Mother Theresa's Charity Home, Agra
Mother Theresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over forty years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned and dying while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first through India and then to other countries. At the time of her death, they were operating 610 missions in 123 countries, including hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchen, children and family counseling programs, orphanages and schools.
Mother Theresa's Charity home in Agra has 48 children who are orphaned or come from poor families who can no longer provide for them; as well as 150 infirmed adults who can no longer care for themselves. The mission is solely reliant on private donations to support their cause. The Collette Foundation has committed to support Mother Theresa's Charity Home for the next 2 years.
India Task Force Update
June 2008: The India Task Force elected to donate monies to the Mother Theresa Charity Home in Agra in order to fund a hot lunch each day, for all of the residents for one year.
May 2008: A team of Collette Employees and clients visited India and the Mother Theresa's Charity Home in Agra. The group brought with them all of the raw materials needed to prepare lunch for the nearly 200 residents at the home. CLICK HERE to read reflections from Nancy Davids in our past newsletter.
