Justin’s Home: A Home & School for the Differently-Abled
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Justin’s Home is an organisation working for the rehabilitation of mentally handicapped children. This centre provides services to children who are suffering from Mental Retardation, Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Learning Disabilities.
The Services We Offer Are:
Training and Employment Programs We Offer Are:
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Advocacy Works We Do Are:
- Creating Awareness of Rights
- Facilitating and Awaiting Social Benefit
- Facilitating the Formation of Self-help Groups
- Parent Training Program
SATHYANIKETHAN SPECIAL SCHOOL
Sathyanikethan Special School, a School for the Differently Abled was inaugurated on Feb. 20, 2012, at Kaviyoor, Thiruvalla. We provide services to children suffering from Mental Retardation, Autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Hydrocephalus, and Learning Disabilities. We began with 14 children and today 52 children attend daily, and 130 additional children attend on an occasional basis for which we provide shelter, food, care, education, Speech Therapy and Physiotherapy.
We believe that each child is unique with individual talents, interests and abilities. By offering the gift of education and a new life to these children, we believe they hold a brighter future for themselves, their society, our country and the world. It is only due to the patronage of people like you that we have managed to work towards achieving our mission of caring for more children.
We believe that each child is unique with individual talents, interests and abilities. By offering the gift of education and a new life to these children, we believe they hold a brighter future for themselves, their society, our country and the world. It is only due to the patronage of people like you that we have managed to work towards achieving our mission of caring for more children.
SATHYAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND DISABILITY CENTER (SRDC)
A Ministry of Sathyam Service Trust, India
The Sathyam Research Institute and Disability Center is the result of an immense need to uplift the disabled population in the Indian society. Sathyam Service Trust, a charitable society based in Kerala, India has been working in the field of Social Welfare and Charity for the past 25 years by shedding light on the downtrodden in society. Through its outreach programs, it has mainly focused its activities in the area of disability preparing thousands of individuals to become independent.
The Sathyam Research Institute and Disability Center is the result of an immense need to uplift the disabled population in the Indian society. Sathyam Service Trust, a charitable society based in Kerala, India has been working in the field of Social Welfare and Charity for the past 25 years by shedding light on the downtrodden in society. Through its outreach programs, it has mainly focused its activities in the area of disability preparing thousands of individuals to become independent.
THE VISION
- To empower the disabled population with the help of society
THE MISSION
- To expose and develop the hidden skills and abilities in persons with disabilities
- To train and develop individual life skills
- To promote and direct employment opportunities for people with disabilities
- To remove social, cultural, and economic barriers that are associated with disabilities
- To implement a comprehensive, integrated program of research and training
- To develop rural community infrastructure in order to enhance opportunities for persons with disabilities
THE STORY BEHIND JUSTIN'S HOME
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Children are a precious gift from God. From the moment of conception, till a child is born, every parent weaves out dreams and plans about their child. They hope for the best and wish to give him/her the very best they probably can. Our second son Justin was born mentally challenged. But we knew very well, at the bottom of our hearts that he is a perfect gift from above and that God counts him special and precious. Justin is not disabled, he is just differently abled.
Parenting a differently-abled child is not easy; it throws challenges at every stage and demands special attention at all times. When Justin reached 4 yrs of age, we put him in a school where normal children studied. But we started receiving complaints about his inability to adjust and his attitude problems which forced us to remove him from the school. We were told about a school for special children far from our hometown. But due to the long-distance, we gave up that idea. At this time, Marykutty suggested the idea of starting a school for disabled children. I didn’t entertain the idea initially. We send Justin to another school near Marykutty’s workplace. One day while Marykutty was taking classes for the tenth grade, she was interrupted by a helper boy from Justin’s school. Justin had wet his pants and soiled the classroom, but he was least bothered about what he had done. Frustrated, she pleaded to God to help her find a school for special children near her home or help her with the money needed to start a special school. After reading the book “Purpose Driven Life” by Pr. Rick Warren, she got the lead to start a Special School. Finally, we were able to open Justin’s Home, a Learning Disability Center for mentally challenged children. Since the idea of Sathyam Research Institute and Disability Center was due to our son Justin, the project is named Justin’s Home. Currently, we have 48 children between the age of 3 and 15. Our prayer to the Lord is, may God strengthen our hands to manage this institution and help us to be a blessing and relief to the mentally challenged persons with disabilities and their families. Justin’s Home is the realization of this BIG DREAM! |
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