Helping Neighbors is a Sun Prairie Way of Life

Sunshine Place is more than a building.

Sunshine Place is a single point of access to social services Sun Prairie residents need to support themselves in time of need. The following entities are represented under the Sunshine Place umbrella – with many of the services having offices in Sunshine Placeat 18 Rickel Road.

The organizations Sunshine Place supports:
o Emergency Food Pantry
o The Red Barn thrift store
o Joining Forces for Families
o Home Mission Fund
o Sun Prairie Community Help Organization
o Stuff the Bus
o Sunshine Suppers
o Sunshine Connections
o Access Point
o Housing First Sun Prairie

Established in 2004, Sunshine Place started as a vision of a small group of citizens in 2001 to be a single point of access organization for the Emergency Food Pantry and The Red Barn which had several separate locations throughout their history.

100% donor-funded and volunteer-run
Sunshine Place is a 501C3, non-profit organization, managed day-to-day by Facilities Manager, Bill Maselter who has an office to execute on-site duties. He can be reached at 825-3875 or email him at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Bill’s position is paid annually by a donor to maintain our 100% volunteer-run status.

Additionally, there is a Board of Directors for Sunshine Place that is responsible to maintain the mission and vision of the organization by ensuring the proper financial support. Kevin Florek is the President of the Board. He can be reached at 608-222-7311, ext. 151 or email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

All organizations supported by Sunshine Place are lead by a committee leader, committee members or a paid staffer in the case of some of the organizations that lease space in Sunshine Place.

Become a Ray of Hope
Please follow these organizations Web sites or Facebook pages to be aware of special requests we have for help and assistance.

Emergency Food Pantry at www.sunprairiefoodpantry.com
Sunshine Suppers at www.sunshinesupper.org

Facebook pages to “Like” include:

Sunshine Suppers at Sunshine Supper (no “S”)
Sunshine Connections (volunteer opportunities) at Sunshine Connections

Keep helping your neighbors
We hope, Sun Prairie neighbors will continue to have a big heart and encourage their friends and neighbors to join them the next time they volunteer or donate something. It’s our mission, in part, to make sure the children of Sun Prairie are healthy and happy. It takes everyone’s effort to help raise children in a safe environment.

That’s why we are so determined to share our voice with others who can help.

We all have the opportunity leave a legacy on a community that has been supportive of us. Please contact us to let us know if you need help or if you can help someone else by volunteering.