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History
The Westminster Society for people with learning disabilities was founded in 1962 by a group of mothers, who came together to fight for their children with learning disabilities. This support group set up the first service provided by the society - a nursery for children with learning disabilities.
Since then the Society has grown dramatically.
In the 1970s the Society opened the first respite care home in London, a children's home and houses for people with moderate learning disabilities. With the closure of long stay hospitals in the 1980s, the Society opened another 6 housing services, provided a training flat to support people to live more independently and opened the first service for people with severe learning and physical disabilities.
The expansion of the charity didn't stop there, and still hasn't. During the 1990s the central office site on Croxley Road was developed, also creating space for the Croxley Project, an education and activities centre. The Rainbow Family Centre was also moved to Bravington Road.
Over the last 15 years, the Society has opened independent flats with an outreach support team, secured registered care block contracts with Westminster City Council, developed an inclusive environment for mainstream children and those with disabilities at the Rainbow Family Centre, and continued to develop leisure and social activities.
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