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List of Orphanages/ Adoption Agencies / Government Children Homes in Mumbai- This page has been last updated on August 2008. Process adopted for updating the information: We have called each of the voluntary and government homes below. Got varied responses. Each of the responses has been stated below each organisations profile. If anyone has more details about these organisations or any more Orphanages/ Adoption Agencies / Government Children Homes pls email us at info@karmayog.org 1) AASARA BOMBAY Prafulla Nakhawa Chawl Chandani Koliwada, Thane (E) 400603 Karmayogi: Fr. Joe D'Gama & Mr Fernandes Email: aasara.india@yahoo.com / info@aasara.org Website: http://www.aasara.org No of Children Currently – 300 (Shelters / educative classes/ vocational training) Profile: Aasara is a shelter for the street children in Mumbai. It has Contact Centres in Thane, Kalve, Kalyan and Navi Mumbai, as well as a 24-hour residence for children in Thane and a 24-hour residence for girls in Kurla. It also has a Night Shelter for youngsters in Vithalwadi as well as a Mobile Unit that deals with urgent needs such as providing food, medical help, initial assessments and contacts with hospitals, institutions and other non-profit organizations. They work with communities in Vidhyavihar, Thana, Digha (Navi Mumbai), Kalyan, Ambarnath, Vithalwadi and Kasara. Adoptions Facilitated: None Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply. The information above is from their website.
2) Aditya Birla Centre for the Welfare of Children Website: http://www.adityabirla.com/media/features/centre_for_welfare.htm
No of Children Currently in the center: 225 Capacity of the center: 250 No trained till date from 1979 -2009: 2000 boys No employed in different fields: 95 per cent of these boys have found jobs (electrician /carpenter/ wielding -150 per day ) or are involved in small enterprise start-ups.- Adoptions Facilitated: None as age group is 14-17 years Service offered – shelter , vocational training uner ITI , boarding , lodging , and conveyance . The process of selection is fairly simple. We partner with the Maharashtra Government's Department of Women and Child Development. They compile the list of eligible boys based on the inputs received from NGOs and the government-run remand homes, from all over Maharashtra. It is from this list, that the boys are selected for admission to the home. Transforming lives In gratitude. We acknowledge the invaluable contribution and involvement of the state government of Maharashtra. For every child, the state government accords us a grant of Rs.500/-. Of course, the monthly expense for a single child, inclusive of his lodging, boarding, clothes, training and traveling expenses amounts to over Rs.1,600. This is met by our trust, from donations to our corpus funds and voluntary agencies who generously donate. We would like to extend a special acknowledgement to all of the technical institutes who have helped us and continue to engage in training our boys. Among these are — Shrarnik Vidhyapeeth, Tuisi Technicals and the Children's Aid Society's ITI Units. We are also very grateful to the After Care Association and several individual donors for their support both in cash and in kind. We would heartily welcome your engagement with the centre, in whatever ways you can commit to the future of these destitute children. Help Required : Volunteers needed: timings after 7.00 pm as they are training – Mathematics/English /Personality development Service Needed: no Materials Needed: Stationery required to large extent do call and ask for precise number and type of stationery requirements.. Donations Needed: in Kind- stationery requirements / individual sponsorship :Rs 4500-6000 per child per month inclusive of training ,boarding , lodging , and conveyance . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Amcha Ghar Contact details Profile: www.karmayog.com/ngos/amcha.htm / No of children currently: 32 children No of children capacity: 30 children Profile of children: Girls children home admitted from the age group of 2-5 years mostly children effected with HIV/AIDS or Children of Parents who are affected by AIDS. Adoption Facilitation : They a re not registered as an adoption agency if they do get children who can be adopted they do facilitate it through another agency . Services provided : Educated here and trained in vocational training also. They stay with Aamcha ghar till 18 years of age and leave after they are employed. Many of Amchar ghar students are working in Mumbai and stay in working women’s hostels. Help Required : Volunteers needed: to provide extracurricular activities to children at Aamcha Ghar Services needed : Need help with website development / updating website also addresses and places of working women hostels . Material Needed: computers (second hand would also do) she has the space for the computer center but short of computers) Donations Needed : sponsorship for a child : 2000 a month
Tel no: 24922552
Website: no website Profile: Age group – 8-18 – boys get children through the Child welfare committee No of children currently: 36 No of children capacity: 40 Adoption Facilitation : no
Services provided : Education to children send to school , provide tuitions when required also extra curricular activities like Yoga / computers are provided by Anand Kendra . Help Required : Volunteers needed: At present they have enough volunteers Services needed: Not for now Material Needed: Not for now Donations Needed: yes they require donations for food ( aata, rice,sugar) also shoes and uniforms for children . Any donor interested can contact them and they would tell them their exact requirements . 5) Ankur Children's Home Tel.: 28108208 Profile : No of children currently: 240 No of children capacity: 240 Profile of children: 5-15 years 210 girls & 30 boys Adoption Facilitation: no
Services provided : boarding , lodging Education and extra curricular activities Help Required : Volunteers needed: no Services needed : no Material Needed: no Donations Needed : Pls call the above number and they would inform you about their current needs . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No of children currently: 112 children ( over all 400 people including adults ) Profile of children& adults: Disabled (all types of disability) , HIV/Aids effected . Most children / adults who are not acceped at other destitute homes / children homes are sent here. Adoption Facilitation: If there is a possibility they facilitate it through another adoption agency.
