STREET PROVIDENCE GOA distrubutes 200 Christmas stars & serial lights to poor goan catholic families across different parts of Goa.

Plus Two elderly goan senior citizens Widows 

85 years + were provided financially assistance during this Christmas season.

What does a star symbolize in Christmas?

What does lights symbolize in Christmas?

We thank our team members :

These 6 team members are from all 3 major faiths and went out of their way to identify poor goan catholic families and provide them this new set of star & serial light.

In some homes these team members even bought electrical wire holder and bulbs & did the necessary arrangements to see that the lights and stars were installed.

Some families were suffering from HIV / AIDS.

Some families suffering from TB & DISABILITIES.

Most of the families were in poverty.

But there was joy and happiness when our team members went to meet them.

At TUEM , North Goa, we have been taking care off this old mother last 9 months who has a son with disabilities.

Month after month we visit her and provide her a dry ration kit and living expenses.

We provided her a star a light and a box of sweets.

In south Goa , there is this elderly 85+ years old lady who is going thru so much of disappointment & troubles.

She has two sons – one died recently due to dialysis and the other son is suffering from disabilities.

She has two grand daughters who are studying in 10th & 11th standard.

Very small house and no source of income besides the DDSY dole which the elderly mother gets.

Last 7 months we have been providing monthly living expenses so that the family has food on the table and medicines as both mother and son require constant medical attention.

Before Christmas, this elderly mother asked us to repair her flooring of the kitchen cum bathroom which was pathetic condition and we are not showing the picture.

Through Arturo Dsouza our volunteer we immediately got this work done which costed us close to Rs 50000 but the cheers and smiles once the work was done, we can't explain.

It was a little we could do to bring happiness on the face of this elderly mother who just lost her son two months back and now has to care for her two young grand daughters school going plus her elder son who is suffering from disabilities. 

So many poor goan families across Goa suffering from poverty and sickness.

All festivals come and go, be it any festival of any faith but the situations of the poor remain the same.

We feel satisfied that we could directly touch the lives of these two poor goan widows during this festive season as well bring little joy & happiness to these 200 poor families across Goa with the little we could do.

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God bless you all

Miracles happen and it happened to me.

I was jobless for one full year and now I got a job & the blessings i get is ” a salary without having to physically going to work daily “.

Thanks to this Goan Company based in South Goa.

Blessings of the poor are powerful which makes me go on and on even in difficult moments of life

Well I had a good paying job with a dairy company right from 1.1.2010 to 31.3.24.

Vimal dairy pvt ltd gave me everything in life, money , saving, vehicles & everything I needed.

Because I had financial growth working with this company I started the food bank & the shelter homes way back in 2017 as I too was once on the verge of being homeless & alot of financial difficulties and I understood the meaning of hunger poverty homelessness etc.

But last 13 years , I faithfully saved for a rainy day & I never ever took my family for any outstation holiday nor did I enjoy a good life because the money was in flow.

All our projects got interconnected and our NGO grew from project to project and in a short time we were expanding across other states in India.

But due to too much pressure of work & running the NGO, my medical parameters were taking a hit.

I had to choose between my Job at Vimal dairy or running the NGO primarily the shelter homes.

Many in my circle even my higher ups thought I was a fool to quit a fantastic job at VIMAL DAIRY.

The job came with alot of benefits but I quit after 13 years of service as I needed a break.

Vimal dairy pvt ltd cleared all my dues within 15 days after I quit my job.

Usually these dues go on for months and months

Most of us running NGOs get caught up with our work trying to save the world and we automatically neglect our children & spouse.

But I decided to spend time with my children & that decision turned in my favour.

My eldest son doing 1st semester  computer science topped the 1st semester @ 9.95 Percentile among all the 7 streams in that college. 

My younger two children have taken up archery, swimming, table tennis , music as well as doing extremely well in their studies.

Infact my 3rd child represented Goa at the Nationals Under 10 recently at Andhra Pradesh.

I was around to drop & pick them up from school and take them for their never ending practices for various activities.

My medical condition started improving, I started live stock farming at home along with a vegetable garden , life was amazing.

