Building Healthy Communities
On the California Central Coast
The Starfish Connection is providing hope through Galaxy Funding and Community Storytelling.
We believe that a single act of generosity can help transform a life and that by sharing our experiences through storytelling, we create an environment for not only surviving a crisis but thriving.
Storytelling and Galaxy Funding create hope and facilitate healing.
VISION
To make a difference one life at a time.
MISSION
The Starfish Connection is dedicated to building thriving communities by empowering individuals and fostering connection through funding and community storytelling.
VALUES
No matter where you come from, who you love, what you look like, or how you identify…..
We see you. We hear you. We honor you.
Partner Testimonials
I just heard from our Programs team how Starfish not only helped THREE families last week,
but also how quickly you responded to one of our families who had their water shut off. The generosity of your support, and expediency in which you respond to our families in crisis is truly unique and so valuable to our team and families as a resource. Thank you, thank you thank you!
Brittany Avila Wazny, Executive Director at Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation
Ray and Rayna. had been living roadside in their RV.
They were without heat, had run out of fuel, and were unable to get to the hospital care. Starfish purchased a week of hot food and paid for parking at an RV park near the hospital so that Ray could be close to the care he needed at the end of his life.
Tianna Swede, Hospice of Santa Barbara
Unforeseen life events can happen at any given time – to anyone – like an unexpected job loss, illness, a death in the family, or a broken-down car. And for some people, these hardships can be financially devastating. It happens every day, to people all around us – chances are you know someone this has happened to. And while our local nonprofits can meet many of their specific needs, there are often unexpected emergency costs that the nonprofits simply cannot cover.
This is where Starfish Connection steps in to help alleviate these financial burdens. Working exclusively through our partner nonprofit organizations, we provide funding to the individuals and families they serve to make a direct and immediate impact on our neighbors.
We provide galaxy funding to individuals and families with emergent financial needs that cannot be met by other organizations or government support. We issue direct support up to $2500, usually within 24 hours of receiving the application and supply basic needs: rental assistance, past due car payments and utility bills, furniture and appliances for critically ill families.