Our Mission
Supporting the health and well-being of families with ill or injured children.
Starlight understand that happiness is essential for sick kids who face the pain, fear, and stress of serious illness.
That’s why, for over 30 years, they have partnered with health professionals to bring fun, joy, and laughter into the lives of sick kids, helping them simply be kids.
Starlight supports kids of all ages, regardless of disability, injury, or illness, because they know that what happens in childhood shapes a lifetime.
They believe in the power of happiness because it makes a meaningful difference to the health and well-being of sick kids.
How We Help
Helping families come together and stay resilient throughout their journey.
Starlight Children’s Foundation brightens the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children and young people by replacing pain, fear and stress with fun, joy and laughter. Since its establishment in 1988, Starlight has expanded to become the broadest reaching and most trusted children’s charity in Australia. There is now a Starlight Express Room in every children’s hospital in the country and over 180 Captain Starlights nationwide.
Last year, Starlight granted 541 life-changing wishes and delivered over 610,000 positive Starlight experiences to seriously ill children, young people and their families.
What We Achieve
1.94 M
1,942,695 total positive experiences.
474
474 Starlight wishes granted.
38,983
38,983 logins to livewire online.
107,126
107,126 visits to the Starlight express room.
125,536
125,536 plamet Starlight sessions.
187,568
187,568 captain Starlight rocket rounds visits.
451
451 Wish referrals from HCP.
236
236 captain Starlight remote visits.
48%
+48% increase in number of positive Starlight experiences.
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