Supporting Families with Special needs children

Supporting Families with Special needs children

Over several life changing programmes, we aim to support, educate, and create inclusive environments for children and adults with special needs, as well as their families, who are caregivers 24/7.

Day trips and respites

Friendship Circle organises varied and stimulating days out every week, trip to town, bowling, entertainment trips and meals out to name a few. Respites allow the parents of the child with special needs, take a break, while the volunteers enjoy some time with the children.

Life Skills

This programme offers participants the opportunity to practice life skills in a realistic, safe, and controlled environment. Focus areas include street safety, money skills, personal responsibility, and inter/intrapersonal communication skills. Location specific goals include things such as visiting the doctor or placing an order in the cafe. Life Skills also offers a simulated job experience for all participants ages 13 and older. This unique program offers the excitement and fun of the village as well as life skill development.

Friends at home

Through the Friends at Home programme teenage volunteers visit our younger members at their home, engaging them in a variety of activities. The teenagers provide companionship and give children, who may struggle to forge friendships in the traditional ways, the opportunity to connect with other children of a similar age.

Support is urgently needed to continue our life-changing work. Can we count on you to help these special children?

You can sponsor, become a monthly donor, or a patron. Either way, we would be really happy to hear from you, so please drop us a line, email us or come visit us at our offices. Please click here to give or to discuss your participation our projects.