Our Story
St. Joseph's Charity Home was founded as Child Welfare Centre by the French Jesuits in 1854 at Alanthalai near Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu State in South India. In 1857, the home was shifted to Adaikalapuram, within the same district, but just five kilometres north of Tiruchendur. It is a cluster of various homes that give love and shelter to the needy and poor in all stages of life, irrespective of caste and creed. In Tamil, our native language ‘Adaikalapuram’ simply means ‘A place of shelter’. True to its name, this Institute from its foundation in 1854 has been a ‘Home of love’ to thousands of children and grown-ups manifesting God’s love and compassion to the destitute and desperate. This Institute consists of the following Institutions.
