The Sunshine Foundation
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
The Sunshine Foundation at Rob’s Place was created to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We provide a supportive environment where participants can continue living meaningful and fulfilling lives through learning, socializing, creativity, and community volunteering after graduation.
Our nonprofit foundati
The Sunshine Foundation at Rob’s Place was created to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We provide a supportive environment where participants can continue living meaningful and fulfilling lives through learning, socializing, creativity, and community volunteering after graduation.
Our nonprofit foundation helps cover essential needs such as program supplies, community outings, and support for individuals who are waiting on Medicaid waiver services. Through the generosity of our donors and sponsors, we have been able to purchase a van that allows participants to enjoy educational, recreational, and volunteer opportunities throughout the community.
As we continue to grow, we remain committed to expanding opportunities, enriching lives, and ensuring that every individual we serve has access to meaningful experiences that promote independence, inclusion, and personal growth.
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Mission
We are a family-founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit built on a dream: to create a place for adults with disabilities to thrive after high school, especially for those unable to hold a job on their own. The Sunshine Foundation was established to support the individuals who attend Rob’s Place and to help us provide the best possible programs, oppo
We are a family-founded 501(c)(3) nonprofit built on a dream: to create a place for adults with disabilities to thrive after high school, especially for those unable to hold a job on their own. The Sunshine Foundation was established to support the individuals who attend Rob’s Place and to help us provide the best possible programs, opportunities, and care for each of them.
Founders:
William Criswell- Co-Founder
Ellen Criswell- Co-Founder
Board of Directors:
President- Rebecca McKelvey
Vice President- Elizabeth Holloway
Secretary- Jennifer Brown
Treasurer- Burt Cook
Parent Liasion- Julia Meaney
Community Outreach- Mary Shepard
Additional Members:
DJ Hurm
Julie Till
Blake Monts de Oca
Lynn Johnson
Marie Moore
Our History
Our Mission
Our History
The Sunshine Foundation was established in 2022, just two years after the opening of Rob’s Place in Forsyth. Rob’s Place began with a simple but important mission: to provide opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who, after graduation, often found themselves at home with limited options for social conn
The Sunshine Foundation was established in 2022, just two years after the opening of Rob’s Place in Forsyth. Rob’s Place began with a simple but important mission: to provide opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who, after graduation, often found themselves at home with limited options for social connection or growth.
When Rob’s Place opened its doors in April 2020, we welcomed just two or three participants. Today, in 2025, we’ve had the privilege of serving more than 40 individuals, ages 13 to 72.
Rob’s Place continues to be a safe and welcoming space where adults with disabilities can build lasting friendships, explore new skills, and give back through weekly volunteer opportunities in the community.
Help Our Cause
Rob’s Place, & our non profit The Sunshine Foundation at Rob’s Place, was created to serve individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities.
We provide a place where they can continue to have meaningful and productive lives by learning, socializing, being creative, & volunteering in their community after graduation. Our non-profit foundation helps us with funding needed for clients waiting on their waiver, supplies, outings, & in the near future we hope to be able to provide a wheelchair accessible mini bus for more opportunities for all of the people we serve. We could not do any of this without our generous community.
