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Snehasadan Mumbai

Mumbai, Andheri East

Since: 0 year(s)

No. of beneficiaries : 250

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Vision

Snehasadan's aim is to reach out to the homeless children, find out what were the reasons for which they are on the streets, trace their families and reunite them with their families wherever possible. Show More

Mission

To be a home for homeless children, regardless of caste or creed, provide a shelter for the numberless homeless orphans, waifs, destitute and delinquents who roam almost every quarter of India's "First City". Show More

About The Founder

Fr. Ricardo Frances S.J.

The beginnings were small and hesitant. The first house of Snehasadan began in a make-shift hut at Kajuwadi in Chakala, Andheri with just five boys, who all ran away after the very first night. But as word went around and Snehasadan too got better known, other children came. The home stabilised and expanded and soon another house was needed.

On 4th April, 1963, the second Snehasadan home was started with a childless couple as houseparents in Gundowli village in a rented building with donated materials. The idea seemed to have caught and Snehasadan's experiment was on its way. The expansion now was sustained and supported by many well wishers.

In 1964, Holy Cross Church at Kurla, offered Snehasadan a third home in its compound. It was in a low lying area and could not survive the monsoon. But the next year on 5th May, 1965 on donated land in Mogra village, th Show More

Summary

Snehasadan is a non-governmental organization that provides a Home and a future for homeless street children in Mumbai, India. Over the past 49 years Snehasadan has been providing shelter for over 40,000 children.

These homes have given them a chance to escape life on the streets, gain access to shelter, education and a future, and above all find a home and a family where before there was none.

“Without family nothing else matters, everything from the top to bottom falls apart or descends into chaos… the loss of home leaves a gap that can never be filled.”
- Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry