"Shelter for Urban Homeless" project -is a shelter for the homeless population of City Howrah. In the urban cities like Howrah & Kolkata mainly migrated people, daily labour, rickshaw & handcart puller, beggar lives besides rich person. They came to costly cities for livelihood, and to earn money or for a job, some of them came with their family, children etc. Women are also here for working as maid servant in ‘Babur Bari’ –the rich man’s house. These population can earn money for living and for the two-time meal, but unable to make an arrangement of a shelter in urban cities. So, spend their lives in the open sky with children, women family, or in front of closed shops, go-downs, railway and bus-stand, or under a plastic shade & facing seasonal calamity, winter, rain etc.

The shelter is opened by the verdict of honourable Supreme Court of India under “Right to Shelter”. After conducting a survey, it shows a total of 3824 homeless people living at Howrah Municipal Corporation area (in 50 Wards) without any shelter including children & women. The number is shocking and increasing day by day.

Presently SUPRAVAT runs two shelters for Urban Homeless people in Central Howrah, one for Male and one for Female & Children with the capacity of 100 homeless people. These shelters provide them with a secure place for living, medical help, referral service and protection etc for 24-Hrs. There are recreation facilities like T.V and Indoor games.

Out of the scheme SUPRAVAT is giving occasional dress, and taking care of their children when they went for work.

"Home of Esperanza" shelter home for 5 children at present. Previously it covered 25 children of Howrah Station mainly runaway children. Maximum children mainstreamed, or home placed as they have their own family and single parent. Now, these 5 children became adult and we are trying to mainstream them as well. They are continuing their study and parallel they are getting voctional training for their future betterment. We are providing them very secured and meaningfull life. The program is sponsorred by "Foundacion Esperanza-Y-Algeria, By Asha Shanti, Spain.

This shelter home for boys located in Tikiapara and namely "Muktashroy". 25 children getting support from this project. These children are mainly child labour, beggar, rag-pickers, single parents, and children from the destitute community. We are presently covering the age group between 6 yrs to 16 yrs. These children are now admitted to the school, and many of them are now very promising for the future. We are proving nutritious meal, health support, 24 Hrs protection, educational support, coaching support, recreation etc.

There is a separate arrangement for the different age group. Professional staffs are present to take care of these children. One Co-ordinator cum Counselor for counselling and maintaining project along with One full-time Social Worker, two Care-Giver, and three Outreach Worker, cook, security guard. A full space of 2000 Sq.ft utilizing for their accommodation.