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Sri Arunodayam is a home in Chennai for abandoned children with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). The home came into existence in 2002 on account of the despicable practice of families abandoning their vulnerable children due to ignorance, poverty, social stigma, and a general lack of moral conscience that has never been disciplined to safeguard our country’s most defenseless citizens. Abandoned children with ID continue to be found in public places such as hospitals, bus and railway stations, and at times even in dustbins!

The Departments of Social Defense and Social Welfare (Govt. of Tamil Nadu), Child Welfare Committees, and India's ChildLine are the channels through which these children enter our home where they are loved, nurtured, restored to health, and rehabilitated.

February, last year, was a significant milestone for Sri Arunodayam. It celebrated 21 years of dedicated service to abandoned children with ID.