Services provided: treatment as required. Education to the able out of 112 children 26 who are able do go to school. Additional details : notes: Hindustan Lever supports Asha Daan run by the Missionaries of Charity (founded by the late Mother Teresa). It is a home for 400 abandoned, handicapped children & adults , the destitute and people affected by AIDS (HIV positive). It has been set up on a 72,500 square feet plot of warehouses of HLL. HLL also bears the capital and revenue expenses for maintenance, upkeep and security of the premises. Help Required : Volunteers needed: extracurricular activities for children / adults Services needed : tuition for children of al mediums Material Needed: no Donations Needed : no --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tel: 23715477 / 23740397 / 23715477 Profile: In existence since 83 years No of children currently: 60 girls & 140 children on an average at one time. This is a transitory population with many children returning to their biological parents. Profile of children: 200 Children-Boys & girls from 0-6 years and girls from 14-18 years . Boys over 6 years are transferred to other orphanages. Adoption Facilitation : Yes No : of Adoptions Facilitated within the last year :100+ Services provided: - 0-6 years adoption facilities under the Maharashtra government . - Also have a children’s home for rehabilitation of minor rescued girls in the age group of 14-18 years . Provide them education & vocational training. - Also offer foster day care for parents below poverty line/ due to parents illness and the child is on the verge of destitution. Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply . but no reply . the information above is from Karmayog Website - www.karmayog.com/ngos/mswc.htm & Brochures . .
7)Ashadeep Association Contact Details : Shakti Apartment, B-002, Cardinal Gracias Road, Chakala, Andheri (E), Mumbai-400 099. Tel. : 91-22-28353880 Fax : 91-22-28322192 e-mails : ashadeepassociation@gmail.com ashadeepassociation@rediffmail.com Website: http://www.ashadeepassociation.org/id10.html Profile : Age group 4-24 years No of Children In all we have 487 school and college going students under our care. Service Offered : Boarding , Lodging, Education, Vocation Training More details about Asha deep 2007 : Once again the school results this year were good. 2. 13 students passed 10th std. Maharashtra Board exam. 3. 5 students passed 11th std. Junior college 4. 12 students passed 12th std. Maharashtra Board exam. 5. 9 students continue with their degree course in college. 6. One of our Children completed her Graduation in Commerce and is working now. 7. 410 children are in our kindergarten (Balwadis) in 6 centres. 8. In all we have 487 school and college going students under our care. 9. 45 students have undergone computer course last year. They studied the basics of computer system and the softwares like Windows XP, MS Office etc. All these helped many students to do their project work in studies and also to get jobs. 10. Many of our children were awarded merit certificates in various competitions. a. Many students got scholarship from the Education Department. b. Many students got prizes and certificates in various competitions like Writing, Drawing, Singing, Sports, Best Students, Clay toy making etc. 11. One of our science students is continuing her 3rd year general nursing course at Holy Family Hospital, Bandra. 12. One of our boys is continuing his 3rd year Computer Animation Course and also working as an animator. 13. 25 girls and women are learning and practicing tailoring at Dindoshi Centre. 14. The children are encouraged to develop their talents in Dance and Indian Music. 15. Our dispensary over the years is successfully providing basic health facilities to poor people at Dindoshi. 16. We have started medical facility at our Sakinaka centre. 17. We continue providing support for the handicapped and sick patients, specially suffering from T.B., Anemia at our centres. 18. 300 children experienced a healthy and relaxing way of life at Marve, Aksa Beach during the summer and winter vacation camps. They were exposed to different skills and development programmes. Help Required : Volunteers needed: No Services needed : No Material Needed:No Donations Needed : Pls call 91-22-28353880 and depending on the requirement at that time one can sponsor. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Bai Avabai F. Petit Parsi Boys – Pune Contact details : 22871720 Services provided: technical training .& education No of children currently: 80 No of children capacity: 120 Profile of children: 4-15 years of age, Boys , Only Parci Adoption Facilitation: no as it a boarding school they come here only for education and training
