WESC homes open thanks to £50k Foundation donation

Trustees of the Exeter Foundation and Exeter Chiefs players have helped to officially open new purpose-built accommodation for students at the WESC Foundation.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to officially open the two new zero carbon energy ‘Satellite’ Landlord Supporting Living Houses, which have been partly funded by the Exeter Foundation’s £50,000 Legacy Project.

The two new state-of-the-art properties comprise a two-bedroomed wheelchair accessible house and a five-bedroomed house for those more mobile, with the two-bedroomed house being unveiled as ‘Foundation House’.

Built by Heritage Homes at Holland Park, Old Rydon Lane, Exeter, the two homes are allocated to young people with a visual impairment as they strive towards an independent adult life.

WESC Foundation’s aim is to develop its learners’ independence so that they can develop academically and socially, whatever their ability and expand their services to offer supported housing to a wider range of people with visual impairment and other disabilities.

Tracy de Bernhardt Dunkin, WESC Foundation’s Principal and Chief Executive said: “I am extremely thankful to Exeter City Council, Exeter Foundation and Heritage Homes, and to all my hard working team at WESC for making it possible to develope our new state-of-the-art Satellite Supported Living Houses.

“It’s fantastic to be able to offer young people a new route into independent living whilst still giving them the option of receiving support from us based on their individual needs. I look forward to seeing the young people flourish in their new homes.”

More information about the work of the WESC Foundation can be found on their website www.wescfoundation.ac.uk