The Ministry of Women and Child Development has notified “Adopt a Home” program on 27th April, 2016 whereby under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) the corporate sector & business houses along with individual philanthropists are invited to support the children staying in the Children Homes run by the State Governments/UT Administrations and their NGO partners under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act [JJ Act], 2015.
The Adopt a Home is a program to support the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) as defined under the JJ Act, 2015 which house children either in need of care and protection or children in conflict with law.
The said programme has been brought to the notice of corporate houses and keen interest has been shown by them.