Don Bosco Anbu Illam Social Service Society

Don Bosco Anbu Illam Chennai is a Child Rights organization established by the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1985 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India. Ins Read morepired by Don Bosco, an Italian Catholic priest, this globally connected organization is dedicated to serving at-risk youth. It provides residential care for street and working children, as well as family-based care for vulnerable children living in slums and on pavements. The organization is registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 27 of 1975 (S. No. 34/1986), and enjoys income tax exemption under Section 80G. Additionally, its children's homes are registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Don Bosco Anbu Illam operates three shelter homes—two for boys and one for girls—offering care and protection to 120 children. The organization also engages in outreach through 33 slum community centers, reaching approximately 4,000 children.

The vision is to create a child-centered environment in society that protects and promotes child rights, while the mission is to enable and empower vulnerable children, youth and women to become agents of child rights.

The organization has established street presence in key locations in Coimbatore since 1995, implemented the Integrated Child Protection Scheme in 2010, and functions as a reception unit for the Child Welfare Committee since 2008.