About Us

Founded in 1969, Harvey Cohen Centre was originally created as a day care centre, for the mentally and physically disabled child in the so called coloured communities in the Western Gauteng townships.

Harvey Cohen Centre today is a non-profit organization whose values are underpinned by the belief that People with disabilities are entitled to equal access to education and employment, equal rights to parenthood, property ownership, political rights, and legal representation.

With Harvey Cohen Centre conveniently located in Eldorado park, Johannesburg, our activities have reflected the changing needs of our society and we have increased both the quality and quantity of services we provide. The Centre has grown into a community based organisation rendering essential long term care, therapy, skills development, training, education and support services to the mentally and physically challenged child and adult.

The founding principle of the Harvey Cohen Centre is to respond to the long and short term needs of the mentally and physically disabled child and adult and to provide maximum support to their families and kin.