What does Only Sunshine Sanctuary do? Here’s what your support makes possible!
When you support Only Sunshine Sanctuary, you're helping create a kinder, more compassionate community for both animals and people.
Here's what your support makes possible! 💗
We believe in helping animals and people in our own community above all else, by bringing care, connection, and safety in times of need.
We do that through a variety of channels:
Rescue & Sanctuary
We rescue abandoned and neglected animals who have nowhere else to go and provide them with food, safe and comfortable shelter, medical care, family, and the loving lives they deserve. Today, 72 rescued animals call Only Sunshine Sanctuary home.
Foster & Adoption Program
For animals who don't require lifelong sanctuary, we provide loving foster care while helping them find safe, compassionate forever homes.
Our current adoptable residents include Calistoga and Lumi + Boba (bunnies), Poppy + Willow (lambs), and Bernard (goat). You can meet all of our adoptable animals on Petfinder!
Youth Education
Each year, 10–15 young people participate in Leaders for Ethics, Animals, and the Planet (LEAP) at our sanctuary, where they learn about how their daily choices can help animals and the planet and develop the skills to become compassionate and equitable leaders for everyone we share the planet with. We host LEAP high school students one day each month during the school year and LEAP middle school students at our one-week summer camp!
Want to learn more about how you can help animals and the planet? Our friends at Animal Place and Blackberry Creek offer wonderful educational resources! Check out their websites here: https://animalplace.org/learn-the-issues/ and here: https://www.blackberrycreek.org/copy-of-education
Community Programs
Free Rabbit Supply Closet: Our bi-monthly Free Rabbit Food & Supply Closet serves 100–200 pet owners each year, helping keep pets with the families who love them and preventing more animals from being abandoned.
InAlliance Volunteering: Through our partnership with InAlliance, we provide meaningful volunteer opportunities for 4 individuals with disabilities every week.
Bunnies & Books: Through our partnership with Wild Sisters Book Company, children and families can meet adoptable rabbits, enjoy story time, and learn about kindness and compassion for animals through books and hands-on experiences.
Community Events
We love bringing people together through sanctuary tours, celebrations, vegan bake sales, volunteer opportunities, and special events that foster peace, joy, and connection. Keep an eye on our Instagram, Facebook, newsletter, and Events page on our website for upcoming events—we’d love to see you there!
Partnering with Local Businesses
Whether we’re hosting a pop-up vegan bake sale at Mother Natives Plant Nursery or Wild Sisters Book Company, or adoption events at our local Pet Food Express, we believe collaboration is one of the most powerful ways to create positive change! By partnering with local businesses, we’re able to expand our reach, connect with more members of our community, and help more animals, while also supporting other mission-driven organizations and businesses!
Every dollar you give helps create a safer, kinder future for animals and people right here in our own community.
Whether you're attending tomorrow's Party for a Purpose or making a gift from home, thank you for helping bring Only Sunshine into the lives of our human and non-human neighbors alike—your kindness changes lives! 💗