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SUNSHINE HOUSE

Meals on Wheels and Senior Center

aka Alpine Senior Center & Meals on Wheels   |   Alpine, TX   |  http://www.sunshinehousealpine.com

Mission

To provide quality nourishment and social enrichment in the lives of seniors, the home bound, and the disabled in Alpine and Marathon, Texas.

Ruling year info

1978

Assistant Executive Director

Amy Fields

Director of Grants

Kerie van Zeÿst

Main address

402 E Holland Ave

Alpine, TX 79830-4826 USA

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EIN

74-1989614

NTEE code info

Senior Centers/Services (P81)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Food Insecurity and Hunger in the senior and disabled populations in Alpine and Marathon, TX

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Meals on Wheels

Hot nutritious lunch delivered by volunteers Monday-Friday.

Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Seniors
Multiracial people
People of Latin American descent
Adults

Hot lunch served at Sunshine House Monday-Friday offering opportunity for good nutrition and pleasant congregation.

Population(s) Served
Seniors
Adults

Daily activities open to the whole community. Chair exercises, quilting, chess club, garden club, music lessons and more.

Population(s) Served
Seniors
Adults
Economically disadvantaged people
Multiracial people
People of Latin American descent

Where we work

  • Alpine (Texas, United States)

  • Brewster County (Texas, United States)

  • Marathon (Texas, United States)

  • Texas (United States)

Awards

Platinum Transperancy 2023

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Total number of volunteer miles driven / contributed to the organization

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Meals on Wheels

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of emergency meals provided

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Meals on Wheels

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of meals delivered

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Meals on Wheels

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of meals served or provided

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Congregate Meals

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This reflects the number of people who came into the senior center for a meal and social interaction.

Social Activities and Events Participation Units

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Activities and Clubs

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Exercise Units

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Activities and Clubs

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Walking club miles walked

Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

to provide quality nourishment and social enrichment in the lives of seniors, the disabled and homebound in Alpine and Marathon, Texas.

We serve home delivered hot meals and weekend sack lunches to seniors, the homebound and disabled.

Sunshine House Inc has been providing meals to Alpine seniors for the past 40 years. A new facility was opened in July 2018 to provide more activities for the seniors and an updated kitchen for better meal preparation.

Our number of clients has increased in the last year and we hope for that to continue. More activities are being planned for more social inter action.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response,

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have any major challenges to collecting feedback,

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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SUNSHINE HOUSE

Board of directors
as of 4/11/2025
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Board co-chair

Katy Williams

Amy Struthers

Anne Calaway Director

Chachi Hawkins Director

Edith Simmons

Medical Doctor

Michael Wallens President

Gilbert Valenzuela Director

Jawana Sanderson

Professor

Julie Balovich Director

Katy Williams

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? yes

Organizational demographics

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability