Sunshine Projects

Sunshine Projects We offer a vibrant online and in-person enrichment courses and programming to young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

☀️ 21 Reasons to Keep Our Sunshine Shining — Reason #10 💛Meet Nadia! 🌻Nadia loves the simple things that make her days ...
08/28/2026

☀️ 21 Reasons to Keep Our Sunshine Shining — Reason #10 💛

Meet Nadia! 🌻

Nadia loves the simple things that make her days at Sunshine Projects special, yoga class, art, and spending time with her friends. 🎨🧘‍♀️💛

“My name is Nadia, and I love yoga, art class, and spending time with my friends. Being with my friends makes me happy and makes me feel special. I always have a good time at Sunshine!”

— Nadia, Sunshine Projects Participant

For Nadia, Sunshine is more than just a place to come during the day. It’s a place where she can enjoy the things she loves, spend time with her friends, have fun, and feel like she belongs. 💛

✨ That’s Reason #10 to Keep Our Sunshine Shining: everyone deserves a place where they can be themselves, build friendships, and feel special.

☀️ Help us keep Sunshine shining!

Your support helps us continue creating meaningful days filled with friendship, activities, learning, laughter, and community for our participants.

💛 Donate: https://www.sunshineprojects.org/donate

Even if you’re not able to donate right now, you can still make a difference. Please share this post and send it to your friends, family, coworkers, and community. Every share helps more people learn about Sunshine Projects and the incredible people who make our community so special.

Together, we can Keep Our Sunshine Shining. ☀️❤️

REASON #9 WHERE MUSIC, FRIENDSHIP & JOY COME TOGETHER 🎶☀️💛“Music is really special to me. It makes me happy, and being ...
08/27/2026

REASON #9 WHERE MUSIC, FRIENDSHIP & JOY COME TOGETHER 🎶☀️💛

“Music is really special to me. It makes me happy, and being at Sunshine with my friends makes it even more special.”

— Aidan, Sunshine Projects Participant 💛

For Aidan, music is more than just something he enjoys. It’s a way to express himself, feel connected, have fun, and share meaningful moments with the people around him. 🎶

And that is what Sunshine Projects is all about.

It’s a place where friendships grow, where laughter fills the room, where someone can sing their favorite song without worrying about being judged, and where every person has the opportunity to simply be themselves. ☀️

These moments may look simple from the outside, singing together, dancing, spending time with friends ,but they mean so much more. They create belonging, confidence, independence, connection, and memories that our participants carry with them.

For Aidan, Sunshine is a place where two things that are incredibly special to him come together: music and friendship. 💛🎵

And that is Reason #9 why we are fighting so hard to Keep Sunshine Shining.

We want Aidan and all of our participants to continue having a place where they are welcomed, celebrated, supported, and surrounded by friends who make every day a little brighter.

☀️ 21 Reasons. 21 Stories. One Sunshine family worth fighting for.

If Aidan’s story touched your heart, please help us keep these moments possible.

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💛 Help us spread the word and KEEP SUNSHINE SHINING! ☀️

Every donation, every share, and every person who hears our story can make a difference.

☀️ REASON #8 OF 21: BECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES A PLACE TO BE THEMSELVES.There is something beautiful about finding a pla...
08/26/2026

☀️ REASON #8 OF 21: BECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES A PLACE TO BE THEMSELVES.

There is something beautiful about finding a place where you don’t have to pretend, hide, or change who you are.

For Delaney, that place is Sunshine Projects. 💛

🎶 “Music is a way for me to express myself. Music and dancing are things I love doing at Sunshine Projects. I feel happy here because I can just be myself.”

— Delaney, Sunshine Projects participant

At Sunshine, music isn’t just music.
Dancing isn’t just dancing.

They are ways for our Sunshines to express themselves, build confidence, connect with others, and show the world exactly who they are. ☀️

And sometimes, something as simple as singing your favorite song or dancing without being afraid of being judged can mean everything.

