Education has remained at the core of Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society’s work for over four decades. Through a wide range of education-focused programmes, Prayas ensures that children from underserved communities gain access to learning opportunities, emotional support, and holistic development.

Under the Naya Prayas Project (operational since 1991–94), 216 children aged 4–14 years benefited from Non-Formal Education classes during 2024–25. Among them, 150 children were successfully mainstreamed into formal schools such as Model School, DAV Suryabhan, Chinmaya, and Vasant Valley under the EWS quota.

• Project Pahal (2010) Initiated at G.B. Road, Delhi — supports children in highly vulnerable settings through regular classes, bridge education, and structured learning support.
• She Shine Initiative Empowers adolescent girls through life skills education, academic mentoring, health awareness, and confidence-building activities.
• Sunhera Bhavishay Project Supported by Tenneco — worked with 120 out-of-school adolescent girls with remedial education, life skills training, and monthly educational materials.
• Alternative Education Centres Bridge education for children who have never attended school or have dropped out, with flexible learning methods and individual mentoring.

Through these integrated interventions, Prayas continues to build inclusive learning ecosystems that nurture children’s academic growth, emotional well-being, and long-term development.

Child protection lies at the heart of Prayas’ mission. Working in close collaboration with government authorities, law enforcement agencies, judiciary, and community networks, Prayas provides rescue, shelter, legal aid, counselling, and long-term rehabilitation support to children in distress.

Through its emergency response systems, outreach programmes, and shelter-based care, Prayas ensures immediate protection for children facing abuse, neglect, exploitation, trafficking, hazardous labour, and abandonment. Legal interventions focus on age verification, preparation of social investigation reports, family tracing, restoration, and follow-up support under the Juvenile Justice framework.

• Community-Based Initiatives Under Naya Prayas, Project Pahal, and She Shine — awareness on child rights, prevention of child labour and abuse, safe childhood practices, and reporting mechanisms.
• Protective Environments Continuous engagement with families, community leaders, and local stakeholders to build environments where children can grow free from fear, violence, and exploitation.

Healthcare and nutrition form a vital pillar of Prayas JAC’s holistic child development approach. Prayas delivers preventive, curative, and awareness-based healthcare services across its education centres, shelter homes, and community programmes.

• Prayas Health Services (PHS) – Kirti Nagar, Delhi Free OPD services, laboratory testing, mobile health vans, health camps, medicine distribution, and awareness sessions on hygiene, immunisation, HIV/AIDS prevention, and communicable diseases.
• Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs) – Bihar Intensive care, nutrition therapy, counselling, and medical treatment for severely malnourished children at centres in Supaul and Nalanda.
• Prayas Janhit Swasthya Kendra – Wakro, Arunachal Pradesh Primary Health Centre serving nearly 9,000 people — daily OPD, maternal and child healthcare, immunisation, antenatal care, and nutrition supplementation.
• Mobile Medical Unit – Lohit District, Arunachal Pradesh Supported by The Hans Foundation — health camps, medicines, and hygiene awareness to nearly 30 remote villages.

Across Samastipur, Nalanda, Supaul, Ranchi, and Delhi, Prayas has implemented school health programmes, COVID-19 vaccination drives, nutrition support, and community healthcare training.

Through the Prayas Institute of Economic Empowerment (PIEE), established in 2005, Prayas promotes economic independence and sustainable livelihoods among youth and women from underserved communities.

PIEE operates across multiple states and Union Territories, training marginalised youth and women in high-demand sectors including IT/ITES, healthcare, beauty and wellness, apparel, construction, and electrical trades, along with essential soft skills.

• Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) Under the Ministry of Skill Development — Delhi (Jahangirpuri), Bihar (Samastipur & Jamui), Jharkhand (Ramgarh), and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (South Andaman).
• Sanchay Prayas Swablamban Sansthan (SPSS) Manages Zaika Production and Marketing Centres — enterprise-based training, production exposure, and structured market linkages for long-term self-reliance.

Prayas adopts a comprehensive approach to disaster risk management, integrating emergency relief, child protection, healthcare, education continuity, and long-term rehabilitation. In times of floods, earthquakes, fires, cyclones, displacement, and public health emergencies, Prayas undertakes rapid response actions.

• Immediate Relief Distribution of food, drinking water, medicines, hygiene kits, clothing, and temporary shelter materials — with special focus on children, women, elderly, and persons with disabilities.
• Child-Friendly Spaces Temporary learning centres established during emergencies for emotional support, safety, and continuity of education.
• Emergency Healthcare Mobile medical units, first aid, trauma counselling, sanitation support, and nutrition assistance.
• Long-Term Recovery School reintegration, family rehabilitation, housing restoration, livelihood rebuilding, and community preparedness for long-term resilience.

Through coordination with district administrations, disaster management authorities, and civil society partners, Prayas ensures timely, transparent, and effective disaster response.