Life isn't easy for families of children with special needs. Faced with responsibility of a family member requiring extra attention and care, many families feel lonely,  and hopeless. In many cases, the families feel a sense of  because their children are not "perfect". But Taiwan Sunshine wants to change that.

Founded in 2009, Taiwan Sunshine believes that all children have characteristic value, and by supporting the families who care for children with special needs, it can change the understanding. In doing so, it hopes to help these children become useful members of society.

The Taipei-based, non-profit organization seeks to  these goals in three ways. First, it offers in-school programs, often centered on events like Christmas. Second, it develops conferences for use in schools, churches and other organizations. These conferences raise of the issues that families with special-needs children face and encourage organizations to develop programs to support these families. Third, Taiwan Sunshine works with other groups to put together and  the "I Am a Hero Games."

During the games, children compete in different  activities, such as the ball throw and running race. When children aren't , they enjoy other activities, such as playing with dogs from a local therapy program. Each game includes a prize-awarding ceremony in which all the children are formally with medals to celebrate their accomplishments.

Through like the Hero Games, Taiwan Sunshine is working hard to meet the needs of families with special-needs children.