Cleco employees volunteered at the Starfish Ministries emergency foster home as part of the company’s Done in a Day program.

Cleco’s Done in a Day program furthers the company’s partnerships with charitable organizations across its service territory, as well as provides an opportunity for its employees to get involved in the community. Through the program, Cleco works with charitable organizations who request assistance with a project that can be completed within one day.

Starfish Ministries is the only emergency foster home in Louisiana. Cleco volunteers worked with Starfish Ministries to organize donations and clean up the backyard of the foster home to provide a safe place for children to play.

“It is special to be able to work on a project that has such a direct impact on local youth,” said Colie Plaster, communications representative at Cleco and Done in a Day program coordinator. “The Done in a Day program gives us a great opportunity to bring employees together to make a difference.”

“Every volunteer who steps forward is like a hand reaching down to return a starfish to the sea—making a difference, one life at a time,” said Jessica Lachney, founder of Starfish Ministries. “When a community comes together, those single acts ripple outward, creating waves of hope that help us reach more children, restore more lives and realize the heart of our mission.”