Delhi Council For Child Welfare - DCCW - Adoption Centre

Title: Delhi Council For Child Welfare - DCCW - Adoption Centre
Address: Yamuna Marg, Prema Kunj, Civil Lines, New Delhi, Delhi 10054
City: New Delhi
Contact: 011 2852 4789
Description: Delhi Council for Child Welfare (DCCW) was established in 1952. It is an Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). CCW is registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act (XXI) of 1860. Registration No: S-2236 of 1963-64. Council was started with the mission of “Giving children a childhood”. Palna is well-recognised face of DCCW. Website:  http://www.dccw.org/ Email:  delhi.council@gmail.com dccwortho.admin@gmail.com

Some of the programmes of Delhi Council For Child Welfare are:

1. Set up in 1978, Palna is DCCW’s home to provide care and shelter for children lost, rendered homeless, relinquished or abandoned due to poverty, breakdown or crisis in the family.
2. Bal Chetna, day care facility established in 2002 for mentally challenged children.
3. Educational Sponsorshio Programme: To support to academically bright children from low-income families who would otherwise be forced to drop out of school due to economic constraints.
4. Supervised Homework Scheme: The objective behind this scheme is to reach to underprivileged children who would drop out of school for not being able to keep up with their schoolwork.
5. Working Children Projects: This was started in 1987. Currently it has 110 working children enrolled in this program.
6. Vocational Training Programme: was started in 1976, the main object behind this was to impart skill to enable children to support themself.
7. Palna Shishu Kendras: This was started in 2014 with 2 centres one at Qudsia Bagh and other Janakpuri. There are about 450 children enrolled and have 40-50 children in each units. The fess is very nominal they charge Rs. 250 per child per month.