Christ Faith Home for Children

CFHC has been dedicatedly serving deserted, single-parent, and orphaned children. The CHFC project embodies various developmental programs aimed at offering residential care and temporary shelter to children encountering challenging circumstances. Among its key components, there is a strong emphasis on providing life-skills education and vocational training.
Little Flower serves as a haven for parentless and neglected girls, situated in Manapakkam, within the Chennai metropolitan area. This home features a well-ventilated dormitory furnished with bunk beds, attached bathrooms, along with amenities like a study hall, a library, a computer room, and a playground. Ensuring meticulous care and attention, the girls within the homes receive essential provisions. Their holistic development—physical, mental, and emotional—is nurtured through morning prayers, evening recreational activities, timely meals, adequate clothing, and special attention to their academics.

Peace Garden serves as the residence exclusively dedicated to boys.
CFHC operates a boys' hostel situated on the outskirts of Chennai city, near Kuduvancheri, where destitute and orphaned young boys receive sustenance, shelter, and quality education, fostering hope and belief in their lives. The home ensures that these boys are nurtured until they complete their education and extends support for their higher studies and job placements.
Nevertheless, a mere building does not encompass the essence of a home. A genuine home is defined by love, care, and protection. These crucial elements are cultivated through CFHC's dedicated team, consisting of caretakers, child development workers, social workers, and administrative staff, who tirelessly contribute to providing a nurturing environment for these boys.

Blooming Buds is a serene haven that offers custodial care, love, and rehabilitation, including adoption services, to abandoned infants and toddlers. The mission is to provide a nurturing environment for newborns and babies relinquished by their biological parents. The foremost aim is family restoration whenever feasible. If that is not possible, the organisation diligently searches for suitable adoptive parents who can provide a loving home for these children.
Specially trained nurses and dedicated house mothers provide round-the-clock care, ensuring these infants receive nurturing attention. The focus remains on delivering homely care, including specialized attention to children with special needs such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and mental retardation. Tailored treatments like speech therapy and occupational therapy are administered to foster their independence despite their disabilities.

CFHC believes that education is one of the most precious gifts one can offer. Valuing education highly, it has established the Emmanuel Nursery & Primary School (ENPS) to cater to both orphans and children from local villages.
Recognizing that many private schools are financially out of reach for villagers, ENPS has become a sought-after option for families seeking quality education. The school extends sponsorships and provides free uniforms and books to deserving students.
ENPS is dedicated to offering a secure environment and tailored education to young minds, equipping them with the skills and capabilities necessary to meet the world's challenges.

The Sanctuary is a haven for women and girls, fostering a nurturing environment where they can acquire social and economic empowerment to confront future challenges. This facility offers a spectrum of services, encompassing medical care, psychiatric treatment, occupational therapy, educational and vocational training, as well as recreational facilities.
The primary objectives are to:
• Offer temporary shelter and assistance to women and girls lacking social support systems.
• Facilitate the social and economic rehabilitation of women and girls by providing essential skill training and counselling support.

The Vocational Training Programme at CFHC was initiated with the aim of fostering social development and economic advancement among women through vocational training. This training program holds immense significance as it serves as a transformative process, offering affected women a new lease on life.
CFHC prioritizes the education and empowerment of young girls and destitute women residing at the Short Stay Home. The vocational training encompasses various skills such as:
• Tailoring
• Glass painting
• Flower making
• Paper bag making
• Jewellery making
• Craft making
• Curry powder preparation
• Soap powder production
• Beauty courses
• Phenyl making

The Counselling Centre at CFHC extends counselling, referral, and rehabilitation services to women facing life-threatening situations within their families or society, encompassing those impacted by disputes, marital discord, or maladjustment.
CFHC provides counselling support to women from diverse backgrounds, including those who are deserted, distressed, depressed, or in dire need. Since 2001, the efforts have successfully rehabilitated, reconciled, and reunited numerous women with their families and spouses.
Counselling at CFHC is characterized by:
• Assisting individuals in understanding and enhancing themselves.
• Empowering clients to confront their uncertainties, address them, and explore their own personalities.
• Collaborating with individuals rather than merely working for them.
• Engaging in shared thinking and problem-solving processes alongside the individual.

With the aim of aiding the elderly widows in the village, CFHC initiated an old-aged widow pension scheme. Initially supporting 50 elderly mothers, this program has expanded to encompass 71 beneficiaries. These elderly mothers receive a monthly pension and essential items like toothpaste, soap, etc. Additionally, they are provided with sarees twice a year. This assistance enables these underprivileged mothers to meet their basic needs without relying solely on their children or families.
In 2014, CFHC established a day care centre to assist neglected elderly mothers who lack care and suffer from inadequate meals. Operating from 9 am to 5 pm, the day care centre aims to provide support and sustenance to these elderly individuals throughout the day.

Annually, CFHC organises medical camps, dental check-ups, and eye examinations across various villages, primarily focusing on locations like Manapakkam, Sithalapakkam, and Kolapakkam. During these camps, it offers free medications to all patients. A free medical camp organised by the BAY community, USA, in collaboration with two local doctors, screened over 200-250 individuals for various health conditions.
A dedicated team of doctors and paramedical personnel from the Bay Community led the camp providing medical cards containing essential information such as the patient's details, weight, blood sugar levels, blood pressure readings, diagnosis, and prescribed treatments.
Physical well-being programs encompass general medical camps, dental check-ups for schoolchildren. Eye examinations were conducted to assess vision and provide free surgical treatment for cataracts. Complimentary reading glasses were distributed to the needy.

CFHC prioritizes creating a nurturing environment for children's development through diverse welfare and developmental initiatives, including schools, counselling services, training sessions, public forums, awareness camps, and rehabilitation services. The emphasis lies in eradicating issues impacting children, forming collaborations with NGOs and governmental bodies.
CFHC conducts various awareness programs, particularly emphasizing women and child development. The focus areas encompass raising awareness on child labour, child abuse, and HIV/AIDS. To achieve this, it provides:
• Legal awareness programs tailored for women
• HIV/AIDS awareness initiatives
• Workshops elucidating the mandatory provisions and rights of women concerning FIR registration
• Campaigns educating on the prevention of child abuse
• Training programs addressing child abuse awareness aimed at women