Children of Deccan Foundation

Our home

Twenty rooms. One family.

Our home sits in the Hayathnagar area on the eastern edge of Hyderabad — a quiet, residential setting with space to play, study, and grow. We are licensed to provide residential care for boys aged 7 to 18.

The Children of Deccan home in Hyderabad

The building

A purposeful place, not an institution.

The home occupies twenty rooms across a ground floor, first floor, and rooftop terrace. It was previously a residential care facility, and we have steadily renovated it: new bathrooms and water systems, upgraded electrical and backup power, a study room, a small library, and a clean, modern kitchen.

Boys sleep in age-grouped dormitories with lockers and a desk for each child. Caregivers live on-site. Common areas open onto a shaded courtyard where the children play after school.

A day at the home

Routine is its own kind of love.

Children who arrive at the home have often lived through chaos. The first thing we offer them is a predictable, gentle rhythm to the day — and consistent adults who keep that rhythm with them.

  1. 6:00

    Wake & wash

    Beds made, uniforms on, shoes polished — the day begins together.

  2. 7:00

    Breakfast

    A hot, balanced meal cooked on-site. Nobody leaves for school hungry.

  3. 8:00

    School run

    Lunch box and snacks packed alongside the school bag, then off to Pragathi Vidhya Mandir High School, our English-medium partner school nearby.

  4. 16:00

    Home & homework

    Snacks, a short rest, then supervised study and tutoring.

  5. 17:00

    Play & free time

    Football in the yard, board games, art, reading — childhood, basically. Free play runs from 5 to 6 pm.

  6. 19:30

    Dinner & wind-down

    Family dinner at 7:30 pm, dishes, a story, and lights out.

Life at the home

Meals, festivals, and football after school.

Boys saying grace before a shared meal
Boys playing cricket in the yard
Republic Day celebrations at the home

See more in our photo gallery.

Who can come to us

Boys aged 7 to 18, referred through proper channels.

We work with the Child Welfare Committee, district authorities, and trusted partner organisations to receive children whose family situation has broken down. Every placement is documented, lawful, and reviewed.

Indian law requires that boys and girls be housed separately; girls are referred to a partner home. Once a boy is placed with us, we commit to him for the long term — most stay until they complete schooling.

Stand with our boys

A safe home and a real education change everything.

Every contribution covers food, schooling, healthcare, and the everyday care that lets a child simply be a child. Help us keep our doors open.