Youth at Risk (YAR):
The Works of the Youth at Risk in the Province is through the Five Centres and the Child Friendly Guwahati.
1. Snehalaya Children Home for Boys, Dhirenpara
Snehalaya Children Home for Boys, established on January 1, 2001, is located in Dhirenpara, near the Maternity and Child Health Centre. This home, for boys aged 12-16, has a capacity of 50 children. It offers a nurturing environment with a large playground, basketball court, and a pet house.
2. Auxilium Snehalaya
Auxilium Snehalaya, established on January 31, 2003, is located in Bishnu Rabha Nagar, Noonmati, near the SO Guwahati Refinery gate. This home caters to girls aged 6-12, with a capacity of 50. Sr. Holibon Madar is the Superintendent, and Sr. Teresa Rakho is the assistant. The girls attend a nearby government school.
3. Jyoti Snehalaya, Beltola
Jyoti Snehalaya, established on April 3, 2004, in Beltola, Guwahati, is a dedicated Child Care Institution for female destitutes aged 13-18. With a capacity of 50 girls, it offers a nurturing environment with extracurricular activities, formal education, vocational training, and regular counseling.
4. ILA Snehalaya, Betkuchi
ILA Snehalaya, established on November 1, 2004, is located in Betkuchi near ISBT and Balaji Temple. It accommodates 50 male children aged 6-12 years. The home offers a peaceful, spacious environment with a playground, education at Moinakhurung MV School, and extracurricular activities like computer classes, dance, art, and writing skills.
5. Snehalaya Centre for Child Rights, Paltan Bazar
This children home is located in the heart of Guwahati’s Paltan Bazar near Meghdoot Cinema, serves as the head office of Snehalaya and a Child Care Institution (CCI) for boys aged 16-18, with transit accommodation for those aged 13-18. Established on October 4, 2010, with a capacity of 50, it offers academics, professional counseling, extracurricular activities like sports, dance, music, and computer classes, alongside health facilities.
Programmes:
1. After Care: The Aftercare project helps youths, aged 18-21, transition from institutional care to independent living by providing stipends, education, vocational training, job placement, and housing, supporting their reintegration into society. Till now 169 beneficiaries have benefitted from this programme
2. Child Friendly Guwahati (CFG): Launched in 2013, Child Friendly Guwahati (CFG) is a Snehalaya initiative supporting underprivileged children by offering education, vocational training, and job placements, helping school dropouts rejoin mainstream education and become self- reliant.
3. Home Link: Launched in May 2014, the Homelink Network System (HLK) operates from Snehalaya’s Guwahati Hub, connecting eight registered nodes across Assam, Meghalaya, and Manipur, focusing on data-driven management, decision-making, planning.,
Services:
- Educational Support
Provide Educational Support for Out-of-School/never enrolled children.
- Child Protection
Raises awareness about child rights and promotes child protection.
- Community engagement
Organizes workshop, training sessions and community awareness program.
- Counseling
Provide individual and group counseling for children.
- Child Rescue
Rescue children from child labor, abuse, exploitation, and neglect, with a special focus on those in urgent need of care, protection.
- Institutional Care
Provide shelter for children who are in need of care and protection.
