Family Helper Program

Family is an integral part of any society, and a Family well-educated and socio-economically sound is an asset to its community and society. This project is mainly to provide relief to the poor and needy families till they attain a state of self-reliance.

Goal :

To assist poor and needy families in their daily struggles and to bring a ray of hope in their lives. 

Target Area :

Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts of Karnataka State and Kasargod Taluk in Kerala State.

Target beneficiaries:

• Widow with many children
• Breadwinner of the family is sickly
• Families with 5 cents land holding with small hut
• Husband has abandoned the family
• Poor families with many school going children in the family
• Families which are unable to bring up their children due to dire poverty.

Activities :

• Visiting the families to gauge the progress made by them.
• Organizing training programmes on value based topics
• Providing financial assistance for education of the children and emergency needs
• Establishing and maintaining contact between the family and the benefactor
• Improving the financial capacity of the family through formation of Self Help Groups and Savings
• Ensuring self-reliance of the family through training in income generating projects.

Achievements :

• Over 365 families have become self-reliant and are phased out.
• 103 families from 49 centres are presently receiving assistance.

Future Thrust :

To assist many more needy families in their all-round development.