We are a part of
the international organization
For the Children
Same Heart, Big Impact
We are For The Children and here’s why:
For 40+ years, volunteers, churches, businesses, local municipal partners and Royal Family Kids staff have dedicated their time, talent and treasures to help transform the lives of vulnerable children across the US and world.
With over 250 Royal Family KIDS camps and mentoring programs around the world, the breadth of our work has naturally evolved to include direct trauma intervention, advocacy, fostering, adoption, support to parents, and other crucial wraparound services.
Our focus continues to be on building a world free of family-induced childhood trauma by promoting physical, emotional and spiritual healing for child victims of neglect, abuse, and abandonment through intervention programs, education and advocacy.
As we focus on the systemic issues facing children around the globe, we remain motivated by the teaching and example of Jesus in caring for “the least of these”.
Story of the One - The Starfish Story
At Royal Family Kids Camp, stories are a powerful and meaningful way to show the impact of what we do. We call this tradition, “The Story of The One,” and it is based on the lovely concept in the Starfish Story…
There was once an old man who walked the beach near his home every morning. On this particular morning, the beach was full of starfish scattered all over the sand that had been washed ashore during the previous night’s storm. As the sun began to rise, the man realized with concern that the starfish were beginning to suffer under the dry heat and needed to be returned to the nourishing water in order to survive. He began to pick them up and toss them gently back into the water as he continued on his walk. As he did so, another beach comber approached from the opposite direction who had been observing the kind old man for some time. “Stranger,” he asked, “what are you doing with the starfish?” When the old man explained, the incredulous response he received was, “But, man! Look at the myriad of starfish here on the shore! You will never be able to save them all! Surely, your efforts won’t even make a difference!” The wise old man grinned and with a twinkle in his eye, bent down and retrieved yet another starfish. As he tossed it back towards the ocean, he looked the cynical stranger in the eye and said, “It made a difference to that one.”