Activities During the Year 2024-2025
| Sl. No | Programme Name | Place | Animators/Organizers | Date(s) | No. of Children Attended |
| 1. | Football Tournament | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | Sonaram Higher Secondary & Snehalaya team | 5 July 2024 | 13 |
| 2. | Mime Training | Dhirenpara | Minangka Deka (lion’s club-International District 322G, President Dipankar Bhagawati and Secretary Purobi Sharma & Nirbaak) Resource person former DCPO Kishori Baruah | 13–19 Jul 2024 | 25 |
| 3. | Special Summer Camp | Umswai | Fr. Prasad Kalaparthy, Fr. Jose & Fr. Saju | 21–25 Jul 2024 | 292 |
| 4. | Breaking Barriers | Pragjyoti ITA Cultural Centre, Guwahati | Young Indians Guwahati Chapter: Mr Srikanth Bolla founder of Bollant Industries | 25 Aug 2024 | — |
| 5. | Summer Camp (1) | South Point School | Lions Club Guwahati South & Leo Club | 11 Jul 2024 | 80 |
| 6. | Summer Camp (2) | St. Joseph Church | Lions Club Guwahati ICON | 25 Jul 2024 | 110 |
| 7. | Children Parliament Workshop | Social Forum, Guwahati | LCHR & CFG (led by Mr. S. Joseph Rathinam) | 26–27 Jul 2024 | — |
| 8. | CWPC Formation | Various wards in Guwahati, Fancy Bazar, Satgaon Noapara, Borbari, GMC, Jhalukbari and Maligaon etc. | Hussne Mushabbir | Jul–Aug 2024 | — |
| 9. | Rescue Department (Jul–Aug) | Across Guwahati | CFG Rescue Team | Jul–Aug 2024 | 20 |
| 10. | International Youth Day | 36 CFG centres | CFG Social Educators | 12 Aug 2024 | — |
| 11. | Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign | Dhirenpara Boys’ Home | Snehalaya Staff | 2–31 Oct 2024 | 30 |
| 12. | Diwali Celebration | IIT Guwahati | IIT Members | 31 Oct 2024 | 292 |
| 13. | Children’s Day Celebration | ILA Snehalaya | Decathlon Azara | 14 Nov 2024 | 50 |
| 14. | Trip to Accoland | Accoland & Decathlon, Azara | Snehalaya Staff | 15 Nov 2024 | 49 |
| 15. | World Children’s Day | Multiple schools, Guwahati | CFG Staff | 20 Nov 2024 | — |
| 16. | Parents Meet | ILA Snehalaya, Betkuchi | Dr. Ramesh Bhatta | 15 Dec 2024 | 718 |
| 17. | Rescue Ops (Sept–Dec) | Across Guwahati | CFG Rescue Team | Sep–Dec 2024 | 38 |
| 18. | Veer Bal Diwas | Snehalaya Boys’ Home | Snehalaya Staff | 27 Dec 2024 | — |
| 19. | Sneha Drishti Eye Camp (1) | 3 schools | Lions & Leo Clubs + ASG, Apollo Sugar, Netralaya Hospitals | Nov–Dec 2024 | 450 |
| 20. | Safe & Unsafe Touch | CFG centres | Round Table India & CFG | 11–24 Sep 2024 | — |
| 21. | Child Parliament Training | Snehalaya Paltanbazar | Jharna Chakraborty, Hussne Mushabbir, Bijoy Nath | 30 Jan 2025 | — |
| 22. | Sneha Drishti Eye Camp (2) | 7 schools in Guwahati | Lions & Leo Clubs + ASG, Netralaya Hospitals | Jan–Mar 2025 | 1,037 |
| 23. | Career Guidance Sessions | Various schools, Guwahati | Yakeen Osmani, Debashish Kalita, Shweta Choudhury | Jan–Mar 2025 | 1,139 |
| 24. | Chitrangon Mela | Kathabari Rang Pathar | DCPU, SCPS, CFG + dignitaries | 23 Mar 2025 | 129 |
| 25. | Rescue Ops (Jan–Mar) | Areas across Guwahati | CFG Rescue Team | Jan–Mar 2025 | 17 |
Project Activities: Name of the Project: CARE (Children At Risk Education)
| Sl.No | Activities Name | Venue | Date | Resource Person | No. of Participants |
| 1. | Teachers Meeting & Don Bosco Feast | Don Bosco Amguri | 31st Jan | Fr. Ignatius Gari | 20 |
| 2. | Annual Sports Day | Salbari LP Sch Lungsung | 14th Feb | Fr. V.M. Thomas | 700 |
| 3. | Meeting with: Santali” college going students | Amguri Technical Centre | 6th Mar | Project Team | 11 |
| 4. | Women’s Day celebration (in anticipation) | Amguri Technical Centre | 7th Mar | Project Team | 37 |
| 5. | Campaign on Right to Education | Karigaon Market Kokrajhar | 8th Mar | Project Team | 100+ |
| 6. | Meeting with Birdao Narzary District Program Officer Kokrajhar | Education office Kokrajhar | 10th Mar | Project team | 3 |
| 7. | Meeting with the SMCs | Motambil LP Sch | 11th Mar | Fr. Ignatius Gari | 37 |
| 8. | Meeting with the SMCs | Salbari L.P Sch | 14 Mar 2025 | Fr. Ignatius and Francis Mardi | 43 |
| 9. | Meeting with the SMCs | Athiabari | 15 Mar 2025 | Project team | 23 |
| 10. | Job Fair | Govt. Collage Kokrajhar | 29 Apr 2025 | National Job Placement / CARE Project | 200 |
| 11. | Summer Activities | CARE centers | 1-17 Jul 2025 | Project Team | 261 |