Children Homes for Children in need of care and protection:
Children Homes: - A large number of children in need of care and protection who are under the age of eighteen years are admitted to these homes for long term care, treatment, education, training, development and rehabilitation with orders of Child Welfare Committee.
There are seven Children Homes established in the State at Patiala, Ludhiana, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Bathinda and Jalandhar (2).
Benefits-
1. To provide immediate help to children who are in vulnerable situations.
2. To fulfill the basic needs of children: food, clothing, shelter, education, medical-aid and free boarding & lodging.
Eligibility
The Children in need of care and protection are eligible.
Documents
No document is required.
Whom to contact
• District Programme Officer
• District Child Protection Officer.
Helpline No:1098
Grievances Redressal:
• District Programme Officer
• District Child Protection Officer.
• Concerned Deputy Commissioner
• Head Office, Helpline : 0172-2608746
dsswcd@punjab.gov.in
icpspunjab@gmail.com
| List of Children Homes | ||||||
| S.no | Name of District | S.no | Name of Homes | Address | Age Group | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jalandhar | 1 | Children Home for Girls, Jalandhar | Gandhi Vanita Ashram, Karpurthala chowk, Jalandhar. | 6-18 Years | 100 |
| 2 | Children Home Jalandhar, (For Girls) | 100 | ||||
| 2 | Bathinda | 3 | Children Home Bathinda, (For Boys) | Red Cross Building (HUDKO) Night Shelter, Opposite Police Line Bathinda | 50 | |
| 3 | Ludhiana | 4 | Children Home Ludhiana, (For Boys) | Children Home, Braille Bhawan Complex, Chandigarh Road, Jamalpur, Ludhiana | 50 | |
| 4 | Patiala | 5 | Children Home Rajpura, (For Boys) | Near Mini Secretariat, Rajpura | 50 | |
| 5 | Gurdaspur | 6 | Children Home Gurdaspur, (For Boys) | Govt, Kothi No. 21A, 22A &23A Central Jail, Jail Road, Gurdaspur | 50 | |
| 6 | Hoshiarpur | 7 | Children Home for Boys Hoshiarpur | Ram colony Camp, Chandigarh Road, Hoshiarpur | 100 | |
| Total | 500 | |||||