About The Founder

BOSCO

Bangalore Oniyavara Seva Coota (BOSCO) is a voluntary organization working with street and working children in Bangalore city for the last thirty years, we derive our inspiration from BOSCO the priest Don Bosco of Turin (1815 - 1888), an educationalist who worked tirelessly for the betterment of destitute and needy youth who lived on the streets during his lifetime. How it started In 1980, some Salesian students of Kristu Jyoti College, Bangalore felt a strong inclination to reach out to the neglected children and youth on the streets of Bangalore. 5 yrs later, in July 1985, the Bangalore Salesian Society bought a small two-storey building at Magadi Road, 2 kms from the City Bus Stand and Railway station to serve as a night shelter and doubled up as a training unit. Fr. George Kollashany SDB patronised the project for the first 9 years. In 1986, BOSCO was registered as Society. Show More

Summary

BOSCO Yuvodaya situated at Gandhinagar serves as an open shelter for the children on the streets and young at risk. This centre was opened on January 31, 1989. It serves as a day -night open shelter. Bosco Yuvodaya also acts as a transit home for around 30 children on a daily basis, those rescued from the Railway station, Bus stand and the various contact points at the streets of Bangalore. The children who are brought here from all over the city especially from the railway station and bus stand are counseled, their problems are analyzed and are encouraged to return to their homes. The major services of the centre Counseling for Children Parental Counseling Day-Night Open Shelters Recreational Activities Missing Child search Network Child Training and Follow up Indoor and OutdoorActivities Picnics Sessions on Health and Hygiene Literacy Classes Value Imparting Program De-addiction Camps Orientation and Overnight Camps Saving Schemes Don Bosco Fest Show More

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