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Starfish Ball 2022 Breaks Records

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The nsoro Educational Foundation Raises $2.2 Million at 2022 Starfish Ball Honoring Kwanza Jones and Vince Burkett Proceeds support post-secondary attainment of youth aging out of the foster care system (Atlanta, GA) A who’s who of dignitaries, corporate titans, esteemed philanthropists, and supporters filled a sold-out ballroom on May 21,2022 raising a record-breaking $2.2 million…

Fostering Hope for Education

After viewing the documentary Aging Out, about the plight of youth exiting the foster care system, Darrell Mays was compelled to act. He founded The nsoro Educational Foundation with a mission to provide access to postsecondary education for youth in foster care, wards of the state, and youth who have aged out of the foster…

The nsoro Educational Foundation Celebrates 15 Years

The nsoro Educational Foundation Celebrates 15 Years and Raises $1.3 M at 2020 Starfish Ball Honoring Professional Football Hall of Fame, Jerome Bettis & U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler, Former Bakkt CEO & WNBA Atlanta Dream, Co-Owner Proceeds support post-secondary attainment of youth aging out of the foster care system (Atlanta, GA) The St. Regis Hotel…