Institutional Care – Shelter Home

The urban shelter “Ashroy” has been set up at Sukantanagar, Salt Lake City under Ward No. 35 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation with the support of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in the month of March 2023. Digambarpur Angikar is an operational partner of this home selected by the Govt of West Bengal. The main purpose of such home is to provide a roof or shelter to the people those have no shelter and no one to care for and it is their right to live with comfortable in the city. A three storied building with all facilities that provided by KMC for the capacities to stay 80 inmates both women and men. The inmates are organizing for the observation of important days, involves in cultural activities within the shelter home complex.

Digambarpur Angikar is one of the Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA) approved by the government in the year 2021-22 for 10 babies to address the serious problems of abandoning and surrendering of new born babies by their biological mothers. Angikar is providing all sorts of care from nursing, nutritional foods, health care to shelter by trained nurses and governances/ ayahs.

Since 2014, Angikar runs shelters homes of 03 units with 150 girls (age between 6 to 18 years) with the partnership of Social Welfare Department, GOI & Govt. of West Bengal for CNCP (Children Needs in Care and Protection) for rescued girls from trafficking, sexual abused, early aged marriage, victims of domestic violence. These most vulnerable girl children inmates are getting safe shelter, trauma reduction by expert counselors, school education & coaching, vocational skills trainings,  quality food, health care, hygiene materials, games and recreation.  

The government aided residential shelter home for 50 numbers of most vulnerable and destitute girl children with an aim to provide appropriate, safe and environment friendly shelter, proper care with basic needs and addressing mental, psychological and emotional needs including education and vocational training to each and every inmates.

Digambarpur Angikar runs CWSN (Children with Special needs) Boys Shelter Homes since 2021-22 with the support of government of India. Total 50 numbers of differently abled children are staying in this home those are fall under the protection of JJ and PWD Act. The children are living with proper care, protection and medical treatment including special education and nutritious foods.  

Since 2021-22, Digambarpur Angikar continuing government aided CNCP shelter home for 50 numbers of most vulnerable Boys ( age- 6 to 18 years).  These children are typically found in families at Risk in various forms under JJ Act. Angikar is providing safe and healthy shelter, nutritious foods, cloths, health check-up, education, joyful recreation and skill development training towards self-reliant and mainstreaming communities.