-Tharini Magesh
Rehoboth Educational Trust is a charitable trust that
is working from 2012 as a shelter for homeless people who have no shelter and stay
on the streets.
Maria Susai K. S., the founder, and manager of this
trust said that “This trust was started in September 1999 to help those who are
below the poverty line to learn and acquire industrial education. Then in 2012, it
became a trust with three wings the approval of Commissioner of Municipal
Administration”
The Home for Homeless wing of this organization
provides shelter to those who need residence temporarily. This shelter is for
those roadside people in Zone- area that is North Chennai. Other shelters like
this one are present in Thiruvallur, Pallavaram, Chengalpattu, Avadi, and 2 more
places. In Thiruvottiyur it is in two places the women division in Thiruvottiyur
High Road and men division in Thirunagar street.
“The police are the one who identifies the people who
have no home and guide them here” says Mr. Maria Susai.
The central government has given some norms for the
trust to follow as to who can be accepted in this shelter. The list is orphan
children, mentally and physically ill people, migrants, old people, and sex
workers.
“Most of the people who are present here would come in
by 7 pm and those who are interested will be involved in prayer, then we provide
food for them and give korai mats and pillows for them” says Mr. Jagadeesh who
takes care of the men division.
The centre also provides rehabilitation, medical check-ups, a reunion of some with their families, etc for those who come here regularly. The
funding for this Home for Homeless is partly from the government and partly
from the trust funds.
“I have been here for almost 6 months now and this
place is comfortable and feels like home. The counseling and seeing others who
are in a similar situation like me is helpful” says Inbakani, an aged lady from the
women division of the shelter.
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