Penang Children's Homes

No. Children's Homes Tel/Fax Contact Person Remarks

1 Asrama Ramakrishna (O) 04-227 0869
37, Scotland Road (F) 04-227 8921
11500 Penang (E) ramkorp@hotmail.com
(W) http://ramakrishnapg.org
Mr. Thangaraj •Orphans, poor and needy Indian children aged
6-12 years
•Must have recommendation letter
•Free of charge
•Mon-Sun 9am-5pm

2 Children's Protection Society (O) 04-829 4046 Ms. Suria •Provides children (male & female, aged 4-12 years)
118A, Jalan Scotland (F) 04-829 3518 at risk with a safe and supportive environment,
10450 Penang (E) cpspg@hotmail.com home visit, tuition
•Referral from gov & non-gov agencies
•Free of charge (case dependent)

3 Persatuan Kebajikan Anak-anak (O) 04-229 7355 Pn. Norlela •Only for female orphans
Islam (Perempuan) (F) 04-229 6400 (father passed away)
79 Jalan Scotland •4 years and above
10450 Penang

Persatuan Kebajikan Anak-anak (O) 04-828 8897 Haji Shaik Muhd. •Only for male orphans
Islam (Lelaki) (father passed away)
173, Jalan Air Itam •4 years and above
11500 Penang

4 Persatuan Kebajikan Shammah (O) 04-332 1146 Josephine •For male children: 5-11 years
5, Jalan Nilam (H/P) 013-477 9085 Steven •For female children: 5-17 years
13000 Butterworth (H/P) 016-981 0274 •For Non-Muslim children
•Visitation: Once a mth on Sat/Sun only
•Free of charge (case dependent)

5 Persatuan Kebajikan Sinar Ceria (O) 04-552 1839 Pakiam •For children age 2 years and above
1, Jalan Sejahtera (H/P) 012-435 9057 •For children of single parents and needy
Taman Sejahtera •Free of charge
14000 Bukit Mertajam, Penang

Source: Women's Centre for Change (WCC), 2008

6 Rumah Kanak-Kanak Taman Bakti
Jalan Bertam, 13200 Kepala Batas
(O) 04-575 1214 Pn. Norasyikin •For children who need protection eg abandoned,
(F) 04-579 2034 Pn. Norhayati neglect, abuse, orphans
•For male children: baby-12 years
•For female children: baby-18 years
•For Malay, Chinese and Indian
•Referral from JKM and court order

7 Rumah Kebajikan Seri Cahaya (O/F) 04-626 5101 Kaliamah •For needy, poor, disabled, senior citizen, children
7137, Permatang Damar Laut (H/P) 012-415 2079 Linda Gregory and women
Batu Maung, Penang •Provides shelter and financial aid
•No age limit
•Free of charge (case dependent)

8 Salvation Army (O) 04-227 0162/59 Major Francis Ng •Shelter home for children of single mothers
8A, Logan Road (F) 04-226 8032 Major Mary and orphans
10400 Penang (H/P) 012-405 2400 •Only for male children age 5-20 years
(E) penang_children's_home@smm.salvationarmy.org •Need to apply personally, home visit will
(W) www.salvationarmy.org.my be done, discussion with board members
to finalise admission for the child
•Free of charge (case dependent)

9 Shan Children's Home (O) 04-397 3593 Dr. S. Balakrishnan •For neglected children and children from
125, Tingkat Kiki 6 (H/P) 019-471 4917 Saras Pillay dysfunctional families
Taman Inderawasih •For male children: 5-12 years
13600 Prai, Penang •For female children: 5-17 years
•Referral from welfare, education department
individual, public etc
•Will interview and home visit before admission
•Free of charge

10 St. Joseph Orphanage (O) 04-263 5418 Dr. Angeline Cheah •For orphans, poor, needy children aged 5-17 years
52K, Penang Road (F) 04-262 5418 Margerat •Need to apply personally, home visit will
10000 Penang be done, discussion with board members
to finalise admission for the child
•Free of charge (case dependent)

