Every child & woman has a right to lead a life, free from discrimination, inequality, exploitation and violence'. This is the basis of our nation building. - Dr Girish Kulkarni

Supporting over 400 homeless and exploited children in residential homes, proving shelter and vocational training to more than 60 women in distress, educating over 1200 children in slum based Balbhavans, empowering and rehabilitating over 2100 commercial sex workers to lead a better life, providing medical treatment for over 3000 HIV +ve men and women, managing a 24x7 Childline and rescue operations, frequently saving children and women from abuse, facilitating adoption and placement of hundreds of infants into good families - Snehalaya is a place of  vibrant activities that is making a positive difference to peoples lives and the society - every single day.

Snehalaya's Major projects:  

1.Rehabilitation Centre

Snehalaya’s Rehabilitation Centre is a home and future for HIV infected women and children, children of prostitutes, rescued minors from the flesh trade and other neglected sections of our society. Currently 280 children and 45 women are sheltered. Snehalaya is providing good quality education, nutritious and healthy food, proper shelter and clothing and personality development of the children. Above all Snehalaya is changing their lives with proper education, love and affection.

2.Balbhawans for children in slums

Balbhawans are unique models of social change for children living in the slums. Snehalaya runs Balbhawans in community halls of slums in Sanjay Nagar, Dashrathnagar, Mukund Nagar, Ramwadi, Bharaskar Nagar and Borkar Nagar. Activities such as playgroup education, tuitions for older children, health check-up camps, creating awareness about communal harmony, good health, cleanliness, consequences of bad habits and addictions and against child marriages are conducted at the Bal Bhawans by Snehalaya. Almost 900 children are receiving primary education in this way.

3.Childline

Child Line is a 24-hour toll free help line for the children in distress all over the country. In the year 2003, Snehalaya accepted the responsibility of the collaborative organization of the national Child Line implemented by the Union Ministry for Women and Child Development.  A toll free number "1098" is used by the children for this purpose. Ahmednagar Child Line is being recognized as the most well run unit in the country. On an average 250 children in distress from Ahmednagar and surrounding areas seek help from this project daily. Snehalaya has also been successful in exposing sex scandals and other child exploitation scams with the help of Child Line.

4.Snehjyoth Mukta Project (Healthcare in Red Light Areas)

Snehalaya, through its Snehjyoth project, runs dispensaries for sexually exploited women in the red light areas of Ahmednagar, Kopargaon, Shrirampur, Shevgaon and Jamkhed. Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART) is provided for over 1500 HIV infected patients at half the cost of treatment by well-qualified doctors. Besides healthcare, Snehalaya also runs day and night care centers for children in these areas, manages women's small saving groups, conducts regular counseling, distributes contraceptives and regularly rescues minors from red light areas

5.Community Care Center:

Snehalaya started the Community Care Center (CCC) in April 2008 to provide treatment to HIV patients. The Center is a pioneer in HIV patients management in the state. Currently, Snehalaya community care center is a 30 bedded hospital, providing free medical services, with quality OPD and IPD facilities for HIV patients. Two Medical Officers and 18 fulltime workers are engaged in providing treatment, nursing, training for home based care, drug adherence counseling, family and individual counseling, nutrition support, opportunistic infections management to thousands of patients.

6.Youth Sensitization Camps

The youth is the strongest force to bring about a change in society. Youth sensitization camps are conducted twice a year by Snehalaya to nurture a sense of social harmony, unity, dignity for labour, obligation towards society and the nation. Almost 500 young boys and girls come together for 5 days. They are also introduced to the problems in slums, rural and red light areas. Discourses, lectures and dialogues by eminent personalities from all walks of life are also a part of these youth camps.

7.Snehalaya's Center of Hope (I.T. Center)

	Snehalaya is providing quality computer education to the children from red light areas, slums, rural areas. The center is started recently in August 2009.   This center also conducts courses for personality development and spoken English. About 100 students are benefiting from this center, finding a better future