Napier Centre 4 Healing

Napier Centre 4 Healing is rated 3 out of 5 in the category religious institutions. Read and write reviews about Napier Centre 4 Healing. A new after-care facility for post-rehab narcotics addiction patients, the Napier Centre 4 Healing, will open in the Ekukhanyeni Mission not far from Verulam in the Iqadi region of the KZN North Coast. The Napier Centre 4 Healing is a project being championed by Cardinal Napier. It follows in the footsteps of the remarkably successful interfaith facility the Denis Hurley Centre in the heart of the city of Durban which does innovative multi-pronged campaigning and support work for the city’s destitute and marginalised. The DHC is a living tribute to the memory of Archbishop Denis Hurley, which is actively supported by many religious groups and civil society – working across faith lines to reach out to the city’s poor. One of the projects of the DHC is supporting street-drug and alcohol users. Research has shown that there is an enormous need to support addicts living on the street, or in shelters, simply because they have minimal access to meaningful care or support. A series of buildings have been earmarked at the Ekukhanyeni Mission station not far from Verulam. One of the buildings has been repurposed and renovated to become the dormitory, thanks to the generosity of a private donor. Additional funding and partner support will be needed to get the centre up and running with the appropriate accommodation, staffing, resources and facilities. The Napier Centre 4 Healing will provide the secondary care that most addicts require, with the opportunity to continue residential rehabilitation for up to 12 months. The programme will be headed by a house ‘mother and father’ on site, with the services of specialist professionals. The Centre will be open to all denominations and a strong effort will be made to help residents reconnect with their spiritual roots. The final phase of the programme will include training for employment of some kind, in order to give recovering addicts a sense of ownership of their own lives, together with purpose and hope for the future.