Our charity shops in Exeter, Sidmouth and Honiton are all open.
We’re looking for staff to work at our St David’s House residential centre for young adults.
Young people and adults at WESC Foundation experience the widest possible range of services in care, therapies, mobility and education, provided at this highly specialist day and residential centre for visual impairment.
We provide high-quality education and care that increases our learners’ opportunities and raises their expectations.
17 September 2020
We welcome today’s announcement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of funding to boost the Infection Control Fund for adult social care (More than £500 million for social care to reduce coronavirus transmission over win...
13 August 2020
WESC Foundation needs your help! We’re currently racing through a busy programme of summer holiday works. Our amazing estates team and visiting contractors are tackling everything from paths and painting right through to new kitchens...
5 August 2020
Behold the power of Facebook. In response to our plea for help, last week a team of skilled volunteers came to help us dismantle and move our storytellers hut to a place on campus more suited for our visually impaired young people. The hut...
4 August 2020
A former student at Exeter’s WESC Foundation has just finished a 31 day wheelchair marathon in memory of his late father. 22 year old Will Parry, who is severely sight impaired and confined to a wheelchair by Cerebral Palsy, completed 36...
Everybody has something to offer WESC Foundation, so I would strongly recommend anyone thinking about volunteering to come to meet the children and staff and find out how they can contribute. If you have a gap in your life or you’d like to learn a new skill or meet like-minded people, then please come and join us!
Angie, Volunteer - at WESC Foundation
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Want to help support children and young people with visual impairment and other complex needs?
We have several vacancies at the moment, for more information ⬇️ ...
It was great to hear from some of our students today at the student council meeting about the changes to the campus since they've been back (we'll be sharing some of these changes soon!)
Student council meetings are an opportunity for students to have a say in what happens at their school and college, and to give us feedback on what we could do to improve it.
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Welcome to today's special visitor Alex Le Tissier, who has come all the way from Winchester to find out about our charity.
Watch the video to find out why Alex is in Exeter, and then check out her Facebook page:
Alex Le Tissier’s Running For The Kids ...
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Guest blog: Social Distancing with a Visual Impairment
3 August 2020
Guest blogger Hannah, from Blind Mum vs The World, shares her thoughts on social distancin...
Guest Blog: Eyelander goes mobile
12 March 2020
Our guest blogger is by Professor Timothy Hodgson (Professor of Psychology at the Universi...
7 Most Asked Skydive Questions
9 March 2020
Skydiving is probably one of the most common bucket list items. It’s also one of the lea...