Meal for children and nutrition for their growth

It is time we make a difference to the marginalized section of the society (90% of the beneficiaries at AMC are from families belonging to the economic weaker section and low-income groups). This is an opportunity to address a serious problem in society as there is a rise in the number of people suffering from various mental health disorders in India, which is of grave concern. AMC has children who require food and nutrition care to ensure they are physically and mentally active. We are right now struggling to keep a balance of the requirements within the income available and we are now eating out of the corpus since the prices have all gone up in the last decade. The crying need to support the differently abled children and help them find a life for themselves is increasing day by day. Our earnest request is to help us find the resources needed to make this happen. We will fail in our endeavour if people and corporates do not support us. Because of financial constraint, we are also not able to increase the reach out to more children.

Founded in 1960 by Dr D. L.N. Murthy Rao, AMC is the oldest institution working for 5 decades to address the special needs of the intellectually challenged individuals and their families throughout their life cycle. Today AMC supports about 180 children, adolescents, adults and their families. AMC’s aim is to educate, train and rehabilitate intellectually challenged persons and empower their families. The Association runs Akruti, a special school for mentally challenged children between 4 and 16. Besides classroom instruction, the school's activities include yoga, painting, craft and art.

Pragati is a multi-category vocational center for mentally challenged adolescents and adults training in weaving, candle making, pottery and carpentry. The effort here is to fully utilise the capacities of the intellectually challenged individuals to be economically productive.

Sanskriti is a sheltered workshop which offers gainful employment to mentally challenged adults who have acquired vocational skills at Pragati. Recognising the difficulty for the intellectually disabled persons to enter the mainstream job market, AMC is providing a protected and supportive work environment to help them discover a life that is self -governing.

Other activities like music therapy, special education, teacher training are also offered.

The number of years that this Institution has been running for is itself speaking for the impact. Corporates like Bosch have supported us through their CSR. AMC is a member of Federation for the Welfare of the Mentally Retarded (India), The National Trust and Pariwar. With the continued co-operation from the Central and State Government, Social Welfare Board and the general public, AMC’s children and trainees participate in various national and international level competitions and have won AMC in 2009 The Best Institution by His Excellency, the Governor of Karnataka, and by Rotary for its excellent service to the society.

It is a one-of-a-kind institution providing lifelong support for the intellectually challenged and working with the principal goal to improve the quality of life of intellectually challenged persons and their families.