundation. For the last 19 years, through the efforts of an amazingly dedicated and supportive Board, extremely effective leadership in each city, and hundreds of hard-working volunteers, Christ’s Starfish Foundation has touched the lives of approximately 15,000 children with support totaling over 2 million dollars.

As of December 31, 2024, our total support to the families of these deserving children is $1,271,641 to 2,954 families. This is in addition to  Christmas presents delivered to approximately 11,893 children valued around $749,000. When CSF began as described above never in our wildest dreams did we imagine this. When our Lord called us, we did not even know where we were going or what we would be doing. Like Abraham when Jesus called, we obeyed.

As we have moved through the COVID-19 years and continue our journey with our Lord we need partners. We feel our Lord calling us to assist more non cancer children and their families in additional hospitals and cities. Please know, very importantly, we are one of the few, if not only, organization focused on providing support for non-cancer conditions. In a vast number of children’s hospitals, and all 13 of the hospitals we currently serve, over 80% of the patients are non-cancer. Please consider partnering with us with your donation on this web site, sponsoring an event, or asking others to join us in this journey with Christ. 100% of your donation will go directly to our work as our Board pays all our administrative expenses and we have no salaried employees.
Thank you for your consideration and may God bless.

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What’s in a Name?

Some people ask about our name. Have you ever heard the story of the little boy picking up starfish on the beach? He picked them up one by one andput them back into the ocean. A man who had been watching from far off approached him and said, “Son there are hundreds of starfish on the beach, you will never be able to save them all.” The little boy stooped down,picked up a starfish and with a grin on his face, tossed it into the ocean. He then turned to the man and said, “I made a difference to that one.” At Christ’s Starfish Foundation that is all we are trying to do. We are trying to make a difference, one hurting family at a time.

Hospitals We Serve

Wolfson-Jax

Arnold Palmer-Orlando

Brunswick-Wolfson satellite

Lutheran's-Ft. Wayne