{"id":3748,"date":"2023-05-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/article\/edwin-is-a-ray-of-sunshine\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:48:30","slug":"edwin-is-a-ray-of-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/article\/edwin-is-a-ray-of-sunshine\/","title":{"rendered":"Edwin is a Ray of Sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"block--core-freeform\"><br \/>\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14909 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Unknown.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Edwin, a Family House volunteer\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf I can provide smiles and laughter, to help a kid forget that they are sick for just a moment, then I know I\u2019ve succeeded,\u201d Edwin exclaimed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edwin is an incredibly passionate, enthusiastic, and energetic volunteer. He\u2019s been fostering community at Family House for almost 10 years through an organization called Project Sunshine, which is dedicated to delivering the healing power of play to children with medical needs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m lucky to be part of the Project Sunshine and Family House team,\u201d said Edwin, who is a Project Sunshine chapter leader and volunteer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He believes every event is a new day. And each event here at Family House offers him the opportunity to make a genuine connection, build trust, and have fun. For Edwin, the best part of volunteering is listening\u2014enabling kids, siblings, and caregivers to open up and feel supported by a warm, welcoming, and caring community. Often, this connection is built through conversation over a variety of seasonal arts and crafts activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat really tugs at my heart is when the kids and parents ask when we are coming back,\u201d noted Edwin. \u201cIt\u2019s great to hear, to feel that positive energy that comes from being wanted and supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14911 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Unknown-12-1-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Edwin, a Family House volunteer\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteers play a pivotal role in the success of the Family House mission by assisting staff to provide a safe and comfortable home for families in crisis. We rely on thousands of volunteers per year, and we need your help! Please complete our volunteer application form and get involved today!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"orange-button\" href=\"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/boluntaryo\/volunteer-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be a Volunteer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-3748","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-news","article-category-volunteers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5060,"href":"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3748\/revisions\/5060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyhouseinc.org\/tl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}