OUR FACILITIES

The Western Cape Cerebral Palsy Association runs a variety of facilities throughout the Western Cape to cater for the various needs of the CP community.

Our facilities include clinics and occupational centres, special care centres for children and adults severely affected by CP and work centres where skills training takes place and employment is provided for individuals who are unable to be employed in the open labour market.

THE VILLAGE WORK CENTRE

The Village Work Centre is a protective work centre for adults with CP who are unable to be employed in the open labour market. Workers are transported from their homes, mainly from areas on the Cape Flats and surrounding areas.

Workers are placed in the different sections of the centre depending on their level of functioning and ability.

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DE HEIDE SPECIAL CARE CENTRE

De Heide Special Care Centre is a day centre for children with CP who have a severe and profound intellectual disability and experience severe barriers to learning.

The centre offers a developmental programme which includes; ongoing assessment to ensure that the appropriate stimulation programmes are implemented.

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ROSEDON HOUSE

Rosedon House is a residential facility for adults with CP who are no longer able to live independently or with their families. Adults at Rosedon House come from communities across the Western Cape and have varying degrees of CP.

Rosedon House offers independent supervised living, with each resident having their own room. Transport is provided to hospital and doctor appointments, sport association and social functions.

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OUR HOPE

Our Hope is an Occupational Group operating on the premises of Rosedon House. The group offers stimulation and social interaction to severely disabled adults who are unable to work even in a protected work environment due to the extent of their disabilities.

The group members participate in fabric painting, ceramic painting, free art, music and a variety of other social activities and outings.

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ASSISTIVE BUDDIES

The Assistive Buddies Project was launched in 2018 out of a need to provide affordable assistive devices to people with disabilities in order to increase their independence in daily tasks.

The woodwork department at The Village Work Centre has approximately 20 adults with varying disabilities manufacturing the low-cost devices in a protective environment. The Assistive Buddies include wheelchair related devices, bathroom and kitchen devices as well as adult and paediatric therapeutic resources.

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