This is why Sunshine matters.

Because everyone deserves a place where they can feel free, accepted, celebrated, and completely themselves. 💛

Help us make sure Delaney and all of our Sunshines continue to have that place.

☀️ Donation: https://www.sunshineprojects.org/
❤️ Donate if you can.
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☀️ REASON #7 OF 21: BECAUSE THE BEST MEMORIES ARE MADE TOGETHER.“I love making my scrapbook and spending time with my f...
08/25/2026

☀️ REASON #7 OF 21: BECAUSE THE BEST MEMORIES ARE MADE TOGETHER.

“I love making my scrapbook and spending time with my friends at Sunshine. We also go on outings together, and it’s so much fun!” 💛
— Brandon S., Sunshine Projects Participant

For Brandon, Sunshine is a place where ordinary days become special memories.

A scrapbook may look like pages filled with pictures, colors, and little moments, but to Brandon, those pages tell a much bigger story. They hold friendships, laughter, adventures, and memories of being part of a community where he belongs. ☀️

Whether he’s creating his scrapbook, spending time with friends, or heading out on one of our community outings, Brandon gets to experience something we all deserve: connection, friendship, joy, and the freedom to enjoy life alongside people who care about him.

These are the moments we want to keep creating.
These are the friendships we want to protect.
These are the memories we want our Sunshines to keep adding to their story. 💛

Because Sunshine Projects isn’t just about activities.

It’s about belonging. It’s about friendship. It’s about having a place where your life is filled with moments worth remembering. ☀️

Help us keep our Sunshines shining. 💛

🔗 Donation : https://www.sunshineprojects.org/donate
Even if you can’t donate, please share Brandon’s story and help more people discover what Sunshine Projects means to our participants.

☀️ REASON #6 OF 21: FRIENDSHIP MAKES EVERY MOMENT BRIGHTER.At Sunshine Projects, friendship is more than having someone...
08/24/2026

☀️ REASON #6 OF 21: FRIENDSHIP MAKES EVERY MOMENT BRIGHTER.

At Sunshine Projects, friendship is more than having someone to sit next to. It’s having someone to laugh with, dance with, create with, and share the moments that make you happy. 💛

Giacomo and Rikki already knew each other, but at Sunshine, their friendship has grown while they’ve also had the opportunity to make new friends and create new memories together.

💛 Giacomo, Sunshine Projects participant:
“Rikki and I have so much fun at Sunshine. I already knew him, and here I’ve also made new friends.”

💛 Rikki, Sunshine Projects participant:
“I love the art and dance classes. I feel so happy here with my friend Giacomo and all my new friends.”

This is what Sunshine Projects is about: a place to belong, to build friendships, and to experience the simple joy of being together. ☀️

Help us keep creating a place where friendships like Giacomo and Rikki’s can continue to grow.

💛 Donate today : https://www.sunshineprojects.org/donate
☀️ Share our story and help us KEEP OUR SUNSHINES SHINING.

☀️ REASON #5 OF 21: THIS IS WHERE I SHINE.“Hi, I’m Michael! I love dancing, singing, cooking, and making dog treats. I ...
08/22/2026

☀️ REASON #5 OF 21: THIS IS WHERE I SHINE.

“Hi, I’m Michael! I love dancing, singing, cooking, and making dog treats. I love being with my Sunshine family. When I’m at Sunshine, I feel so happy!” ❤️

— Michael, Sunshine Projects Participant

Sometimes, happiness looks simple.

It looks like Michael dancing to a song he loves. 🎶
It looks like him singing, cooking, making dog treats, laughing with his friends, and spending time with people who have become family.

But these moments mean so much more.

At Sunshine Projects, Michael has a place where he can express himself, explore the things he loves, build friendships, create memories, and most importantly, feel like he belongs.

This is what we are fighting to protect.