But i needed a job as I was diping into my saving.

Our NGO has close to 85 staff and imagine every month I sign their salary cheques & I don't have a job myself. 

Last 1 year when we as a family say our daily Rosary/ night prayers I would loudly prophecy 

” thank you God for my Job”.

Infact one of my child asked me ” Dada you don't have a job but why are you prophecinng that you have a job “.

Well I learnt this from my good friend ” BJ ” whose retreats I would attend along time back,  that always speak the future, speak the truth not the fact.

The fact is I don't have a job.

But facts becomes the Truth and truth are not facts. And today the Truth is I have a job.

What we speak is what comes to pass.

In the last week of March 25 , a God fearing employee of a company that daily gives one of our home fresh food convinced his Goan Director/ owner to employ me as a employee on retainership basis for a good salary for atleast six months to start with.

This Director / owner also is a good acquitance of our Full time Volunteer Sir Bosco George & only once we all met togther in their office way back in October 2024.

Many times NGOs are looked up as money making units.

People troll me , talk nasty things , spread negative comments, etc.

If one believes that NGOs are money making units then what stops anyone one from setting up an NGO and make money.

Life at an NGO like Street Providence is not easy and a roller coaster .

It's a stressful life with full of responsibility & commitment.

One mistake the staff makes & that's enough to start the troubles.

But on the brighter side running an NGO systematically gets you :

× long term benefactors which we have 

× government grants which we avail 

× administrative support across departments 

× retd IPS officers as volunteers like Sir Bosco 

× weekly fresh food from The Governor which is in the 3rd year running enough to feed 100 residents in our homes

× CSR funding without having to bribe anyone

& now a job for me so that I can provide for my family & meet my daily needs.

Coming year end another two IAS / IPS officers on their retirement have committed to work as volunteers with our NGO full time.

This is called BLESSINGS FROM THE POOR as its favour of God & man.

Still for those few envious & jealous souls always trying to spew venom and bitch about me – well keep going with your negative energy.

God will send some one to help you when you go out of your way to help another.

If you can't help the poor directly then help us through your donations and we will help the poor.

You will surely get the blessings.

Also remember blessings & curses of the poor , hungry , abandoned, lonely, can either build one up or can cause turmoil in one's life.

Thank you for reading this long post.

Your comments are welcome and if any way I can be of help to anyone going thru Any disappointment in life please whatsapp me.

I have been thru the worst days in all possible situations until I experienced the power and blessings coming from the poorest of the poor in the work I do and very soon we will across all states in India and across the boundaries of India.

All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380087564

Www.streetprovidencegoa.com 

God bless you all

Miracles happen and it happened to me.

I was jobless for one full year and now I got a job & the blessings i get is ” a salary without having to physically going to work daily “.

Thanks to this Goan Company based in South Goa.

Blessings of the poor are powerful which makes me go on and on even in difficult moments of life

Well I had a good paying job with a dairy company right from 1.1.2010 to 31.3.24.

Vimal dairy pvt ltd gave me everything in life, money , saving, vehicles & everything I needed.

Because I had financial growth working with this company I started the food bank & the shelter homes way back in 2017 as I too was once on the verge of being homeless & alot of financial difficulties and I understood the meaning of hunger poverty homelessness etc.

But last 13 years , I faithfully saved for a rainy day & I never ever took my family for any outstation holiday nor did I enjoy a good life because the money was in flow.

All our projects got interconnected and our NGO grew from project to project and in a short time we were expanding across other states in India.

But due to too much pressure of work & running the NGO, my medical parameters were taking a hit.

I had to choose between my Job at Vimal dairy or running the NGO primarily the shelter homes.

Many in my circle even my higher ups thought I was a fool to quit a fantastic job at VIMAL DAIRY.

The job came with alot of benefits but I quit after 13 years of service as I needed a break.

Vimal dairy pvt ltd cleared all my dues within 15 days after I quit my job.

Usually these dues go on for months and months

Most of us running NGOs get caught up with our work trying to save the world and we automatically neglect our children & spouse.

But I decided to spend time with my children & that decision turned in my favour.

