The National Council for Child & Youth Welfare was established in 1954 by the late Sir Albert Peiris, Lady Evelyn De Soyza, Dr. L.O. Abeyratne, Dr. Mary Ratnam and Mrs. Sita Seneviratne. Incorporated in 1960 as a Government approved charitable organization, the National Council is administered by a Central Board & Trustees.

“To secure the rights of the abandon, destitute, deprived and differently abled children through protective guidance and holistic training in an environment of love, care and normalcy, so that they too can live with dignity honour and self- respect”