ST. JOHN OF GOD CENTRE
 
 
St. John of God Centre was started for the well-being of the differently abled, in 1998, by the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God (popularly known as ‘Brothers of St. John of God’), an international health care and social service organization that has been in India since 1969.
 
The Centre caters for the needs of the differently abled  of various age groups, through:
 
  • A Special Day Care School
  • Six Residential Homes boys and girls
  • A Vocational Training Centre.
  • A  Lifelong  Stay Facility .
The Special School and Vocational Training Centre together have 172 students. Of these 117 are resident inmates. 
 
 
The infrastructure on this campus include:
  • The Chapel
  • The Special School
  • The Vocational Training Centre
  • Six residential care homes
  • In-door hydrotherapy unit
  • House for John of God Brothers
  • House for John of God Sisters
  • The Canteen
     
 
There is a registered charitable society called SELD (Soceity for the Empowerment of the Learning Disabled)operating on behalf of the centre  and its services are open to all sections of people, especially the poor and the needy who are differently abled
 
The goal of  SELD is the well-being of the differently abled, which consist of:
 
  • Imparting training to the differently abled
  • Education of differently abled
  • Providing best quality care service  to the differently abled
  • Imparting vocational training
  • Providing various support to the parents of the differently abled
  • Research/ resource centre for NGOs, professional/ educational institutions
  • Rehabilitation of the differently abled
  • Updating skills and knowledge of the co-workers
  • Creating awareness among parents & in society.