Woodside SCC is an NGO situated in Rondebosch East, Cape Town, South
Africa. After a phenomenal 33 years Woodside Special Care Centre is
still the leader in providing excellent care to intellectually disabled
children and young adults as well as their families. Many of our
children know only Woodside as their home and the staff as their
families. 19 of our children have been abandoned and orphaned and the
courts, as a result of abuse or neglect (against the child), have
placed others here. It is for this reason we try and give them a life
that is a close to normal as they can have.
The service levels at Woodside
SCC are top notch and comprises of in house therapeutic activities such
as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, self-help skills, 24 hour
professional nursing as well respite care to parents with children who
are intellectually and physically disabled.
Their daily programme comprises
of:
- Sensory & motor
stimulation
- Outside play / music
- Physiotherapy
- Feeding and toilet training
skills
- Walks, correct positioning
in their wheelchairs
- Indoor play to prevent
boredom.
At Woodside we believe it is our duty to make the public aware of the
plight of our children. Woodside Special Care Centre really has a
unique story which can only be told in many unspoken words when you
walk through the wards and realize that these children will never be
able to run and play, kick a ball or comprehend, they are a humble
group. They have had such a sad start in life as many of them were born
with irreversible brain damage.
Fundraising number :088001780004
Welfare number : 3118
Non Profit Organization 003-126
Registered as a Public Benefit Organization
Registered in terms of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 (
as amended by act no 30 of 2000)
Our Centre is located on the cnr of Seventh Avenue and Lawson Roads,
Rondebosch East, Cape Town, South Africa. If you would like to know
more about our services and our admission criteria, please make an
appointment by contacting our General Manager – Cathy Levendall at
info@woodside.org.za
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