Every year we have many more families ask to send their children to our home than we can accommodate.  We usually are able to accept just 10% of these.  Most inquiries are made by relatives and come in March and April, just before the start of the school year in India. We give Priority to children who have lost both parents.  Next we consider kids who have just one parent who is struggling to support them.  We will also consider children who have two living parents, but the parents can not support them, putting the child at risk for becoming a “street child . We generally have about 30% of our children coming from the lowest caste or from Tribal areas.  The children usually spend a “trial period” with us of about 1 month to make sure they will adjust to life in our home.  We maintain constant contact with the child’s relatives while they reside in our home.