Institutional Care

In Delhi, over a lakh (more than a hundred thousand) of children are living on the streets, in need of shelter, care and a dignified life. Under the Institutional Care program, Deepalaya seeks to give some of these children a chance at the hostel in Deepalaya Gram, in village Gusbethi in the state of Haryana.

Deepalaya Gram today is home to over 80 children (both boys and girls) in difficult circumstances e.g. street and run-away children, victims of child abuse, children of lifetime convicts, HIV/ AIDS patients, sex workers, and other vulnerable categories.

The Gusbethi centre provides regular counseling, formal and vocational education and latent talent development. Above all, the children get individual love and attention, something which they have not got for a long time. They are also equipped with life-skills to set them on the path to socio-cultural stability and economic independence.

Mission
Our mission is to care, nurture and vocationally rehabilitate the runaway children. Moreover we support the severely mentally challenged with institutional care and provide the old aged a family-like atmosphere - so that they can lead a mutually supportive and emotionally satisfying life in a community.

Strategy

Runaway children

• Provision of academic education and vocational training.
• Enhancement of life skills for negotiation and leadership training.

Aged people

• Admittance through a due process.
• Provision of adequate preoccupations, necessary medical and other services

Mentally challenged children

• Identification and induction of the children.
• Provision of medico-social support and engagement in activities.