My eldest son doing 1st semester  computer science topped the 1st semester @ 9.95 Percentile among all the 7 streams in that college. 

My younger two children have taken up archery, swimming, table tennis , music as well as doing extremely well in their studies.

Infact my 3rd child represented Goa at the Nationals Under 10 recently at Andhra Pradesh.

I was around to drop & pick them up from school and take them for their never ending practices for various activities.

My medical condition started improving, I started live stock farming at home along with a vegetable garden , life was amazing.

But i needed a job as I was diping into my saving.

Our NGO has close to 85 staff and imagine every month I sign their salary cheques & I don't have a job myself. 

Last 1 year when we as a family say our daily Rosary/ night prayers I would loudly prophecy 

” thank you God for my Job”.

Infact one of my child asked me ” Dada you don't have a job but why are you prophecinng that you have a job “.

Well I learnt this from my good friend ” BJ ” whose retreats I would attend along time back,  that always speak the future, speak the truth not the fact.

The fact is I don't have a job.

But facts becomes the Truth and truth are not facts. And today the Truth is I have a job.

What we speak is what comes to pass.

In the last week of March 25 , a God fearing employee of a company that daily gives one of our home fresh food convinced his Goan Director/ owner to employ me as a employee on retainership basis for a good salary for atleast six months to start with.

This Director / owner also is a good acquitance of our Full time Volunteer Sir Bosco George & only once we all met togther in their office way back in October 2024.

Many times NGOs are looked up as money making units.

People troll me , talk nasty things , spread negative comments, etc.

If one believes that NGOs are money making units then what stops anyone one from setting up an NGO and make money.

Life at an NGO like Street Providence is not easy and a roller coaster .

It's a stressful life with full of responsibility & commitment.

One mistake the staff makes & that's enough to start the troubles.

But on the brighter side running an NGO systematically gets you :

× long term benefactors which we have 

× government grants which we avail 

× administrative support across departments 

× retd IPS officers as volunteers like Sir Bosco 

× weekly fresh food from The Governor which is in the 3rd year running enough to feed 100 residents in our homes

× CSR funding without having to bribe anyone

& now a job for me so that I can provide for my family & meet my daily needs.

Coming year end another two IAS / IPS officers on their retirement have committed to work as volunteers with our NGO full time.

This is called BLESSINGS FROM THE POOR as its favour of God & man.

Still for those few envious & jealous souls always trying to spew venom and bitch about me – well keep going with your negative energy.

God will send some one to help you when you go out of your way to help another.

If you can't help the poor directly then help us through your donations and we will help the poor.

You will surely get the blessings.

Also remember blessings & curses of the poor , hungry , abandoned, lonely, can either build one up or can cause turmoil in one's life.

Thank you for reading this long post.

Your comments are welcome and if any way I can be of help to anyone going thru Any disappointment in life please whatsapp me.

I have been thru the worst days in all possible situations until I experienced the power and blessings coming from the poorest of the poor in the work I do and very soon we will across all states in India and across the boundaries of India.

All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380087564

Www.streetprovidencegoa.com 

God bless you all

A Very Happy & joyful Easter to one & all.

Good Friday & Easter Sunday tells us alot about one thing LOVE.

We @ Street Providence Goa are in need of VOLUNTEERS , across Goa to give this LOVE & CARE to hundreds if not thousands suffering from mental disabilities especially the poor , senior citizens, widows, the lonely.

Today families across Goa , especially the poor and illiterate are suffering with own blood members who are persons with mental disabilities.

There is a huge demand for rehabilitation at our homes and very soon we will be unable to provide care In our homes to all & sundry.

If each village has VOLUNTEERS who can identify people with initial stages of mental disabilities then 80% of the problems can be solved in the families itself.

OR if in each village in Goa our volunteers are available then families can approach these volunteers either for :

What Street Providence is offering to VOLUNTEERS:

We have mastered the Art of caring for highly chronic patients suffering from all types of mental disabilities of which 95% are poor goans and the services are free of cost so our target is the poorest of the poor.

With a current bed capacity of 250 beds we are intending to go upto 500 beds before December 2025.

With assured support from the Government of Goa through various departments & with ample of man power available at our homes it's time to reach out to as many as possible especially the poor in Goa who are having family members with mental disabilities but no free facilities to rehabilitate them.

To be a Volunteer one needs to be kind hearted and have love to serve and care for those suffering quietly with mental disabilities.

It may sound difficult & frightening working in the field of mental disabilities. 

But belive me ” it's a direct blessing from God ” as I am an example of how much i & my family have received GOD even though I don't qualify for these super natural blessings.

We have an online form which needs to be filled up once you make up your mind to be a Volunteer in your village for helping persons with mental disabilities. 

Pure service without any payment and without any social media promotion.

All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380097564.

Www.streetprovidencegoa.com 

God bless you all

Goa budget session at The Goa Assemby starts on 24.3.25 , but no departments has sent any proposal to the finance department asking for funds for the homeless goans & those with disabilities.  Possible they did not think it's that important.

Yes , we are now fighting another battle failing which we at Street Providence will be unable to carry forward the shelter homes in the coming months.

Certain sections of the administration dealing with welfare , disabilities, homeless especially senior citizens are taking things very very lightly which has got me all aggressive and ready to fight.

If you see the video in the link you will know the level of FRUSTRATION, DISAPPOINTMENT & IRRITATION I am currently going thru.

This certain section of the administration has been giving me promises and sweet talk about how help in the form of grants is planned and is on the way to our shelter homes which made me belive.

But when I check with Finance department I was shocked.

Absolutely nothing is there in a budget slated for 24.3.25 for the financial year 1.4.25 to 31.3.26.

That's when I hit the streets with plans of a morcha to Hon CM house.

Immediately everyone got up & The Hon Minister Shri Subhash Phal Dessai got the whip cracking by ordering and pressuring his directors to submitt their proposals so as reach the budget session as on 24th march 25.

Our financial situation is very grim & unhealthy.

Donations are slowing down due to :

Inflation hitting the people &

Due to no benefit towards tax saving options as the income tax rates are changed in the last year.

Top it all , homeless and poor goans with mental disabilities in need of care and rehabilitation is going up on an alarming scale and everyone and anyone thinks feels & understands ” call Street Providence they will take “.

Where is the money?

We have no issue in taking but the bills are to be paid.

Donation is slowing down & no budget provision for 25-26, then how to run ?

Being an Mcom graduate and an accountant it's my job to know the numbers in the bank and today those nos will carry me till May end.

Then what ?

We have a huge organised and professional team consisting of :

We also have:

From 2.4.25 if trade barriers are increased by USA then about 0.5% of our GDP gets wiped off which results in massive hike in prices 

Add to that our exchange rate is always going up now it's at $ 87 / 88.

It's an impossible service to sustain without funds either through donations or thru government grants.

I tried and did my best now I am tired disappointed & wanting to get out of this.

It's killing me mentally and physically as the demand for care is very very high.

And it will get higher in the coming 2 years with an expected 1000 beds required to cater to the poorest of the poor goans reaching the streets due to poverty, loneliness & mental disabilities.

If you reading this post can help us then please come forward and do the needful.

We are confident that our demands for budget allocation will be done in the budget on 24.3.25 by The Hon CM.

Once again thanks to Hon Social Welfare Minister Shri Subhash Phal Dessai for assuring to get the shelter homes budget proposals by his two Directors ready before 24.3.25.

Your support counts at this crucial period.

All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380097564

Www.streetprovidencegoa.com 

God bless you all

Goa budget session at The Goa Assemby starts on 24.3.25 , but no departments has sent any proposal to the finance department asking for funds for the homeless goans & those with disabilities.  Possible they did not think it's that important.

Yes , we are now fighting another battle failing which we at Street Providence will be unable to carry forward the shelter homes in the coming months.

Certain sections of the administration dealing with welfare , disabilities, homeless especially senior citizens are taking things very very lightly which has got me all aggressive and ready to fight.

If you see the video in the link you will know the level of FRUSTRATION, DISAPPOINTMENT & IRRITATION I am currently going thru.

