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Dear Friend,
Have you ever
given a thought to the thousand of children
in prison and prisoner’s children? Did you
know, those imprisoned mothers are allowed
to keep their children in prison till they
reach five years of age? After which they
are either taken by a relative or kept in a
destitute home. Grown children are left to
fend for themselves.
From a life
of gloom and misery and poverty they
graduate to crime and end up in prison.
Statistics indicate that 70% of the children
of prisoners and those of crime victims turn
to criminal activities.
Don’t they
deserve better? Can we be complacent?
These budding
lives cannot be left to be trampled by the
harsh realities of life, because they are
PRECIOUS CHILDREN. Precious Children’s Home
is a project of Prison Fellowship India to
give hope, love, and joy to the hapless
children of prisoners and crime victims.
Stigmatized
as they are, these children are not received
in any other institutions. Therefore this
project focuses on their physical,
emotional, and mental well-being.
Our commitment is
precisely to serve the community of
prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families
in the area of correction, welfare and
rehabilitation.
Children within the age group of 4-8 years from economically poor
situations are also brought to the Precious
Children Home. All the physical and
educational needs of the child are met
within the Home. After completion of high
school, the child can further his or her
education, either in academic or in
vocation. The parents have an option to take
their child back once they are out of
prison. We encourage this in order to
accommodate another waiting child.
We haven’t forgotten to accommodate the Crime Victim’s
Children. No! Not at all. Hand-in-hand,
together with the prisoner’s children, they
also find solace here.
Your response to this cause would provide meaning and
purpose in the lives of many PRECIOUS
CHILDREN – 100 & more is our goal.
In His Service,
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