Lisa Leask

Our little family of four (2 teens, mom and dad) were extremely happy recipients of a scholarship from Five Fish Foundation last year to attend Surfers Healing camp in Wrightsville NC (this is a one day camp for individuals in the ASD). Our son, Matthew is a young man in the autism spectrum and our … Read more

Being a parent is hard. Being a special needs parent is even harder. And some days seems absolutely impossible. Our goals for our son are simple, to be happy, to be independent and for the world to see Eli the same way we do: smart, funny and perfectly abled. We knew we wanted to start … Read more

I am always amazed to hear other people’s stories. I find it inspirational—not to mention admirable—when I hear why other nonprofits were started, and the all-too-real experiences that drive people to do their part in the world. If someone had told me twenty-one years ago that I would be the founder of the Five Fish … Read more