This certain section of the administration has been giving me promises and sweet talk about how help in the form of grants is planned and is on the way to our shelter homes which made me belive.

But when I check with Finance department I was shocked.

Absolutely nothing is there in a budget slated for 24.3.25 for the financial year 1.4.25 to 31.3.26.

That's when I hit the streets with plans of a morcha to Hon CM house.

Immediately everyone got up & The Hon Minister Shri Subhash Phal Dessai got the whip cracking by ordering and pressuring his directors to submitt their proposals so as reach the budget session as on 24th march 25.

Our financial situation is very grim & unhealthy.

Donations are slowing down due to :

Inflation hitting the people &

Due to no benefit towards tax saving options as the income tax rates are changed in the last year.

Top it all , homeless and poor goans with mental disabilities in need of care and rehabilitation is going up on an alarming scale and everyone and anyone thinks feels & understands ” call Street Providence they will take “.

Where is the money?

We have no issue in taking but the bills are to be paid.

Donation is slowing down & no budget provision for 25-26, then how to run ?

Being an Mcom graduate and an accountant it's my job to know the numbers in the bank and today those nos will carry me till May end.

Then what ?

We have a huge organised and professional team consisting of :

We also have:

From 2.4.25 if trade barriers are increased by USA then about 0.5% of our GDP gets wiped off which results in massive hike in prices 

Add to that our exchange rate is always going up now it's at $ 87 / 88.

It's an impossible service to sustain without funds either through donations or thru government grants.

I tried and did my best now I am tired disappointed & wanting to get out of this.

It's killing me mentally and physically as the demand for care is very very high.

And it will get higher in the coming 2 years with an expected 1000 beds required to cater to the poorest of the poor goans reaching the streets due to poverty, loneliness & mental disabilities.

If you reading this post can help us then please come forward and do the needful.

We are confident that our demands for budget allocation will be done in the budget on 24.3.25 by The Hon CM.

Once again thanks to Hon Social Welfare Minister Shri Subhash Phal Dessai for assuring to get the shelter homes budget proposals by his two Directors ready before 24.3.25.

Your support counts at this crucial period.

All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380097564

Www.streetprovidencegoa.com 

God bless you all

Food on the table for our lady residents @ Street Providence, is ensured by Hon CM of Goa on the eve of International women day for the next 2 to 3 months.

Due to reasons which can be either deliberate or just oversight , our food allowance increase from Rs 33 per day to Rs 200 per day was not seeing the light of day inspite of The Hon CM of Goa signing this file on 30.12.24 in the capacity as Finance Minister.

65 days follow up with department, who had many genuine reasons, to the power to be, did not result in the funds being released.

I being a non political entity with no political affiliations nor any religious support or not belonging to any particular group, have no options when funds are not released but only option hit the streets with a morcha.

That's when everyone gets up.

So on 6th March afternoon,  we announced that 7th we are hitting the streets with a morcha to Hon CM house as our needs were genuine .

7th morning I had alot of calls from the police  administration & Secretariat officers to hold on.

6th late night the WCD officials got into damage mode and did the required paperwork which should have been done 2 months earlier.

With keen interest shown from THE CMO office and clear instructions from Hon CM to the administration, everything started flying at lighting speed.

7th march 3pm , We assured the police  administration, our MORCHA is canceled and we are not marching to The Hon CM residence as there was no point.

It's clearly visible that the certain sections of the administration connected specifically to Welfare of the women and those homeless, either purposely or pressure from the top are keen to show The Hon CM in bad light

Last many months we have not hit the streets and that can be another reasons this certain section of administration connected to dealing with welfare of the homeless women & those with disa feels , thinks & assumes that our NGO has enough of funds so why release more funds.

If we hit the streets – Hon CM gets a bad name

If we don't hit the streets – administration sleeps

Hitting the streets is very stressful both to me as well as getting the residents to the streets

But how does an NGO  :

Going round and round and using diplomacy in the last 1 year has made me a defender.

My role is of a forward or Striker.

We are hence forth going to hit the streets every time we feel the administration connected with the welfare of the homeless & those with disabilities are using delay tactics to release funds for our own poor goans who are homeless and suffering from disabilities, even after the Hon CM has given instructions to release our funds.