Source: Women's Centre for Change (WCC), 2008

11 St. Nicholas' Home, Penang (O) 04-229 0800 Mr. Ooi Chee Khoon •Provide education, training, employment
4, Jalan Bagan Jermal (F) 04-227 8590 opportunities and home for visually
10250, Penang (E) ed@snh.org.my impaired men and women above 17 years
(W) www.snh.org.my •Trainees can stay in the hostel free of charge

Other Children's Homes In Malaysia

No. Children's Homes Tel/Fax Contact Person Remarks

1 Kamakshi Children Home
150, Jalan Tiram Lunas
09000 Kulim, Kedah
(O) 04-491 9707 Dr Karuna •A rehab centre for the handicapped
(H) 04-484 9550 •For underprivileged children,
(H/P) 013-433 0063 single mothers and abused children
(E) info@kamakshi.org.my •For pre-school children to 18 years
(W) http://kamakshi.org.my

2 Sunshine Children Home (O) 04-493 1033 Maria •For children, old folks and
24, Lrg Sekolah Convent Bukit Awi (H/P) 013-407 8857 handicapped
09000 Kulim

3 Monfort Boys Town (O) 03-5519 1735 •The boy or girl must be between 16 and
Jalan Monfort (F) 03-5510 2858/8692 18 years old who are orphaned,
40150 Shah Alam (E) boystown@tm.net.my from poor or dysfunctional families and
(E) monfortboystown59@yahoo.com from indigenous communities
(W) www.monfort.org.my •Admission must be voluntary with
consent from parents or legal guardian.
•Boys with criminal record will not be
considered for admission under
normal circumstances.
•A monthly contribution from the parents
is fixed, based on the household income
of each family

4 Shelter Home Children (O) 03-7955 0663 James Nayagam •A home to help abused, abandoned,
No 9, 1st Floor (F) 03-7956 2384/3940 (Executive Director) neglected or at-risk children.
Jalan Barat, 46200 Petaling Jaya (E) shelter@po.jaring.my
Selangor, Malaysia (W) www.shelterhome.org

Source: Women's Centre for Change (WCC), 2008

 Postal Address:
PO Box 23
Jalan Sultan
46700 Petaling Jaya

Shelter 1 (O) 03-7781 4885 Mr Nelson •For children below 12 years old
4, Jalan Tinggi 6/12
46000 Petaling Jaya

Shelter 2 (O) 03-7781 3773 Ms Anne •For teenage girls 13-18 years old
3, Jalan Hujan Emas 6
OUG 58200 Kuala Lumpur

Shelter 3 (O) 03-7955 2566 Mr Johnson •For teenage boys 13-18 years old
11, Lrg 8/3B, Seksyen 8
46050 Petaling Jaya

5 Yayasan Salam, Malaysia (O) 03-7958 4021 •Provide a 'safe,' healthy and loving
No 8 Jalan Utara (F) 03- 7958 4031 environment for all children under the age
46200 Petaling Jaya of 18, living or loitering,in and around
Selangor the Chow Kit area of KL
•Abandoned children, children of neglect
and abuse, teenage pregnancies, sex
workers who are also drug addicts with
infants and children, runways, children
in extreme cases of poverty and danger

Rumah Nur Salam (O) 03-4045 4021 •Activity centre for children below 18
No 24A-B, Jalan Chow Kit (F) 03-4045 4031 years old
Kuala Lumpur (E) rumahnursalam@gmail.com •Provide food, shelter and educational
(W) http://www.chowkids.org activities

Source: Women's Centre for Change (WCC), 2008

6 Good Shepherd Crisis Centre
4, Jalan Canning Estate
Taman Kenning
31400 Ipoh
7 Peace Care and Counseling Centre
6, Persiaran Asrama,
Off Jalan Chow Kai
Canning Garden, 31400 Ipoh
Source: Women's Centre for Change (WCC), 2008
(O) 05-547 2085 Sis Helena •Provide shelter, counselling and legal
(F) 05-548 8749 services for battered women & children,
single mother and unmarried mothers
(O/F) 05-548 6580 Mrs Audrey Lee •A Christian home for children
Mr Ady (upper primary to secondary)
from broken famiies (single parent)
•Counselling provided
•No fix fee (case dependent))