MAISONS SAINT JOSEPH
Versailles, France
DESCRIPTION
MAISONS SAINT JOSEPH
The purpose of this project is to improve the support, care and living conditions of adults with mental disabilities, mostly Down’s syndrome, welcomed in two homes in Versailles.
Confronted by the lack of facilities dedicated to people with mental disabilities, Maisons St Joseph set up two homes in 2007 with a family atmosphere to welcome adults with mental disabilities in the heart of the city where they can carry out their activities. These homes, which currently host 14 adults, help them to gain autonomy and pursue personal development goals in the long term.
Maisons St Joseph is constantly trying to improve the quality of the support provided to these young adults by adapting the home equipment and providing new facilities in which they can express their creativity.
IMPACT / MAIN INDICATORS
Expected results include:
• Make the best use of the garden and offer a pedagogical activity around it.
• Improve the well-being of the residents with the installation of a wooden floor to avoid cold and humidity in the house.
LOCAL
PARTNER
Selection
Duration
Project selected in September 2020
Duration: 4 years
Financed
by
The Comgest Foundation
COMMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Philippe Lebeau
Maisons Saint Joseph has demonstrated its ability to roll out the phase one of the projects financed by The Comgest Foundation according to our expectations. This was a key condition to consider supporting a second round of equipments/refurbishments in both the Viroflay and Versailles houses in 2021.
Once the understandable Covid related delays have been overcome, residents have been able to move to their newly renovated house at the end of Q1 2021. Monique Erbeia and I have been able to visit the Viroflay house and meet with the residents in June, in their new environment. This has also provided the opportunity to discuss in detail, on the spot, the remaining projects to be financed (increased security through the paving of two access areas in Viroflay and the installation of two roller shutters in Versailles, creation of a garden shed in Viroflay…). These projects have been selected by The Comgest Foundation and the paving of the two access areas as already been completed.
We are in ongoing contact with Maisons Saint Joseph in order to follow the progresses of the different projects and to make sure the donations are wisely used.