Providing excellent care for children with special needs is a costly challenge. Please see below Sabrina Love Foundation Wishlist – this provides a good idea of the kind of funding that we need every year. Please assist us through a donation or by setting up a Support-A-Star profile if you would like to help with the mammoth task of raising funds.
Thank you! 
Our 2020 Wishlist
THERAPEUTIC RESOURCES
- Wheelchair
- 1 x Baby Madiba Shonaquip Buggy
- 1 x Medium Madiba Shonaquip Buggy
- 1 x Large Madiba Shonaquip Buggy
- 1 x Standard Wheelchair -R14 000
- 6 x New Wheelchair cushions
- Standing frames
- 2 x New Standing Frames
- Hydrotherapy equipment
- 2 x Swimming flotation collars
- 2 x Aqua flotation belts
- IT Equipment to aid learning – Specialised laptops and communication devices
- Splinting material – to maintain good range of movement and prevent joints getting stiff and tight
- Specialized Sensory Room equipment
- Communication kits to be given at early intervention clinic or children with language delays to assist parents with promoting communication skills R2000 / kit
- Therapeutic weighted vest and blanket . These benefit special needs children with autism, sensory processing disorder, ADHD, hyperactivity and more. These products provide gentle pressure that hug the body to produce a calming and relaxing effect.
R580 x 5 weighted vest
R900 x 5 weighted blanket and cover ( R 750 excluding cover )
SPECIALIST PROFESSIONAL INPUT
- AAC consultant @ R400 per hour
- Audiologist – 4 clinics a year @ R1750 per clinic ( 5 hours @ R550)
- Orthotist – 4 clinics a year @ R1750 per clinic ( 5 hours @ R550)
- Nutritional consultant/ meal planner @ R350 per hour
- Speech therapist @ R450 per hour
- Occupational Therapist @ R450 per hour
- Physiotherapist @ R450 per hour
GENERAL EQUIPMENT
- Changing bench in the bathroom
- Outside play equipment – hoops, balls, basket ball net, skipping rope
- New bus to transport children
- Wheel chair ramp – R2000
- Toolbox for wheelchair maintenance – R1500
CLASSROOM RESOURCES
- Classroom kits for children with disabilities in mainstream. These kits will be used by the classroom facilitators to ensure optimal participation at school – R2500 per kit
- Sewing equipment- needles (plastic and normal), felt, material
- Galaxy Tablets
- Special needs adapted scissors – R300
GENERAL CONSUMABLES
- Nappies
BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE
- Adaptation to school classroom to allow access with a wheelchair -R9500
- Fan for current Wendy house
- Wendy house classroom for 0-4 year olds
- Conversion of the walls of the outside therapy house into sensory walls to turn the walls of this space into functional and interactive spaces where children can explore different sensations and learn concepts during outside play
HUMAN RESOURCES
- 3 x Classroom facilitators @ R 3600 per month
FAMILY SUPPORT
- In special cases we provide parents with a monthly stipend of R2 000 per month to assist with the additional costs of raising a special needs child.
- Adaptation to entrance of homes for children in wheelchairs and children who have difficulty walking – R4000- R10000 (depending on the changes needed)
- Transport to specialised facilities and hospitals – Families with children that need to be transported to Medical centres for treatment and check-ups. I.e. Between Plettenberg Bay, George and Cape Town @ R1 500 per hospital visit.
PRINTING AND STATIONERY
- Laminating sheets for classroom activities
- Printing paper
