The Cheshire Homes South Africa has launched a website and Facebook page to raise awareness for disability issues and share their good news stories.
South Africa (21 April 2022) – Cheshire Homes are located around the world, and South Africa has several facilities too. The homes cater to people with disabilities that have nowhere else to go. The organisation has established a digital footprint by launching a new website and Facebook page.
Cheshire Homes was founded by Royal Air Force pilot Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire in 1946 when he welcomed a man with nowhere to go into his own home. Leonard nursed and cared for the man, and a year later, he was looking after 24 individuals with varying degrees of complex needs, illnesses and impairments.
The need for homes that catered to adults with special needs was great, and before long, several homes were opened in the UK. The first international home was set up in Mumbai, India, in the 1960s. Not long after that, the concept spread globally.
Today the Cheshire Homes are a haven for adults with disabilities, especially those who have lost the families that once cared for them.
In South Africa, the homes are not only a place of residence; they offer many services, including day-centres, transport, employment and skills development, to name a few. Many of the centres also have charity shops that help fund the homes’ efforts.
“Cheshire Homes South Africa is very excited to launch our brand new website, which was very kindly designed and sponsored by Promise Group, and for which we are very grateful.”
“Personally, we think it is fantastic and want to share it with the world. We encourage you to keep an eye on it for exciting stories from around the country on what is happening in Cheshire Homes South Africa.”
“The more people we have visiting our page, the more chance we have of creating awareness on disability issues.”
You can check out the website here and join the Facebook page here. You can find a full list of Cheshire Homes in South Africa here.
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