Changing the way people see healthcare.
Project Sunshine brings volunteer-led programming to pediatric patients and their families in a variety of medical settings.
We recognize the tremendous weight of managing a child’s illness or injury, whether it requires short-term or long-term care. Every child with a medical challenge is unique, and our programs seek to adapt to the individual needs of each child.
Our two types of programming, ‘Direct Service‘ and ‘Sending Sunshine,’ are tailored for patients’ developmental and psychosocial needs during treatment. We provide family-centered opportunities for joy, connection, socialization, and memory-making.
Direct Service
‘Direct Service’ brings patients and volunteers together in hospitals through creative arts activities and other opportunities for social interaction and learning. Volunteers act as companions, or as we say, ‘Sunshine Sidekicks,’ to superhero patients battling the isolation of the hospital setting.
Sending Sunshine
‘Sending Sunshine’ creates opportunities for volunteers to assemble interactive craft kits and sew ‘Surgi Dolls’ that are then distributed to hospitals nationwide. These supports entertain children during stressful and lonely times, provide needed distraction, and help hospital staff build trust with young patients.
Bring sunshine to your hospital today!
We support Child Life Specialists, Social Workers, and other hospital staff with programs, led by our trained volunteers, that help young patients cope with the stress of their medical challenges.
