Starfinder











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Public Sector Partnerships

Starfinder plans to engage over 1600 urban youth in FY 2004 as it expands from North to West and South Philadelphia. A major factor enhancing this expansion will be a strong collaborative effort involving public sector partnerships:

City Year Greater Philadelphia
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Department of Human Services
School District of Philadelphia
Philadelphia's Promise

Philadelphia Cares
Philadelphia Safe and Sound
Philadelphia Reads
The Lighthouse
Youth United Way
Best Practices Institute

"City Year Greater Philadelphia is proud of our highly successful partnership with The Starfinder Foundation. Starfinder's focus on character development and its innovative approach of offering a wide variety of programs through athletic enrichment makes it a highly effective and engaging program. Starfinder helps to build community and private partnerships and in doing so generates measurable outcomes that improve the lives of children and youth. The early success of our partnership with Starfinder in Philadelphia has me looking forward to partnerships in other cities across the country."

Jim Balfanz,
Co-Executive Director,
City Year Greater Philadelphia

Educational Partnerships

Universities:

Harvard Medical School
Drexel University
University of Pennsylvania
Temple University

Private Schools:

Pensylvania Charter
The Haverford School
William Penn Charter
The Shipley Scool

"To be successful, any program that works with children must have outstanding leadership, stimulating content and a clear mission. To stay successful that program must learn from its own experiences and adapt to meet changing needs. One of the most compelling features of Starfinder is that it achieves these goals by channeling the dynamism of its President into the very core of its organizational structure and everyday operations."

Peter R. Jones, Parent and Professor of Criminal Justice,
Temple University

"By far the greatest gift a child can receive is a connected childhood. Five steps- connection, play, practice, mastery, recognition- evolving in the commitment to any sport can create and sustain lifelong joy for children. Most importantly, this process strengthens the capability of children at risk to overcome adversity. The Starfinder Foundation represents a sterling example of using these five steps to enhance character development and citizenship in the next generation."

Edward M. Hallowell,M.D. is an instructor at Harvard Medical School, child psychiatrist and author of "The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness"
www.drhallowell.com

Nonprofit Collaborations

City Year Greater Philadelphia
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Hope Worldwide
Japan-America Society
Philadelphia Cares
Philadelphia Reads
Philadelphia’s Promise

Public/Private Ventures
Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative
The Lighthouse
The Welcoming Center
To Our Children’s Future With Health
Youth United Way

Other Partners

Champions World
E.S.F. (Education, Sports and Fun) Camps
Leadership Inc.
Rocket Sports
Teaming For Technology
Philadelphia Kixx

Public Agencies and Educational Institutions

Department of Human Services
Drexel University
Philadelphia Department of Recreation
School District of Philadelphia
Temple University
University of Pennsylvania
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Schools (program hosts)

Bayard-Taylor School
Episcopal Academy
Fairhill School
Haverdford School
Julia De Burgos School
Penn Charter School
Potter-Thomas School

Robert E. Lamberton School
Roberto Clemente School
Samuel Powel Elementary School
Shipley School
William H. Harrison Beacon School
William Penn Charter School

Soccer Clubs (Passback program, inkind contributions)

Fairmount Soccer Association
Feltonville Soccer Club
Lower Merion Soccer Club
Methacton United Soccer Club

Parkwood Soccer Club
Philadelphia Soccer Club
Plymouth Soccer Club
Radnor Soccer Club