Join ex-police officer’s mission to rescue abandoned elderly from living on the streets

“I lost my husband 15 years back and since then worked as a daily wage labourer and brought up my blind son with great hardships. Despite all the troubles I faced, I kept working even at an old age, I never lost hope until one fateful day when I broke my leg at a construction site. The accident crushed the bones of my leg and broke my spirit too. I had absolutely no one to turn to before being brought to Sapna,” says Laxmi, a resident of an old age home run by our NGO partner Sapna, who is in her late sixties. 

For 100+ homeless elderly, Sapna is more than just a home, it is a refuge for them, which has saved them the hardships of living on city streets. 

Because of a paucity of funds, Sapna cannot extend its care to more helpless elderly in need of urgent help. With your support, the NGO can be a haven for many more elderly parents separated from their families. Donate now.

All donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), & 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA).

While some residents at Sapna were brought here after losing their caregivers, there are many who have found safety after being abandoned by their kin. The NGO not only provides its residents with a comfortable living environment and nutritious food but also ensures that the ailing elderly receive the best medical care.

“Most of our residents suffer serious medical conditions on account of having lived on the streets and the medical expenses incurred are quite significant,” says retired Indian Police Service officer Sudhir Pratap Singh, a founding member of Sapna.“We have an ageing population in India and it is our responsibility to take care of our elderly. If you can stand by us considering the work we are doing we will be able to take care of many more homeless elderly who have nowhere else to go,” adds the former Director General of National Security Guards, India’s elite anti-terror force.

The zeal to serve

Talking about his journey from being a President of India’s award-winning IPS Officer to dedicating his life to the service of homeless and abandoned elderly Singh says, “It was in 2002 that I saw the plight of those suffering without food and shelter near hospitals in Delhi first hand and decided to serve them in whatever capacity I could. For me, my duty as a police officer was also never just a job but was service to the community. And when I started to get involved in social causes, it was just the next chapter in my journey.” 

Love and care can change lives of the elderly

According to Singh, many homeless elderly are handed over to them after receiving treatment from hospitals in Delhi. “Most residents who are brought to Sapna’s old age home Anandmayee are recovering from severe ailments, road accidents and mental illnesses. They have no one to care for them and have no family to call their own. But we have observed that with the kind of love and care we provide for our elderly residents, they are able to recover much faster even from serious illnesses.  

“I have never sought financial support from anyone, but if people can come forward and help us, we can not just continue to take care of our residents but can open our gates to many more people in need of love and care,” says Singh.

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