Dominican Starfish Foundation

stirling, AB, Canada Website

190 campaigns 2293 contributions received $404,970 raised Member since May 2018

Our Mission

Our mission is to help those who suffer poverty in the Dominican Republic by assisting with clothing, food, school supplies and h ygiene kits. We will also be creating programs to teach skills and self-reliance. We will assist others in obtaining an education and creating employment opportunities. Our capital projects will include building schools and homes. We will be employing local people in our projects and operations in the Dominican Republic.

Company Overview

We are a non-profit foundation established in 2012 but we have been doing humanitarian work in the Dominican Republic since 2008.

General Information

Since April 2013, we have been building homes for those suffering poverty in the Dominican Republic. We are now working on home # 165. If you and your family/friends would like to sponsor a home, please contact us and we can make that happen.

Organization activity

Organization campaigns

Help Marlena to have a home in the Dominican Republic (CND)

Dominican Starfish Foundation loves helping people who help themselves! Marlena is one of these and her story touched our heart. Marlena lives in a disreputable neighborhood with sordid and unsavory neighbors. Every day she fears for her children a...

$2,766 raised of $10k goal
13 Days running

Help Ernesto and his family to make their home safe in the Dominican (CND)

Ernesto is a young father who starting building a home for his family 12 years ago. When we met him in 2018 his home was only at this point after working for 6 years. Dominican Starfish Foundation helped raise some funds for the roof and for two bed...

$1,500 raised of $11k goal
3 Days running

HELP GRACE AND HER FAMILY HAVE A HOME IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (CND)

Thomas and Cindie Juul-Larsen met Grace 13 years ago. She works at the Lifestyle resort at the Kid's Club and cared for their children when they were young. (Now they are all grown). She was always warm-hearted and they love her dearly. During the...

$1,475 raised of $18k goal
15 Days running

SHELTER FOR ABUSED AND TRAFFICKED GIRLS AND WOMEN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (CND)

Dominican Starfish Foundation has helped Haitian refugees in the Dominican Republic for over 10 years. We have an educational sponsorship program at the Youth Upliftment School. We have heard tragic stories over the years but the defining moment tha...

$16,260 raised of $160k goal
171 Days running

HELP ROSARIO BUILD HER HOME IN THE DOMINICAN PHASE 2 (CND)

Thank you for helping Rosario with her home. She has done very well with the funds we gave her and has kept careful track of where every penny has gone. This is her progress so far. We are ready to raise funds for phase 2 of her home. This will b...

$1,650 raised of $6k goal
28 Days running

HELP OUR FRIEND ALAN WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES (CND)

Last year we helped Alanhave surgery for throat cancer. He has been in recovery but has had to endure living with a Tracheotomy so he hasn't been able to speak. To have it removed, he has to have an extensive and costly study. Please help if you can. W...

$100 raised of $1.5k goal
47 Days running

Help the Dorvil Family have a home in the Dominican Republic (CND)

Jean Marc Dorvil and his family need our help. In 2021 when the president of Haiti was assassinated, gangs took over the country. (They are still a very big part of the unrest in there). Jean Marc and his family were attacked by armed gangs. Fearin...

$1,250 raised of $20k goal
51 Days running

HELP RENIEL AND FAMILY HAVE A HOME IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (CND)

Reniel and his wife and children live in very humble conditions in the Dominican Republic. Their home is in very bad condition and is being eaten by termites. They have a very old stove inside the house and an outdoor kitchen.

$7,400 raised of $18k goal
44 Weeks running

Reniel and Carmen have nothing for their beautiful new home. HELP PLEASE! (CND)

Dominican Starfish Foundation thanks everyone who helped with Reniel and Carmen's beautiful new home. This is how they lived before. This was one tiny room where they all slept together. There was not kitchen, living room or bathroom! They are thri...

$1,055 raised of $2.5k goal
60 Days running

PROVIDE A UNIFORM AND SUPPLIES TO HELP DOMINICAN CHILDREN ATTEND SCHOOL (CND)

In the Dominican Republic, children can't go to school without a uniform, a backpack and school supplies. There are so many families who can't afford to provide this for their children. It would have been impossible for these children to have attend...

$620 raised of $2k goal
84 Days running