Our mission
About Yuvak Vikas Kendra
Two homes, built on dignity.
Since 1996, Yuvak Vikas Kendra has served the Uthamapalayam region. Today it runs two senior citizens' homes for women, supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Registered society, Tamil Nadu · AVYAY-IPSrC supported
Our storyYuvak Vikas Kendra
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Two homes. Seventy-five lives. One promise of dignity.
Since 1996
Since 1996
Two homes. Seventy-five lives. One promise of dignity.
Yuvak Vikas Kendra
Two homes. Seventy-five lives. One promise of dignity.
Our story
A place for women who have nowhere else to go.
Yuvak Vikas Kendra was established in 1996 and has worked in and around Uthamapalayam for nearly three decades. Over time, the organisation's focus has come to rest on a particularly urgent need: older women without family support or a safe place to live.
Today we run two homes. Y.V.K 50, in Thomas Colony, supports 50 older women. Shastha Nilayam, at Suriyanarayana Puram in Kalimettu Patti, supports 25. Both are supported by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment through the AVYAY-IPSrC programme.
The homes provide shelter, food, personal care and medical support. But our aim is also intangible: to give each woman the sense that she is known, respected and part of a community. It is slow, daily work — and it is what we are here to do.
1996
Registered society, Tamil Nadu · AVYAY-IPSrC supported
Our vision
A society in which no older woman is left without a home, a caregiver or a community to belong to.
What guides us
Values we try to practise, not just publish.
These principles shape how we care for people, spend money and work with families and partners.
Dignity
Each resident is an individual with a history, preferences and the right to respect.
01Safety
A secure, well-run home with attentive staff and reliable care.
02Companionship
Shared life, celebration and friendship are part of good care.
03Steadiness
We remain present for the long term, not only for the easy days.
04Milestones
A story told in years.
Not everything that matters can be measured. But these moments mark the road that brought us here.
- 1996
Yuvak Vikas Kendra is founded
The organisation begins its work in the Uthamapalayam region of Theni district.
- Two homes
Y.V.K 50 and Shastha Nilayam
Residential care for 75 older women becomes the heart of the organisation's work.
- Today
Supported by MSJ&E
Both homes are supported through the AVYAY-IPSrC programme of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
How we are supported
A shared responsibility.
Government support covers the basics. Local donors and well-wishers help us provide the extras that make a home comfortable and a little more joyful.
- Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
- AVYAY-IPSrC programme
- Local donors and well-wishers
- Visiting medical professionals
Share the responsibility
Help us keep both homes open.
Your support helps provide food, medicines, care supplies and a safe place to live for 75 older women. Every contribution goes towards the everyday work of care.