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A Sunshine's Superheroes client smiling with two peers at Cider Ridge Golf Club during a job-skills session

Life Skills Coaching · Oxford, Alabama

Every kid deserves a next chapter after fourteen.

Sunshine's Superheroes provides one-on-one and small-group life skills coaching for children and young adults with special needs — building the communication, independence, and job-ready skills that too often get left behind.

One-on-one & small group Transportation provided Flexible scheduling

After Age 14

Most communities don't offer child or adult care built for individuals with special needs — families are left to figure out the next chapter alone.

In the Classroom

Schools focus on academics, not the hands-on life skills — cooking, hygiene, communication, job readiness — that make independence possible.

Sunshine's Superheroes exists to close that gap, one client at a time.

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Everything you need to know.

What We Teach

Six skills, built for real life.

Communication

Building the everyday tools and confidence to be understood — and to ask for what's needed.

Cooking & Food Safety

Real kitchen time — measuring, prepping, and cooking meals safely, start to finish.

Hygiene & Self-Care

Daily routines for personal care that build confidence and independence at home.

Job Readiness

Interview practice, workplace behavior, and real accommodations — like noise-reducing headphones — that make a job site workable.

Independent Living

Budgeting, navigating transportation, and the everyday tasks of running a life without relying on someone else.

Transition to Adulthood

A person-centered plan for what comes after school ends, built around each client's own goals.

How It Works

A plan that grows with each client.

01

Meet & Plan

We start with a conversation about your family's goals and build a coaching plan around them.

02

Practice Real Skills

One-on-one or small-group sessions built around real tasks — a real kitchen, a real interview, a real job site.

03

Grow Toward Independence

We track progress together and adjust the plan as skills — and confidence — grow.

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ALABAMA

Locally Owned & Operated

Based in Oxford, AL · Serving Calhoun County & surrounding areas · Transportation provided

Get Involved

Ways to be part of it.

Refer a Family

Know a family who could use this kind of support? A word from someone who's already here goes further than any ad.

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Bring a Sibling or Friend

Small-group sessions can include a client's own sibling or friend — practicing skills alongside someone they already trust.

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Sunshine's Superheroes posts updates, openings, and real session moments on Facebook — follow to stay in the loop.

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Questions

What families ask us.

What ages do you work with?+

Children and young adults with special needs, with a particular focus on the years after fourteen — when most communities stop offering child or adult care built for them and school stops teaching hands-on life skills.

Is it one-on-one, or a group?+

Both — sessions are built around what works for your family, whether that's one-on-one coaching or a small group, including a sibling or friend if that helps.

Do you provide transportation?+

Yes — transportation to and from sessions is provided, so getting there isn't another barrier.

Where do sessions happen?+

Wherever the skill is actually used — a real kitchen for cooking and food safety, a real job site for job readiness, out in the community for independent living. Practice sticks better when it happens in a real setting.

What does it cost, and do you accept insurance?+

Every family's situation is different — call or email and we'll talk through pricing and payment options together.

How do we get started?+

Call or text 205-937-3677, or email sunshinessuperheros@gmail.com. We'll set up a conversation about your family's goals and build a plan from there.

What Families Say

Real words from real families.

Ms. Sunshine you are absolutely a special person, an angel in disguise. Thank you so much for what you do for all of these wonderful kiddos.

Janice Shepard

Thank all of you for what you do helping our son.

Lenn Coffey

You're changing the world to make it a better place.

Eric Michael Cannington

Shared with thanks from public comments on Sunshine's Superheroes' Facebook page.

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Sunshine's Superheroes logo printed on a t-shirt: four cartoon superhero kids

Every Sunshine's Superhero gets the shirt to prove it.

“I started Sunshine's Superheroes because of a gap I kept seeing: once a child with special needs turns fourteen, the support just stops. There's no child or adult care built for them locally, and school stops teaching the hands-on skills they still need. So I built the thing that was missing.”
Sunshine Bender, Founder

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Ready to talk about a plan for your family?

Sunshine's Superheroes is currently taking new clients across Alabama — transportation to and from sessions is provided.