Coming 13th March 2025 , all our residents and staff ie 200+ will be again holding a press conference at Azad Maidan followed by a BIG MORCHA to Hon CM house.

Why ?

Well for 2025-2026, there is absolutely no provision for funds in the budget either from

Women & Child Department 

Social Welfare Department 

Persons with disabilities Department.

Our state  budget is on 26th March.

A big ZERO is allocated in shelter homes for homeless & people with disabilities.

This grant given by Hon CM on the eve of International women day will last for two months

After that what ?

If the departments created to look after Welfare of the poor are not showing interest in asking for funds from the finance department through their proposals , then it's time to get the attention of The Hon CM through our MORCHAS.

We temporarily are at peace that HON CM of GOA has shown his commitment to address the issues of homeless women on the streets due to mental disabilities by getting the paperwork sorted out in 2 hours which did not happen in 2 months.

A well meaning INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY.

All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380097564

Www.streetprovidencegoa.com 

God bless you all

Food on the table for our lady residents @ Street Providence, is ensured by Hon CM of Goa on the eve of International women day for the next 2 to 3 months.

Due to reasons which can be either deliberate or just oversight , our food allowance increase from Rs 33 per day to Rs 200 per day was not seeing the light of day inspite of The Hon CM of Goa signing this file on 30.12.24 in the capacity as Finance Minister.

65 days follow up with department, who had many genuine reasons, to the power to be, did not result in the funds being released.

I being a non political entity with no political affiliations nor any religious support or not belonging to any particular group, have no options when funds are not released but only option hit the streets with a morcha.

That's when everyone gets up.

So on 6th March afternoon,  we announced that 7th we are hitting the streets with a morcha to Hon CM house as our needs were genuine .

7th morning I had alot of calls from the police  administration & Secretariat officers to hold on.

6th late night the WCD officials got into damage mode and did the required paperwork which should have been done 2 months earlier.

With keen interest shown from THE CMO office and clear instructions from Hon CM to the administration, everything started flying at lighting speed.

7th march 3pm , We assured the police  administration, our MORCHA is canceled and we are not marching to The Hon CM residence as there was no point.

It's clearly visible that the certain sections of the administration connected specifically to Welfare of the women and those homeless, either purposely or pressure from the top are keen to show The Hon CM in bad light

Last many months we have not hit the streets and that can be another reasons this certain section of administration connected to dealing with welfare of the homeless women & those with disa feels , thinks & assumes that our NGO has enough of funds so why release more funds.

If we hit the streets – Hon CM gets a bad name

If we don't hit the streets – administration sleeps

Hitting the streets is very stressful both to me as well as getting the residents to the streets

But how does an NGO  :

Going round and round and using diplomacy in the last 1 year has made me a defender.

My role is of a forward or Striker.

We are hence forth going to hit the streets every time we feel the administration connected with the welfare of the homeless & those with disabilities are using delay tactics to release funds for our own poor goans who are homeless and suffering from disabilities, even after the Hon CM has given instructions to release our funds.

Coming 13th March 2025 , all our residents and staff ie 200+ will be again holding a press conference at Azad Maidan followed by a BIG MORCHA to Hon CM house.

Why ?

Well for 2025-2026, there is absolutely no provision for funds in the budget either from

Women & Child Department 

Social Welfare Department 

Persons with disabilities Department.

Our state  budget is on 26th March.

A big ZERO is allocated in shelter homes for homeless & people with disabilities.

This grant given by Hon CM on the eve of International women day will last for two months

After that what ?

If the departments created to look after Welfare of the poor are not showing interest in asking for funds from the finance department through their proposals , then it's time to get the attention of The Hon CM through our MORCHAS.

We temporarily are at peace that HON CM of GOA has shown his commitment to address the issues of homeless women on the streets due to mental disabilities by getting the paperwork sorted out in 2 hours which did not happen in 2 months.

A well meaning INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY.

All communications strictly through whatsapp messages only on 8380097564

Www.streetprovidencegoa.com 

God bless you all