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Dear Friends,

Welcome to the website of Stephen Charitable Trust. I hope this website is useful to you. You will find information on this site concerning our main works. The Recent News section is a great way of staying in touch with the activities of the Trust which primarily include St Joseph 's Home, for boys, and St Mary's Home, for girls. You will also find information about the Homes on the front page of this website.

The work and success of the Homes largely depend on your generosity. The Child Sponsorship section, just below this welcome message, will provide you with details of how you to assist with our work. Please know that any assistance offered is sincerely appreciated by the staff and children of the Homes.

Thank you for taking the time to visit this site. Should you have any questions about our work, please do not hesitate to contact me.

With every good wish,

St Joseph's Home, for Boys

St Joseph 's Home caters for 85 boys, aged 11 to 17, from underprivileged backgrounds. Most of these children, and their families, were affected by the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. Click here to find out more information, including photos, about St Joseph 's Home for Boys.

St Mary's Home, for Girls

St Mary's Home caters for 50 girls, aged 11 to 17, from underprivileged backgrounds. Most of these children, and their families, were affected by the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. . Click here to find out more information, including photos, about St Mary's Home for Girls.

Tour to Madurai Water Theme Park (31.07.2009)

The children of the both homes were taken to Madurai, a city in Tamilnadu to a Water Theme Park as part of one of our annual programme. They had a great time; fun and laughter the whole day. Fr. Dominic and the staff accompanied the children.

Inauguration of the Academic Year (2009-10) 01.06.2009

The academic year began with a Mass celebrated on 1st June by Fr. Dominic (Joseph B. Rosario) the director and founder of the Children’s Homes, and concelebrated by Frs. Ubald and Soosai Antony, the members of the Board. Fr. Dominic spoke to the children on the aim and the functioning of the homes.

Summer Camp (May 2009)

During summer vacation the children of the Boys Home and Girls home had a camp for ten days in the first weeks of May 2009. The summer camp is conducted every year as a part of developing the skills of the individuals. The children were given training in Music and Spoken English. They also had classes on...

Community Day (16 th Jan 2009)

The communiy day of the Children's Homes was celebrated on 16 th Jan 2009. The celebration began with concelebrated Holy Mass, presided by Fr.Jeremias. The cultural programme by the children followed. Most of the children participated in dancing and singing. Fr.Dominic (Joseph B.Rosario), the director...

Christmas Celebrations

The Christmas day was celebrated on 21 st Dec 2008 at the Children's Homes. Fr. Dominic gave the Christmas message to the children. The children exchanged their Christmas wishes with their Christmas child and presented gifts too. They staged some dances and singing. They were with full...

The Homes cater for children who are underprivileged. Our first priority is for those children who have been left orphaned. From here, we try to assist as many children as possible who have not afforded the same necessities as should be expected. There are many ways to assist in our important work.

•  Prayer

Your prayerful support of our work is appreciated. Please keep the work of the Trust, and especially the Homes, in your prayers.

•  Child Sponsorship

For a small monthly donation (€ 10 or $ 15) you can provide food, shelter and education to one of our Children. In India , our account details are:

Account Name: Stephen Charitable Trust

Bank Name: South Indian Bank Limited

Bank Address: St Xavier's Building, PWD Road , Nagercoil 629001, Tamilnadu , India

Account Number: 0053050000073830

Swift Code: SOININ55

Child sponsorship from other countries is also available. To find out more about this process, please contact us.

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