Our Mission
Strengthening families to create brighter futures for children.
Who We Are
Founded in 1963, Starfish Family Services is a private, nonprofit agency serving vulnerable children and families in metropolitan Detroit. Early childhood development is our passion. Every day, we strive to prepare young children for a successful start to school. As a leading provider of Early Head Start and Head Start programs, we embrace a comprehensive strategy that works to address challenges our children and their families may face at home. We provide parenting resources, children’s mental health services, after-school programs, and an emergency shelter for teens and youth in crisis. Based in Inkster we have more than a dozen programs at service sites throughout metropolitan Detroit, 400 employees, and a $39 million dollar budget that serves more than 10,000 at-risk children and families each year.
How We Carry Out Our Mission
With respect: We recognize and respect the important role of parents and other caregivers in the long-term success of children.
With belief: We believe in the potential of all children and the power of healthy parent-child relationships to break the cycles of poverty and create long-term positive outcomes for children. We believe in investing early in the lives of families to keep them intact.
With warmth: We endeavor to always be a warm, welcoming, positive presence in the community.
We recognize and respect the important role of parents and other caregivers in the long-term success of children. We believe in investing early in the lives of families to keep them intact. We strive to prevent problems before they escalate. We help strengthen relationships to build solid families that work.