Darjeeling Province (DAR) has 6 Social Work centres in the Province.

The Centres are:

a) Hayden Hall in Darjeeling

b) Jesu Ashram in Matigara

c) Kripa Centre in Darjeeling

d) Loyola Vocational Training Centre (LVTC)

e) St. Alphonsus Social and Agricultural Centre (SASAC) in Kurseong

f) Vikas Kendra in Bijanbari

The Major Activities of these centres are:

a) Hayden Hall: Click HERE to know more...

Housing projects, primary education, community development programs, paramedics, health care, women’s cooperatives.

b) Jesu Ashram:

Specialized in tuberculosis and leprosy, it is a hospital with 350 beds that are always full, have weekly leprosy clinics, outreach programmes, nurses training, HIV/Aids.

c) Kripa Centre:

Counselling and Rehabitation Centre for Drug addicts/Alcoholics- to make a Drug free Society.

d) Loyola Vocational Training Centre (LVTC):

Computer education and typing; Job information and career guidance; Evening study centre for poor school going children; Self-help and job skill training programme for slum women; Emergency relief work in tea estates; Research and documentation centre.

e) St. Alphonsus Social and Agricultural Centre (SASAC): Click HERE to know more...

Training programmes in Square Meter Vegetable Garden (SMVG), Mushroom cultivation, Housing projects, community development , Education and care of the poor children, Aforestation.

f) Vikas Kendra:

Education, Health programmes, Self Help Group formation and women development programmes.

 Joe Victor

CSA of Darjeeling