The Lady Hochoy Home South sits on 11 acres of land, and the home is putting every inch of it to work. What began as a school for children with learning disabilities is now expanding into poultry farming and agriculture, creating new pathways to employment readiness and independence for the people it serves, while generating earnings from the sale of chicken and eggs.

For more than 60 years, the Lady Hochoy Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (LHCTT) has been a sanctuary for children with learning disabilities, empowering them to achieve their full potential for integration into society. Founded by Lady Thelma Hochoy and American social worker Rose Miles after a visit in the 1950s to the House of Refuge – St. James, where children were housed among mentally ill adults, the residential home received its first 24 children in Cocorite in March 1961.

Today, it has expanded to locations in Arima, Gasparillo, and Penal, providing educational and vocational skills to both resident children and those from surrounding communities.