Community Based Rehab Centre,
Sangharsh Nagar, Powai
Recommended Age Group
All Age Groups
As there was no facility for small children and adolescents with special needs in Powai, a small division was started for Early Childhood Intervention and Pre-vocational Skills Training in Powai in 2006 (GODS’ Heaven), primarily to address timely development in children with special needs in the area of mobility, communication and special education.
When the building in Airoli (GODS’ Abode) was ready in 2016 with all rehabilitation services including Lifecare under one roof, only the older trainees were able to commute daily from Powai due to the long distance. So it was decided to continue the Powai unit from a rented place in Sangharsh Nagar, Powai. This is a Community Based Centre located in a building under the Slum Rehabilitation Scheme and the beneficiaries are from lower income groups with caregivers and parents with low levels of literacy and income. Thus, all rehabilitation services are provided free of cost to the beneficiaries.
As the adolescent beneficiaries under Pre-vocational Skills Training became adults, a need was felt to start Vocational Skills Training for them at the Powai unit, and the Project started with 5 trainees in 2023.
Age Group : 2-11 years
Through individualized interventions and continuous therapeutic support, children demonstrate greater independence in daily activities, improved participation in learning and social settings and a stronger foundation for future education and rehabilitation.
The programme also empowers parents with the knowledge and skills needed to support their child's progress effectively at home.
Age Group : 11-18 years
Pre-vocational Skills Training provides adolescents with special needs functional life skills, social competence, work readiness and self-confidence, enabling them to become more independent in their daily lives and better prepared for vocational training, employment and community participation in addition to guiding their families in the way forward for their personal growth and development.
They move on to vocational training once they are 18 years of age.
Age Group : Above 18 years
They also acquire functional life skills, social competence, work readiness and self-confidence, enabling them to become more independent in their daily lives and better prepared for vocational training, employment and community participation in addition to guiding their families in the way forward for their personal growth and development.
