MINDSville@Napiri

MINDSville@Napiri is a multi-service centre in Lorong Napiri run by MINDS. With a total capacity of about 310, the centre provides the following community based, and residential programmes:

Residential Programme

1) Home

For adults with Intellectual Disability. This programme provides accomodation, care, supervision and rehabilitation for persons with intellectual disability, aged 18 and above.

2) Hostel / Group Home

For adults with Intellectual Disability. This programme runs a hostel for individuals with intellectual disability, aged 18 and above and who have low support needs. It is suitable for persons who are fairly competent in basic self-care activities and have potential to learn to travel independantly.

The Group Home seeks to train person with intellectual disability who shows the potential to live independantly in the community setting.

3) Children's Wing

This sector provides accomodation, care and protection to children with intellectual disability, aged between 6 and 18.

Community-based programme
  - Napiri Training and Development Centre

This is a day training programme which the clients attend from 9am to 4:30pm, after which, they will return to their families. This programme aims to develop clients' potential and enhance their quality of life through development and maintenance of daily living skills.

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History

Before MINDSville@Napiri was established in 2006, MINDS ran two homes for the intellectually disabled. The first was Tampines Home, set up in 1969 situated along Tampines Road, to meet residential needs of people with intellectual disability o­n the waiting list of Woodbridge Hospital's Mental Defective Wards. The home subsequently moved to Thomson Road and hence, the name Tampines Home (Thomson) was given. The residents at the Home usually have multiple disabilities and are unable to care for themselves independently. Many of them are destitute or abandoned by their families.

Tampines Home (West Coast) was later founded in 1994 as a hostel facility, specially designed to help higher functioning 'working' residents manage their own lives in a communal living environment. The Centre Head acts as a job placement officer, coach, mentor and 'parent' to approximately 42 residents.

Vision Statement

We aim to be a leading service provider offering quality and excellent residential, training and rehabilitative services which promote quality of life and social integration for persons with intellectual disability.

Mission Statement

MINDSville@Napiri is dedicated to provide excellent residential services and training for persons with intellectual disability.

Philosophy

We believe that all intellectually disabled persons deserve the opportunity to maximize their potential and have the right to take their place in society.We accept them as they are and help them to be the best that they can be.

Objectives

• To help people with intellectual disability live as independent a life as possible.
• To take care of needy intellectually disabled persons who do not have family support.
• To help families/care-givers by providing respite care during crisis situation.
• To promote public and community awareness and acceptance of persons with intellectual disability.

Goal

Our goal is to have as many of our clients as possible, live independently, accepted by the community and eventually joining mainstream society.

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