Welcome To Sunshine

For 61 years, we have been creating community among people with developmental disabilities in northwest Ohio. The world’s best kept secret lies just inside our doors. People with developmental disabilities have so much to offer this world and it is our job at Sunshine to help the people we serve to contribute in meaningful ways. Watch the video of our year in review and see for yourself. For more information, check out our NEW overview brochure! Be sure to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter by typing your name and e-mail address in the field on the left.
Sunshine Spotlight

The Sunlight is Sunshine’s monthly newsletter, which is published to employees, parents and families.  Sunshine is proud to share our stories with you from this month.  Enjoy the inside scoop about things going on around Sunshine, be the first to hear about this month’s events and read get updates from all parts of our organization.  To download a PDF of the latest Sunlight, click here. Don’t forget… this isn’t Sunshine’s only monthly newsletter.  Sign up for our e-newsletter by entering your information in the box above for news that lands right in your inbox.

Super Saks are handcrafted, hand painted bags made by the artists at Sunshine’s Vocational Center. Each one is unique and is made out of re-purposed industrial material. The Super Saks are available at Sunshine and Georgette’s in two sizes priced at $12 and $15. The production of these Super Saks provides supported employment for people with developmental disabilities. For more information, call 419-865-0251 or visit www.georgettes.org.

 

Sunshine is an affiliate of the Mennonite Health Services Alliance headquartered in Goshen, Indiana. MHS traces its roots to the 1940s and has been involved in the creation of mental health centers, acute care hospitals, retirement centers, and agencies serving youth and those with developmental disabilities. MHS Alliance members demonstrate shared values in daily ministry to those they serve, including: care of the spirit, human dignity, justice for the vulnerable, peace and reconciliation, community mutuality and service and stewardship of God’s gifts. Visit www.mhsonline.org

Georgette’s is located at 311 Conant Street in Historic Uptown Maumee, Ohio. The Maumee store provides jobs for 15 individuals with developmental disabilities who work as coffee roasters, servers, dishwashers, food preparers and clerks in our gift shop. We invite you to say “hello” to our hardworking staff, have a cup of fresh roasted coffee and browse our unique selection of fair trade gifts from around the world. Visit online at www.georgettes.org

Solana is the new name for Sunshine’s wholly owned software company, formerly known as IFS/MRDD Solutions. The company, headquartered in Wauseon, has a primary focus of developing industry-specific accounting and management software designed for organizations that provide services to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Solana is the developer and exclusive marketer of the Integrated Software Series©. In essence, the software helps providers make ongoing management and operational decisions to operate more efficiently and effectively. Visit Solana online at www.solanapro.com

Equipped Kids is a Sunshine service that provides adaptive equipment for short-term use to children with developmental disabilities or delays in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. Children who have temporary equipment needs while recovering from injury or surgery also have the opportunity to utilize this unique program. Equipped Kids’ available equipment includes ambulation aids, positioning devices, wheelchairs and various other items used in daily activities. All pieces of equipment may be borrowed “free of charge”. For more information, visit www.equippedkids.org