Relief Foundation was founded by a group of Adoptive Parents in September 1998. In its early years, we provided counseling and direct support for children in Transit and Juvenile Homes.

In 2001, Vidya Shankar, Chairperson of Relief Foundation, was appointed Chairperson of the Juvenile Welfare Board in Chennai, and in 2002, she became a member of the Juvenile Justice Board. Her growing involvement in the Juvenile Justice System helped Relief Foundation to better understand the reasons of juvenile delinquency and criminality and to develop new preventative projects.

Today, we have developed into a small, cost-effective and powerful organization. Acting as the central hub of a network of government organizations, other NGOs, schools, donors and volunteers, we mobilize a wide range of different resources for the improvement of the children’s life.

The following write-ups appeared in the press in the last 2 years:

• Boys in GSH, Vellore write 10^th std. Board exams. First time in Vellore, Tamilnadu -
  Dinamani 23^rd Mar 2007
• Rotary Club tailors their future
• Summer Camp For School Drop Outs
• Spreading Basic Literacy the cyber way
• Local NGOs work to rehabilitate Child Beggars
• NGO conducts program for poor children
• NGO Fair lays stress on information dissemination
• Juvenile Homes to get NGOs help