A Ray of Light in the HIV Community

Dedicated to serving adults, children, and families living with HIV/AIDS

About Sunburst Projects

For 39 years, Sunburst Projects has been providing services that strengthen and empower individuals, families, and communities to ensure those living with HIV/AIDS reach their highest potential.

ABOUT US

Sunburst Projects is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with offices located in Sacramento, California that serves individuals from the greater Sacramento region. Sunburst provides a variety of social and mental health services to individuals and families impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Our Mission
Sunburst Projects serves the needs of the HIV/AIDS community through compassionate care and services.

Our Vision
Sunburst Projects’ goal is to promote health, wellness and social justice through services that strengthen and empower individuals and families to ensure those living with and/or affected by HIV/AIDS reach their highest potential.

Sunburst Projects initially specialized in serving children and families impacted by HIV/AIDS. In 2020 we expanded to serve all individuals who are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS including men, women, families, youth and the Sacramento HIV community as a whole. We also opened our first full service mental health clinic. Today, we serve 350 individuals in Northern California. Our programs include medical case management, mental health services, social support services, child care assistance, HIV/AIDS education and prevention, enrollment in ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program), support groups, and more.

Our Core Values
Our work is based on a set of core values that inform how we carry out our day-to-day activities:

We focus on the quality of life and not the disease itself, and strive to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS are not subject to discrimination.
We believe that as an agency, we are all responsible for the health and emotional wellbeing of our clients, yet the issue is not ours alone; governments, communities and society as a whole must also be held accountable.
We practice compassionate listening and non-judgmental communication.
We strive to provide services delivered with flexibility, personalized attention and cultural sensitivity.
We strive to promote self-sufficiency and empowerment.

At Sunburst Projects, every person’s rights are respected without regard to race, creed, color, age, sex, gender, gender identity, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, religion, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental handicap, or immigration status.

If you or someone you know is living with HIV/AIDS or is affected by it and needs a safe and supportive resource, Sunburst Projects is here to help. Please feel free to contact us. All inquiries are strictly confidential.

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Our Programs

MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT

Case management encompasses a wide range of services that focus on empowering clients to improve their health. Our goal is to promote and support clients’ engagement in medical care, reduce barriers to care, and advocate for our clients’ needs.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Sunburst Projects offers traditional counseling, crisis intervention, psychotherapy, and family therapy. With more than 30 years of experience, we promote mental health services that restore clients’ level of functioning and strengthen client self-efficacy.

SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES

Our experienced staff assists clients in accessing public and private programs for which they are eligible. Also, our childcare services assist HIV positive families with dependent children with a multitude of programs and services.

YOUTH PROGRAMS

Sunburst’s approach relies on individual and community participation which prepares and empowers youth and teens to become effective community leaders. Youth learn that they have the potential to change negative social patterns of behavior and HIV infection.

AIDS DRUG ASSISTANT PROGRAM

Sunburst Projects is a certified ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistant Program) enrollment site. ADAP helps California residents living with HIV/AIDS who are either uninsured or under-insured get access to their medications and to a doctor who can give you medical care.

EDUCATION AND PREVENTION

Sunburst Projects is working to establish an HIV testing program within our office. This program will include peer navigators and community education and outreach. Our free “Lunch and Learns” are held periodically within the community throughout the year.

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

Since the early 1980’s, Sunburst Projects has been helping improve the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. It has been an extraordinary and rewarding ride, but without the support of people like you, it would have never happened. In these times of economic uncertainty, we need your help more than ever. Please help us maintain and improve our programs by supporting us in any way you can. We need you. But more importantly, our clients need you; their lives are positively enhanced by your efforts.

Helping Other People – Improving the lives of others
Your Reward – The great feeling of philanthropy
Improving Our Community – A world we all want to live in

DONATE TODAY

Every donation counts at Sunburst! You can Donate Monthly, give a One-Time Donation, or give to our new Emergency Financial Assistance Fund. You may even Donate, Auction Items, Clothing, or In-kind Products or Services.
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HOST A DRIVE / FUNDRAISER

Do you have an event idea to help us raise funds for our programs? Perhaps you’d like to invite your friends for a virtual cocktail party to benefit Sunburst Projects or host an event in your home, organization, or business?
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OUR WISH LIST PROGRAM

We are always so appreciative of gifts that we can incorporate into our programs and those which are used directly by children at our yearly residential Camp Sunburst.
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VOLUNTEER

Our Sunburst volunteers are called “Magic Makers” because they truly do bring a touch of magic into the lives of our clients struggling with HIV/AIDS. Whether you’d like to volunteer at one of our events, help us in our office, volunteer as a Camp Sunburst counselor or offer your assistance in a variety of other ways, joining our Magic Makers program is a rewarding way to give back in our community.
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