A Bay organisation supporting people with disabilities is continuing to grow 25 years after it first opened its doors.
SILC, Supported Individualised Lifestyle Choices, opened its doors in 1991 and celebrated its 25th anniversary yesterday at the ASB Arena with about 220 guest for high tea.
The organisation provides support and solutions for any person who required assistance with day-to-day living. SILC believes people with disability should be able to live ordinary lives in the community, and support should be there for this to occur.
SILC founder Terese Germon said she was surprised at the growth of the organisation over the years. It now supported about 200 people in Tauranga.
"We thought it would be smaller. We always believed we would stay a small boutique organisation but there were people all the time who needed service so we kept growing.