CHILD RELIEF & YOU
- the hope of the underprivileged Indian child

CRY is an Indian charitable organization that works towards restoring to millions of India's deprived children their basic rights to survival, participation, protection and development. The initials stand for Child Relief and You, but in spirit, it stands for much more. It stands for hope, for a need to change what must be changed, for collective action by individuals and organizations, for the rights of underprivileged Indian children.

Way back in 1979, Rippan Kapur and seven of his friends each contributed Rs. 7 and at his dining table, working from his home, a movement was born.

Every child ought to be given a fair starting chance to read, write, go to school, play, be healthy and have a home. CRY believes in this and reaches out to thousands of children for whom school and a home are just a dream.

CRY recognizes that while there are many people who have the means and skills to help less fortunate children, but feel overwhelmed by the magnitude of the problem, there are agencies doing things to help children, but who are constantly strapped for manpower, funds and infrastructure. It is this gap that CRY tries to bridge.

What CRY does, is, it serves as a link between the underprivileged child and you, the people who want to make a difference.

CRY works to raise awareness among people on the issue of underprivileged children, harness public commitment and support, and channelize the concern, goodwill, time, money and skills of thousands of individuals and organizations towards child development initiatives run by committed social workers. Initiatives that strive to transform the lives of children.

Through this process CRY effects grassroots movements of change that empower deprived communities to take responsibility for their lives and the future of their children.

Today CRY supports 169 child development initiatives in 8 key states across India and has so far touched the lives of one million children in the past 23 years. From a single unit, single city operation in Mumbai, CRY now has offices in Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai and Bangalore.

Today CRY raises resources through Individual and Corporate donations and sale of CRY products.

CRY has an active Youth Wing, that brings enthusiasm to the task of consciousness building in the 10-25 age group, with the aim of sensitizing the youth to the issue of underprivileged children and thereby building better citizens for tomorrow. The division was born in 1990. The Youth Wing conducts interactive sessions with the students, takes them to visit urban slums to learn about the life of the slum children by working with them.

You can rewrite the future of a child with the following Child Sponsorship options:
1. providing education
2. providing education and health
3. Supporting a physically and mentally challenged child
4. Support a pre-primary centre or balwadi
5. Support a non-formal education centre (transit school)

For more information please contact:
Child Relief and You

MUMBAI
189/A Anand Estate, Sane Guruji Marg - 400 011.
Tel - 2309 6845 / 2306 3651 / 3647 Fax - 2308 0726.
Email : cryinfo.mum@crymail.org

NEW DELHI
DDA Slum Wing, (Barat Ghar), Bapu Park, Kotla Mubarakpur - 110 003.
Tel - 2469 3137 / 4790 / 3159. Fax - 2463 2302.
Email : cryinfo.del@crymail.org

BANGALORE
Madhavi Mansion, 12/3-1, Bachammal Road, Cox Town - 560 005.
Tel - 548 4952 / 8574. Fax - 548 7355. Email : cryinfo.blr@crymail.org

CHENNAI
57/ 2, P.S Sivaswamy Salai (Sullivan Garden Road),Mylapore, - 600 004.
Tel - 2499 6984 / 2467 2241 / 2243 / 1828. Fax - 2467 2407.
Email : cryinfo.mds@crymail.org

KOLKATA
172A, Jodhpur Park - 700 068.
Tel - 2414 8030 / 55. Fax - 2414 8030. Email : cryinfo.cal@crymail.org

URL: www.cry.org