Don Bosco Snehalaya, A Home of Love, came into existence on May 24, 2001. A new beginning is always difficult. A persistent problem that had to be faced was that of finding a suitable location for the Shelter Home. In the course of five years Snehalaya shifted to ten different places until it finally settled in a new and full-fledged Shelter Home at Vishwamitri almost in the heart of Baroda city. The basic objective of Snehalaya is to provide shelter to the young living on the railway platforms and in the streets who are in need of care and protection. Snehalaya provides food, clothes, medicines, recreational facilities, counseling, job placement, contact with their kith or kin, training in some income generating trades according to their capacities and limitations. They are given opportunities to interact with the public, to express their potentialities and talents. This helps them to develop their self-confidence and the consciousness that they too can contribute something to the society. PROFILE Don Bosco Snehalaya – “A Home of Love” came into existence on 24th May 2001. It strives to translate the Don Bosco legacy of love into action, by loving, caring and protecting the homeless and orphaned children found on railway platforms and at street corners. PHILOSOPHY Unconditional care and friendship is our philosophy and guiding principle. Being a Christian institution, we base our intervention on the teachings and principles of Jesus Christ and on the three basic pillars required in any educational system of Moral Values, Reason and Loving Kindness, as taught and practised by Don Bosco. We assist them in becoming conscious of values such as, respect for self and others, integrity, discipline, hard work, perseverance and relationship with God. AIM AND OBJECTIVES Our aim is to love every street child and youth and ensure that they receive opportunities for their physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual development, which enable them to repatriate back into their family and reintegrate into society. Our main objective is to care and protect the street child through services that enable them to acquire a sense of safety, security, belonging and holistic development. Our aim and objectives are expressed in the following – Vision – Mission statement.