Stories

Kwan never smiled. One day, a staff member saw him peeling stickers off sheets and applying them to his notebook. He even thought he saw the beginning of a smile. Read more »

Ben’s mom used to get 500 texts a day from her son. Ben, 23, had aged out of the public schools and was attending a day program. It simply wasn’t a good fit. Then Ben came to Sunshine Village. Read more »

Every day, Ashley’s shoes came untied. Multiple times. Ashley had never learned to tie her shoes. Kelly asked Ashley if she wanted to tie her own shoes. She did. So they started working together each day. Read more »

All Robert wanted was a job. “A real job.” Now he has a manufacturing position. Occasionally the van Robert takes to work is late.  “it’s not professional to be late,” Robert tells the driver. Read more »

We planted carrots in our garden on Jenny’s first day at Sunshine Village. She told us she didn’t like vegetables but she liked watering the garden. Rainy days were a big disappointment for Jenny. Read more »