Help Required : Volunteers needed: No Services needed : . No Material Needed: No Donations Needed : No For more details contact – Petit Trust Fort , 22654358 , 22644680 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9) Bai Avabai F. Petit Parsi Girls Orphanage – Emailed Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fax: 25204914 Email: baland@vsnl.net No of children currently: 85 in BAL Anand 27 special children who stay with them as there are no adoption options for them. They are sent to special schools. Profile of children: 0-6 years age group Adoption Facilitation: 35 children last year Adoption in process of 40-50 children
Services provided: Till the children are in Bal Anand education is provided to them Help Required : Volunteers needed: extra curricular activities for special children . Services needed : In search of speech therapist – part time – twice a week Material Needed: None Donations Needed : Sponsor a child - / meals / grains pls contact and would give the complete details of requirements
Tel: 24926526
Email: adoption@vsnl.com, balasha@vsnl.com Profile: orphanage for boys and girls 0-10 years; 90 kids; adoption agency Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12)Bal Vikas Profile : Government Approved Adoption agencies , begun 1984; Orphanage; 75 children; Adoption agency Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13) Balikashram No of children currently: 44 No of children capacity: 50 Profile of children: 6-12 girls ,through CWC Adoption Facilitation : No as above 6
Services provided : Boarding , Lodging , education , tuitions & extra curricular activities Help Required : Volunteers needed: no Services needed : no Material Needed: no Donations Needed : Pls contact them when you want to donate they will tell you their requirements at that moment . 13)Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Home for Children Response on calling : No answer and no other information available on the net. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sion-Trombay Road,
Adoption Facilitation - No ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15)Children Of The World (India) Trust 401 Arun Chambers, 4th Floor Tel: 23520249 Email: cwb@bom5.vsnl.net.in Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Response on calling : No answer and no other information available on the net. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17)D N. Sirur Balakashram Orphanage Website: x No of children currently: 64 No of children capacity: No: of children : Orphanage for boys aged 8 – 18 Profile of children: Street Children and others , They get them from Other NGOs Adoption Facilitation : No
Services provided : Training , College, Lodging . Help Required : Volunteers needed: No Services needed : No. Material Needed: No Donations Needed : Sponsorship 2000/month per boy inclusive of college , boarding & lodging --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government Observation and children’s home for boys and girls Umerkhadi , Dongri Mumbai -400009 Tel: 02223775895 Website –x Other links: Response on calling: No answer and no other information available on the net. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19)Family Service Center Eucharistic Congress Building No.3, Profile: 52 Year old NGO earlier was under Nirmal Niketan now is Independent . No of children currently:37 children for adoptions, in the community development centre 100 children No of children capacity: 10 foster mother’s one child per family but they also co-ordinate with other agencies for Adoptions
No of Adoption Enquires in a year : 92
Registerations : 35
Group Orientations with Prospective Adoptive parents (Sharing the fact with the child,impact of heridity & environment & others) : 5 a year
Search for roots: 6 adoptees
Rehabitilation of Birth mothers : 7 ( specially cases like physcially challnged women found her self pregnant and rejected by family . so counselling her medical support , shelter and gradually vocational training to be independent.)
No: of children: 30 adoptions a year average Profile of children: only foster care as in no boarding & lodging Services provided : Adoption, foster care, sponsorship, community development – health & education (reproductive & child health, non formal education (6-18) ( day care centres , vocational training , study classes , (Ward A & B) -100 children in all .
