Dr. G. R. Banerjee

Founder member

Dr. G. R. Banerjee is the founder member of Family Welfare Agency (1950)[1], an Indian non-profit working on elderly and mental health from Mumbai.

Family Welfare Agency

Established in 1950 to serve families displaced after Partition, the Family Welfare Agency began with community services in the textile-mill chawls of Lower Parel, Mumbai. Over seven decades its focus has shifted to the elderly and community mental health, with initiatives including care for homebound senior citizens, an urban model for elder care and the We Care campaign against elder abuse.

Family Welfare Agency reports the following, on its own site:

40,000+ individuals reached out to through awareness and sensitization on aging issues and mental health over last 2 decades
10,000+ senior citizens supported for health care and psycho- social wellness over last 2 decades
950+ senior citizens supported to receive Government scheme benefits and access legal rights over last 2 decades
475+ individuals supported through day care for rehabilitation of the recovering mentally ill and mental health clinic services over last two decades