The Tribune

By JEFFARAH GIBSON

Tribune Features Writer

jgibson@tribunemedia.net

SECURING a new home is still top priority for the Seahorse Institute, a special needs training centre for children with autism and other developmental delays.

A fire destroyed a portion of the institute’s Shirley Street property in December and displaced the students.

The organisation, which currently operates from St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk, is seeking to raise up to $400,000 to secure a new building.

It has identified a property on Soldier Road that will suit its needs.

Dr Michelle Major, clinical director of the Seahorse Institute, said the community’s intervention is greatly needed to reach the goal.

“We need the community’s support. The quality of education and intensity of education that we provide here is so beneficial for the community. We want the public to help us in anyway that is possible. We can use anything from volunteers to $1 to $400,000. No gift or support is too small,” said Dr Major.

See The Tribune’s Health Section on Tuesday for the inside story on life at the Seahorse Institute since the fire, and the leadership of Dr Major.