We would be so grateful for any donations you could make to support Familia this Christmas.

Familia was established in 1977 to save homeless and abandoned children and raise them in a family environment with foster parents, brothers and sisters, uncles and aunties. Familia was an effort to provide the nearest alternative to a natural family to homeless and unwanted children, who for various reasons would miss out on normal adoption.

Familia have established an old peoples home and also help the needy in the surrounding area. They run Familia School, an English medium school with an excellent reputation. 

Familia currently looks after 76 children. 51 live in one of four houses looked after by a foster parent couple in each house. 25 more children stay with their relatives in the nearby village and Familia provide support to enable this. 27 senior citizens currently live in Familia Home’s Senior citizen home.

Times have been especially difficult since 2019/20 with the huge cyclone which hit West Bengal and the Covid19 pandemic which continues to disrupt life there.

Despite these challenges, eight new children have joined Familia in 2021 and they continue to do all they can to support their community. 

The children at Familia have been through difficult times and it is heartbreaking to hear their stories, but Familia provides hope for them, for a better future and for an upbringing which will help them to flourish.

Any support will go a long way and we are forever grateful for anything you might be able to give. To see more photos you may visit their website, https://www.familiaindia.org