Family Service Centre

The Family Service Centre operates with a vision to be a leader in sustainable and replicable best practice models of alternative care in India. Its mission focuses on creating an enabling and supportive environment for the family, which it considers the core unit of society. It follows a rights-based development model and works across various communities in Mumbai and surrounding villages to foster positive human values and self-reliance.

Major Interventions:

Educational Sponsorship: This program aims to rehabilitate families through the education of children to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. It provides monthly sponsorships, structured learning activities, and regular counseling to academically promising yet economically disadvantaged students. Social workers provide guidance on discipline and goal setting while offering awareness sessions on life skills like cyber safety and menstrual health.

Higher Education and Career Guidance: The center supports students from low-income backgrounds who risk discontinuing their education due to financial constraints. This initiative combines personalized career counseling, digital literacy training, and financial assistance for college or vocational courses. Workshops for students focus on leadership, time management, and teamwork to build confidence for informed career choices.

Adoption & Early Childhood Care: As a recognized Specialized Adoption Agency (SAA), FSC facilitates the adoption process for Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) through pre-adoption counselling, preparation of Home Study Reports (HSRs), and revalidations of HSRs along with post-adoption support. FSC integrates literacy, numeracy, values education, life skills, nutrition, and cultural enrichment to enhance children’s cognitive abilities, social behavior, and emotional resilience. Children are also taught life skills, values, and social awareness through group activities, creative expression, and guided discussions.

Bal Sangopan Yojana: This initiative provides monthly monetary support for children whose parents are unable to care for them due to reasons such as chronic illness or abandonment. It conducts regular home visits to ensure the assistance makes a meaningful difference in the child's life.