Shelter Home for Old Age Persons

A large number of poor people live on the streets, and do not have access to the basic necessities of life. They are forgotten by the mainstream society, especially the elderly, who not only have to bear the physical ailments which age brings, but also the psychological setback of having no one who cares for the in the last years of their lives.

We are running a shelter home for the old and destitute since 5 years at The Military Colony, Avilala Village, Tirupati Rural mandal. We provide free food, shelter, medical services and recreational facilities to the aged and the poor found on streets of Tirupati and surrounding areas. Some of them are people recommended by the police department, others dropped off there by their children.

The organisation is planning in different ways to get grants to sustain the shelter home and keep the services running. There are numerous administrative costs involved in order to maintain the quality of the facilities available as well as to keep upgrading our capacity to reach out to larger number of underprivileged people.

We are trying to link the Government of India grant-in-aid programme to sustain this old age home, but so far, there has been no allotments for Chittoor District to run this type of programme. The Assistant Disabled Welfare Office, Chitoor District has also recommended the Old Age home, but it was not successful.

So far, we are not getting any financial assistance from the government or any private agency to run this home. We rely on donations and contributions from members. Hence, we require funds to work more effectively.

Presently, there are only 40 members leading a safe and secure life here in contrast to the brutal experience they have had while living off the streets. We see them age gracefully and derive our happiness from alleviating pain and suffering from their lives The aim is to reach out to other such people who might be in a desperate need of support since hunger and homelessness are major problems in this country.