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The Story of the Boy and the Starfish

A young boy was walking down a beach covered with starfish that had been washed ashore. As he walked along the beach, the boy picked up the starfish and tossed them back into the surf.

An old man came along and asked the boy what he was doing.

"I'm saving starfish," said the boy.

"There are thousands of starfish stranded on the shore," said the old man. "What difference can one little boy make?"

"To the starfish who gets back to the ocean, it makes a big difference," the boy said.

And the boy continued down the beach, tossing starfish back into the surf.


At Starfish Hope, we know we can't save the world. But to those we can help, our hope is that we make at least a small difference for the better in their lives.

Starfish Hope exists to help people, in any way we can.

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