They also network with CWC : To prevent institutionalisation and promote family based alternatives . Help Required : Volunteers needed: 1 volunteer in Ward to Teach English Services needed: No Material Needed: Educational aids in English: toys / alphabets / charts /Grammar in English . Donations Needed: 3600 per year per child (education fees) Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Response on calling: No answer and no other information available on the net. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22)IAPA - Indian Association For Promotion Of Adoption & Child Welfare Website : http://iapacw.org/home.aspx No of children currently: 8 No of children capacity: 15 Adoption Facilitation : Yes Adoptions facilitated : 15 a year Profile of children: Foster care model.: They have 8 foster care parents who take of the child till the child is adopted. Help Required : Volunteers needed: For adoption awareness week in November Services needed : None for now Material Needed: None for now Donations Needed : Yes various proposals are available do call them on the above number or visit: http://iapacw.org/donations.aspx Tel.: 25783366 No of children currently: 15 children No of children capacity: 15 children Profile of children: Underprivileged girls aged above 6 Adoption Facilitation: No
Services provided: Education, Boarding, Lodging Help Required : Volunteers needed: No Services needed : No Material Needed: No Donations Needed : Pls call 25783366 they will tell you the requirement at that moment . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24)JANANI ASHISH CHARITABLE TRUST --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Website: http://www.ourladyshome.com/contactus.htm No of children currently: 160 boys No of children capacity: 160 boys No: of children till date nurtured : 1620 boys Profile of children: 160 boys ranging from 5 years to 18 years of age Adoption Facilitation : No
Services provided : English Medium School , Extra Curricular Activities , Overall Personality Development. Copy of their 2006-2007 annual report : http://www.ourladyshome.com/report0607.htm Help Required : Volunteers needed: Services needed : Material Needed: Donations Needed : You can bring a smile on the Boys faces by sponsoring the following: Sponsoring a meal on occasions like Birthday, Anniversaries or any other occasions Breakfast :1200/- Tea : 600/- Meal (Veg) : 4500/- Meal (Non - Veg.) : 6200/- For other Sponsorship Options to Our Lady Home do see :http://www.ourladyshome.com/sponsorship.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26)Lady Northcote Hindu Orphanage 7 K M Munshi Road, Chowpatty Karmayogi : Param push prabhu Profile : No of children currently: 45 No of children capacity: Variable Profile of children: Managed by Bombay Prarthana Samaj; since 100 years, Adoption Facilitation: no
Services provided: food, cloth, health, education till tenth standards Help Required : Volunteers needed: Not yet Services needed : Not yet Material Needed: Not now Donations Needed : depending on requirement can call on the above number and find out what is their present need and accordingly donate . 27)Ma Niketan Website : http://www.maniketan.org/ Other Links : www.vri.dhamma.org/archives/dsniketanrpt.html Profile: No of children currently: 330 girls No of children capacity: 330 girls Profile of children: 4-24 yrs - Underprivileged girls . Adoption Facilitation: No
Services provided : Education at other schools , Boarding & Lodging ,Overall development & also Vocational Training to children after 18 . Help Required : Volunteers needed: Teachers for tuition schools (Maths & Science) ( 8th, 9th 10th ) Marathi & English Medium Services needed : not yet Material Needed: not yet Donations Needed : 650 per month school fees sponsorship for one girl in English medium . Pls contact on the above number for other requirements or do see the website. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28) Missionaries Of Charity- Doesn’t want to be listed on any website Website: x ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29)NAAF - National Association of Adoptive Families Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30)PREM SAGAR Response on calling: No answer and no other information available on the net. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32) Sadak Chap night shelters Website: http://www.sadakchaap.org/
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Volunteers & Services Needed: No Donations / Support: Support Required: Sadak Chap is participating in a vibrant and innovative process in which they assist as support and strengthen what young people are trying to do through the federation. their lives and their evolution is the manifestation of this journey. They will design a strategy for the next three years starting from where they are, and they will try and assist all those who want to help them achieve to understand this better and feel enthused by it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33) Shejar Chhaya Deodal Kaman P.O. Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35)Shraddhanand Mahila Ashram- Shraddhanand Road, Matunga, Mumbai - 400 018 Ph: 24012552/24010715 No of children currently : 40 Boys upto age of 6 years & 70 Girls upto 25 years. Capacity -150 Number of Children Yearly : On an average about 200 new orphans are admitted per year in this institution . Profile of Children : Admissions are given to the girls sent by the Juvenile court and also to the orphans directly referred to the Ashram. Boys over 6 years are transfer to other orphanages.Shelter is given to all women and children in dire need of the same. More details on Shraddhanand Mahila Ashram : Mortality of orphans admitted there was phenomenally high.In the International year of the Child 1979, they developed a Special Care Centre for Orphans in the form of a Mini Primary Care Hospital and trained the inmates to work as Nursing aides. This simple model resulted into bringing down the mortality amongst orphans from 80 % to less than 5 % in 10 years from 1979 to 1989. Currently the mortality is less than 1%. He has been looking after the orphans and abandoned kids for last 30 years in this orphanage. On an average about 200 new orphans are admitted per year in this institution.
This organisation is now about 80 years old and the case study of this organisation makes a very interesting humane and educative experience. Services Offered: Education, Boarding , Lodging. Help Required : Volunteers needed: No Services needed : No Material Needed: No Donations Needed : Pls call and find out the requirements at that time.
255 / 257 Tel.: 2407 1553 / 2409 2266-ext 22 /24077350 Ex -27 Number of children Currently : 14 Boys upto 6 years & 191 Girls upto 20 years of age Website: x Response on calling: Email us the details you require we will reply. But no reply |
