at Indian universities, and the gap between social classes in urban areas. Drop in centers have shown to help street children. In capitals and large cities, NGOs are involved with these centers. One such organization known as Salam Baalak Trust (SBT) has been operating in Delhi since 1989. SBT runs four homeless shelters open 24 hours a day for around 220 children at a time. This organization has helped 3,500 street children. SBT shelters offer free clothing, food, education, health and mental health services. Thus, children can play without worrying about adult responsibilities such as acquiring food. Furthermore, SBT shelters are safe and secure for children. Centers provide support systems with non-judgmental staff and supervisors as well as opportunities for growth. As many children often do not get support from their parents, families or others on the streets, children seek trust in the staff and consider them to be family. They learn good morals and habits, including reduced drug use and hygiene. Additionally, they are taught how to utilize their skills to create a business. Children at drop in centers believe they have more opportunities for success in the future. However, some children do not realize that they will have to adapt to non-street life in drop in centers. They get accustomed to the freedom on the streets, including drug use and playing with friends at their leisure. If their families live on the streets, the streets become a normal home for them. Some children also do not like the rules of the shelter. Thus, they chose against living in drop in centers. Many NGOs working in housing sector utilize “self-help techniques” that can be viewed in two perspectives; one is that NGOs can work to “overcome the lack of funds and still be able to do something”; and the other is that NGOs can work to spread awareness about issues related to homelessness and help make people more “conscious”. Some advantages that NGOs have are: “flexibility and possibility to experiment; high sensitivity to local problems; a good rapport with the people involved in the project; opportunities to make use of mutual help; aid of international organizations (expertise); inspiring enthusiasm; possibilities to tackle controversial issues”. However, NGOs that implement shelter projects are limited to what they can do because the location of the project always impacts the quality of the shelter, something that is out of the NGO's control. Governmental