Creating Inclusive Opportunities Through Community and Coffee
Empowering adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities through training, employment, and community connection.
We provide a supportive work environment where adults with special abilities gain real job experience, build confidence, and contribute their talents every day. Our Sipsters serve delicious drinks and goodies at our Sunshine Sips Cafe located inside the Mississippi Antique Galleria on Pass Rd in Gulfport, MS.
How We Create Opportunity
Our mobile coffee cart allows us to reach the community beyond our café walls—creating 4–6 additional jobs, serving local events and businesses, increasing awareness of our mission, and generating revenue to sustain and grow our programs.
Expanding through a Mobile Coffee Cart
Our 12-week internship program offers hands-on training in customer service, cash handling, kitchen safety, and barista skills. These experiences prepare participants not only for success with us, but for future employment throughout the community.
Training that Builds Real-World Skills
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower individuals through inclusive work experiences and meaningful community connections. We believe opportunity should be accessible to everyone, and we work to create welcoming spaces where people can learn, grow, and thrive.
Proudly Supported By
Empowerment Roast Sponsor $2k+
Maria Midgett
Janet Palmer
Gulf Coast Down Syndrome Society
Community Blend Sponsor $500+
Morris Locksmith / Brandon Franklin Insurance / MS Power Community Connections / Scarlet Pearl Cares / Kristie Chabreck / Goodwill of South MS
Community Highlights
See the moments that bring our mission to life through events, community involvement, and meaningful connections. Together, we’re creating opportunities, building confidence, and celebrating inclusion.
A New Chapter is Brewing
Great coffee. Greater impact.
A new chapter is brewing! Our new location, Sunshine Sips, is FINALLY open!! We are ecstatic to introduce new faces, new menu items, and new opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You can find us at 1909 E. Pass Rd, Ste. E, Gulfport, MS, (inside the Galleria). Our hours of operation are:
Thursday, Friday, & Sunday 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
Saturdays 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
