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President
  Puan Fadillah bt Mohd Yakin

Vice President
  Puan Noriah bt Abdul Rahman

Hon. Secretary
  Mr. Richard Leong Peng Fatt

Hon. Treasurer
  Ms. Hong Ai Chin

Council Members
  Mrs. Evelyn Chan
  Ms. Mercy Koe
  Ms. Jenny Lum
  Ms. Mona Cheong
  Encik Rosly bin Aziz
  Ms. Lee Sow Har
  Mr. Patrick Saw
  Datin Dr. Rehana bt Kassim

External Auditors
  Ernst & Young

Administrator

  Mr. Tham Keng Seng
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Brief History
The Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped, Selangor and Wilayah Perseketuan is a voluntary welfare organization established and registered with the Register of Societies in 1984 with the objective of providing rehablitation facilities to children and youths with severe mental and physical (multiple) disabilities in Selangor and Federal Territory. Following this objective, A Day Care and Training Centre was set up in June 1985.

The Centre started with a small group of severely mentally disabled children and four staff. Today, the Society has nine full time Staff comprising of an Administrator, an Assistant Administrator, an Occupational Therapist, five Teachers and a Houskeeper and an enrollment of 15 children on our Individual Education Program, 9 youths/adults on our Living Skills Group.

The Centre program has expanded from a simple day care with some physical activities to the current training program which provides training to maximize the children's functional skills which include motor cognitive, communication, social and self-help skills. In the current program, each child goes through the following phases:-

(i)    Individual Education Program
(ii)   Living Skills Group
(iii)  Home Visit Program

Working with the full-time Staff are volunteers which include pediatricians, physiotherapist, occupational therapists, speech therapists, home makers and representative from regligious and lay organizations - all of whom have dedicated invaluable time and services for the efficient running of the Centre.

Currently, rehablitation services for the severely mentally disabled are being provided by both the Government and private voluntary organizations. However, it must be emphasized that not all centres are for those with multiple disabilities. Hence the Society is trying it's best to meet the increasing need of this category of disabled people.

Today, the Society requires an estimate of RM 250,000/- annually to maintain and run the Training Centre. Donations received are mainly from the general public. The Society also receives annual government grant and subsidy from the Department of Social Welfare. Appeals are made to various organizations to help meet our annual budget by donating to our Society. The generous support of many caring Malaysians has indeed gone a long way to help us make life more meaningful for these children.

 
 
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