RISE – Reflect to Inspire, Serve and Empower the Community – BREADS’ Capacity Building Workshop for Coordinators
There’s a special kind of energy that fills a room when grassroots leaders come together — not just to share challenges, but to build each other up. This was the spirit that defined RISE—BREADS’ Capacity Building Workshop for Coordinators, held on 4 – 5 April 2025 at Don Bosco Provincial House Bangalore. Across two vibrant […]
DREAM Initiative Recognised as a Key Intervention by the Kerala State
On 30 March 2025, a crucial stakeholders’ meeting was convened by the Kerala Chief Minister in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, to address the increasing concerns about drug addiction and violence among children and youth in Kerala. Among the key stakeholders, and representing BREADS’ Drug Rehabilitation Education & Mentoring (DREAM) initiative, was Fr. Philip Parakatt (DREAM […]
Foster care: An alternative approach to safeguarding children at risk
Foster care is an alternative child-centric approach promoted by BREADS for the care of those children, who either do not have or cannot live with their biological families for any reason. These children are placed with alternative families or caregivers. This alternative care initiative of BREADS, started in 2016, aims to provide safe and supportive […]