Because Sunshine Projects isn’t just about programs and activities. It’s about people. It’s about friendships. It’s about giving Michael and all of our Sunshines a community where they are known, valued, celebrated, and loved exactly as they are. ☀️💛

We want Michael to keep dancing.
We want him to keep singing.
We want him to keep creating.
And we want to keep seeing that smile.

Help us KEEP OUR SUNSHINES SHINING. ☀️

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Every donation makes a difference. And if you can’t donate today, please share Michael’s story and help more people discover what makes Sunshine Projects so special.

☀️ REASON #4 OF 21: A PLACE WHERE I CAN BE MYSELF.“I feel so comfortable here that I can truly be who I am. I love danc...
08/21/2026

☀️ REASON #4 OF 21: A PLACE WHERE I CAN BE MYSELF.

“I feel so comfortable here that I can truly be who I am. I love dancing, singing, and even acting sometimes. I love Sunshine Projects!” 💛

— Sophia, Sunshine Projects participant

For Sophia, Sunshine Projects is a place where she feels comfortable enough to simply be herself, to dance, sing, act, laugh, and express who she is without fear.

That feeling of belonging is something truly special. It’s what we want every Sunshine to experience: a place where they feel welcomed, valued, confident, and free to shine in their own way. ☀️

This is why Sunshine Projects matters. And this is what we’re fighting to protect.

💛 Help us keep our Sunshines shining.

☀️ Donation: https://www.sunshineprojects.org/donate
☀️ Donate if you can.
☀️ Share our story and help us reach more people.

☀️ REASON #3 OF 21: BECAUSE FRIENDS CAN BECOME FAMILY.“I love being with my friends. It’s so much fun being with them. ...
08/20/2026

☀️ REASON #3 OF 21: BECAUSE FRIENDS CAN BECOME FAMILY.

“I love being with my friends. It’s so much fun being with them. We sing together, we dance together, and I feel like we’re a family.”
— Clare 💛

Sometimes, the most special thing about Sunshine Projects isn’t an activity, a class, or a place.

It’s the people.

It’s having friends waiting for you. It’s laughing together, singing your favorite songs, dancing without worrying about who’s watching, and simply being happy to be together.

When Clare says that her friends at Sunshine feel like family, that means everything to us. Because everyone deserves to have a place where they feel like they truly belong. 🥹💛

These friendships are part of what makes Sunshine so special, and they are one more reason why we’re fighting so hard to keep our Sunshines shining.

☀️ Help us keep our Sunshines shining.

💛 Donation link: https://www.sunshineprojects.org/donate

Please donate and share our story. Every share can help us reach someone who can make a difference.

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Every moment is an opportunity to grow, connect, and shine. ☀️💛Together, we create experiences that become memories for ...
08/19/2026

Every moment is an opportunity to grow, connect, and shine. ☀️💛

Together, we create experiences that become memories for a lifetime.

☀️ REASON #2 OF 21: JOY IS BETTER WHEN IT’S SHARED.At Sunshine Projects, a dance class is more than just dancing. An ar...
08/19/2026

☀️ REASON #2 OF 21: JOY IS BETTER WHEN IT’S SHARED.

At Sunshine Projects, a dance class is more than just dancing. An art class is more than creating something beautiful.

These moments give our Sunshines opportunities to express themselves, discover what they love, build confidence, create friendships, and simply experience the joy of being together.

And sometimes, the best way to understand why these moments matter is to hear it directly from one of our Sunshines. 💛

This is what we want to protect.

A place where Jerri can dance.
A place where he can create.
A place where he can laugh with his friends.
A place where he can make memories with people who matter to him.

Your donation helps Sunshine Projects continue creating these experiences for Jerri and so many other Sunshines.

Because when you support Sunshine Projects, you aren’t simply supporting an activity, you’re helping create moments, friendships, confidence, and joy that can become part of someone’s life. ☀️💛

This is Reason #2 to Keep Our Sunshines Shining.

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21 days. 21 reasons. One community worth fighting for.

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