About Us

Name and address:
Don Bosco Beatitudes Social Welfare centre,
50, Sundram Street,
Vyasarapadi, Chennai – 600 039

Name of the Rector:
Rev. Fr.P.Alphonse Patrick

Contact Phone No:
(044) 25511171, 25514287, 25514292

Mobile No:
Nil

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Name of the Contact Person:
Rev. Fr. Maria Lawrence

Contact Phone No:
25514287, 25514292

Mobile No:
9444013024

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Brief History of the Technical Institution:
Don Bosco Beatitudes Social Welfare Rehabilitation Training Centre is a non – commercial charitable institution run by the Salesians of Don bosco with the collaboration of the Salesian sisters, Sisters of the Destitute, Sisters of Charles Borromeo and Sisters of Maria Auxilium. The Welfare Programmes at the Centre are for the benefit of the lepers, abandoned elderly, and children of the lepers, youth and poor slum dwellers..

Rev. Fr. Orpheus Mantovani, a Salesian priest from Italy had the spirit, zeal and the dreams of helping the poorest of the poor. His dreams came true when the then Archbishop Louis Mathias of Madras – Mylapore asked Fr. Mantovani, who was the parish priest of Tambaram to survey vyasarpadi for a new parish. After studying the place in 1964, on the feast of the Immaculate Conception he purchased the land that was a dumping ground for cinders. He was moved by the poverty of the people and pitiful conditions of the lepers. He converted this land into a living space. The place was overcrowded with the evacuated slum and pavement dwellers from the city and with 20,000 Indians repatriated from Burma. The work was officially inaugurated on 2nd Feb.1965 Eventually the lepers were shifted to Pope john’s Garden which is 8 Kilo metres away from the centre.

We the Salesian fathers, brothers and sisters at Don Bosco Beatitudes, with collaboration of other women religious are proud to carry on the wonderful heritage given to us by our founder and father, Don Bosco.

The Beatitudes has a number of welfare programmes for the Lepers, their children, elderly, handicapped persons and poor slum dwellers. Ever since its inception in 1965 it has catered to several thousands of needy people. It is situated in North Madras which is infested with slums. Most of the poor people of the city of Madras live in this area. The welfare programmes in the centre aims to improve the lives of the poor people. Our programmes include all age groups from the cradle to the grave. Help is given to everyone irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

This centre is sustained solely by the contributions of generous people from all over the world.

The following are the activities in the centre:

• Pope John’s Garden (Leper Colony)
• St.Thomas Home for the Destitute Aged
• Balwadhi centre for preschool going children of Vyasarpadi slums
• Don Bosco Primary School
• Don Bosco High School
• Orphanage for the leper’s children & Juvenile children( both Boys & girls)
• Rua Day care centre for Old aged
• Camillus Community Health Centre
• Nutrition Education Programme for women(NEP) – Women Self Help Groups
• Don Bosco Beatitudes Industrial Technical Centre – Welding, Carpentry, Tailoring, Typing, Beauty culture, Skill training Centre cum production Centre etc
• Youth centre