There is no dearth for people's support in the community development initiatives be it helping an old woman cross the road or helping the inmates of an affection home through philantrophy and moral support. An illuminating example is SANGHMITRA as it is famous for the citizens of the Nandyal town. Sanghamitra Seva samithi, Registered Voluntary Organisation runs SANGHAMITRA AWASAM an Affection Home for the Abandoned, Destitute and Orphaned boys. 

The Location Nandyala Town, the place the busy center at bus station the Scene a small kid has been weeping there with nobody to care almost abandoned. A Good Samaritan was kind enough to walk up to him and ask "Son why are you crying" the child did not speakup Infact he couldn't. The boy has disability to speak and hear also. After sometime the Good Samaritan a farmer from the nearby village called up SANGHAMITRA and reported about the child. The Police was called in and volunteers from SANGHAMITRA tried to locate his parents through the local cable operator and the newspapers. But nobody came the child is Rambabu after three years he is now a happy child, standing first in games sports and academics at the School for the special children in Baptla. Thanks to the efforts of SANGHAMITRA an Affection Home run by sevabharathi.

This Affection home for the Destitutes made a humble beginning on the Vivekananda jayanti of 1994. The resolve was to provide Warmth, care & Affection to the little children who are deprived of the same, to give them a right to childhood and a chance to be better citizens. It was just a rented house with 2 children in 1994, today as on March 2004 the home provides

support to the 24 children with a touch of family environment. The boys identified as orphans and nobody to take care of and in the age group 3-7 years are selected by the volunteers of Sevabharathi irrespective of caste / creed. The children are supported and nurtured till they are selfreliant. Till date 4 children have passed out of the 10th board exams. Out of them Markandeya is pursuing his Post graduation along with certificate for typing in lower, DTP. Mahesh is in his B.com final, Raghu Intermediate final year, Upender ITI final year.

Some children who came out in flying colors are Pranitsimha who scored a district first in the Essay writing competition, Ravi and Naresh who scored a Zonal medal in Karate championship. And one special mention is all the children appear for the samskruta prachara sabha Exams every year.

Apart from this sweet lttle place for the children, SANGHAMITRA also has taken up activities to the slums around the Muncipal office. A Non-formal altrernative education school for 90 children is run by the Home for the past 3 years and it's a mark that Sanghamitra has made that all the children were mainstreamed. With the help of the rotary club of Nandyal Sanghamitra took up the cause of the Women in the slums. Today 97 women have been trained in stiching, fabric designing, thread work and fabric painting. A total of 30 women have been distributed the Sewing machines with the help of the Rotary.