CanDo4Kids
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CanDo4Kids is South Australia
’s oldest charity and works directly with children and young adults
with sensory impairment disabilities, such as blindness
or deafness, by focusing on what children ‘can do’ and helping them to reach their full potential.
CanDo4Kids (formerly known as Townsend House) was founded in 1874 by Mr William Townsend MP, who, after two terms in office as Mayor of Adelaide set about fulfilling his ambition to establish a ‘Blind Asylum in the City of Adelaide’.
, Early Intervention, Occupational Therapy
, Family Support, Assistive Technology
, Youth work
, Recreation
Auditory Processing Disorder
intervention, Auditory Verbal Therapy, Mentor
Programs and Counselling.
All services provided by CanDo4Kids are provided free of charge to children and young adults who are Deaf, blind
or who have a sensory impairment. CanDo4Kids works with more than 800 children and young adults (up to 25 years) and their families and has expanded their work by 300 per cent increase in services to the community since 2002.
Funding for CanDo4Kids is raised through sponsorship, donations, bequest
s, grants, lotteries, events and property development, with 30 per cent of overall funding coming from the Government. CanDo4Kids is an affiliated with Charity Direct, an organisation that promotes ethical fund rasing behaviour, which means that every dollar donated goes directly to helping the kids.
CanDo4Kids sister organisation is Deaf CanDo
and both organisations are managed by parent organisation CanDo Group Charities. Deaf CanDo
is the State’s second oldest charity and provides services and programs which help the Deaf community.
and two deaf students, beginning a commitment that continues today. William Townsend, the founder, was the chairman of its committee from 1875 to 1882.
Over the years the facilities and services have grown and adapted according to needs of the children and the technology available.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
’s oldest charity and works directly with children and young adults
Youth
Youth is the time of life between childhood and adulthood . Definitions of the specific age range that constitutes youth vary. An individual's actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could exist at all ages.-Usage:Around the world, the terms "youth",...
with sensory impairment disabilities, such as blindness
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
or deafness, by focusing on what children ‘can do’ and helping them to reach their full potential.
CanDo4Kids (formerly known as Townsend House) was founded in 1874 by Mr William Townsend MP, who, after two terms in office as Mayor of Adelaide set about fulfilling his ambition to establish a ‘Blind Asylum in the City of Adelaide’.
Services
CanDo4Kids offers services to children and young adults including: Speech PathologySpeech and language pathology
Speech-Language Pathology specializes in communication disorders.The main components of speech production include: phonation, the process of sound production; resonance, opening and closing of the vocal folds; intonation, the variation of pitch; and voice, including aeromechanical components of...
, Early Intervention, Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy
Occupational therapy is a discipline that aims to promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. Occupational therapists work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, and/or emotionally disabling condition by utilizing treatments...
, Family Support, Assistive Technology
Assistive technology
Assistive technology or adaptive technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them...
, Youth work
Youth work
In the United Kingdom youth work is the process of creating an environment where young people can engage in informal educational activities. Different varieties of youth work include centre-based work, detached work, school-based work and religion based work....
, Recreation
Recreation
Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun"...
Auditory Processing Disorder
Auditory processing disorder
Auditory Processing Disorder , also known as Central Auditory Processing Disorder is an umbrella term for a variety of disorders that affect the way the brain processes auditory information. It is not a peripheral hearing disorder as individuals with APD usually have normal peripheral hearing...
intervention, Auditory Verbal Therapy, Mentor
Mentor
In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...
Programs and Counselling.
All services provided by CanDo4Kids are provided free of charge to children and young adults who are Deaf, blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
or who have a sensory impairment. CanDo4Kids works with more than 800 children and young adults (up to 25 years) and their families and has expanded their work by 300 per cent increase in services to the community since 2002.
Funding for CanDo4Kids is raised through sponsorship, donations, bequest
Bequest
A bequest is the act of giving property by will. Strictly, "bequest" is used of personal property, and "devise" of real property. In legal terminology, "bequeath" is a verb form meaning "to make a bequest."...
s, grants, lotteries, events and property development, with 30 per cent of overall funding coming from the Government. CanDo4Kids is an affiliated with Charity Direct, an organisation that promotes ethical fund rasing behaviour, which means that every dollar donated goes directly to helping the kids.
CanDo4Kids sister organisation is Deaf CanDo
Deaf CanDo
Deaf CanDo , is a not for profit community organisation operating in South Australia, it is second oldest charity in South Australia established in 1891 providing services and programs to deaf and hearing impaired people...
and both organisations are managed by parent organisation CanDo Group Charities. Deaf CanDo
Deaf CanDo
Deaf CanDo , is a not for profit community organisation operating in South Australia, it is second oldest charity in South Australia established in 1891 providing services and programs to deaf and hearing impaired people...
is the State’s second oldest charity and provides services and programs which help the Deaf community.
History
Originally founded in 1874 as South Australian Institution for Blind and Deaf and Dumb (Incorporated), later changed to Townsend House, the charity opened its doors to five blindBlindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
and two deaf students, beginning a commitment that continues today. William Townsend, the founder, was the chairman of its committee from 1875 to 1882.
Over the years the facilities and services have grown and adapted according to needs of the children and the technology available.