Each day, millions of people across the country, still struggle to get even one square meal. Which is why, Chennai Roti Bank is committed to serving up fresh, nutritious meals to those less fortunate than us.
Through the tireless efforts of our volunteers, and a comprehensive food delivery system, Chennai Roti Bank feeds thousands of children and adults across Chennai. However, it’s never enough as there are still many we simply can’t reach.
So many who need help. Your help. So join us and do your bit to ensure that no child goes hungry – today, and every day.
Chennai Roti Bank operates in multiple neighborhoods across the city, ensuring that help reaches those who need it most — no matter where they are.
We are active in key areas such as Chintadripet, Wallajah Road, Chetpet, Korukkupet, North Chennai and many more. Our presence continues to grow as we identify new areas in need.
At times of crisis such as floods, CRB through the help of volunteers has carried out food distribution in St. Thomas Mount and Madhavaram.
Each location on the map represents real people — local volunteers, and supporters — working together to fight hunger, one day at a time.
Chennai Roti Bank operates in multiple neighborhoods across the city, ensuring that help reaches those who need it most — no matter where they are.
We are active in key areas such as Chintadripet, Wallajah Road, Chetpet, Korukkupet, North Chennai and many more. Our presence continues to grow as we identify new areas in need.
At times of crisis such as floods, CRB through the help of volunteers has carried out food distribution in St. Thomas Mount and Madhavaram.
Each location on the map represents real people — local volunteers, and supporters — working together to fight hunger, one day at a time.
Chennai Roti Bank operates in multiple neighborhoods across the city, ensuring that help reaches those who need it most — no matter where they are.
We are active in key areas such as Chintadripet, Wallajah Road, Chetpet, Korukkupet, North Chennai and many more. Our presence continues to grow as we identify new areas in need.
At times of crisis such as floods, CRB through the help of volunteers has carried out food distribution in St. Thomas Mount and Madhavaram.
Each location on the map represents real people — local volunteers, and supporters — working together to fight hunger, one day at a time.
Visalaachi has been a resident of Korukkupet ever since she got married over 50 years ago. Her husband and her, now in their 70s, live off the meagre income they receive from collecting waste paper and bottles on the street which are then given to recycling shops. Their daughter who is married but has moved elsewhere, neither visits nor offers to take care of them. Dinner provided by the Chennai Roti Bank is the only meal they eat, day after day.
Annapoorani, at just 50, is already a widow. She lives with her daughter, who works as a domestic worker to support them both. The financial strain they face is constant, with their earnings barely stretching to cover the essentials of daily life. Despite their hardships, Annapoorani remains resilient, drawing strength from the little moments of comfort that come their way. When our CRB volunteers visit, they are told that dinner serves up more than sustenance; it’s also a sense of hope.
Krishnaveni grew up in the crowded streets of Korukkupet and does not know a life outside this community. She is physically challenged and so requires help ever so often from her neighbours to buy rice from the ration shop. Lunch, she says, is a simple bowl of porridge and for dinner, she looks forward to the CRB meal, both for the variety it brings and for the flavour she hasn’t enjoyed in a while.
Karumaari was abandoned by her husband after she became physically challenged. She took refuge with her mother, who does domestic work, shortly after. Even her daughter has moved away to a different city, leaving her behind. The nightly meal brought by CRB volunteers – come rain or shine – is a symbol of hope, after many a disappointment. It’s more than a meal; it’s something she can rely on.
At 60, Lakshmi is all alone. Her children are all married and do not visit or call. Destitute and surviving as a domestic worker, she spends more time at the homes of people she cleans for, than her own. For food, she relies entirely on the goodwill of those around her, eating lunch at a home where she works, and dinner, delivered by CRB volunteers.
Chennai Roti is a voluntary Institution that provides hot, nutritious meals every night to children and adults from underprivileged backgrounds so as to prevent them from going to sleep hungry.
Children, the elderly, pavement dwellers, the mentally ill, and the transgender community—anyone who could use a warm meal and a little kindness.
We operate in several extremely low-income and poverty-stricken pockets of Chennai, including Chintadripet ,Wallajah Road, Chetpet, Korukkupet and North Chennai.
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Yes, we are a registered trust and function as an independent branch of the Mumbai Roti Bank.
700 to 750 meals are distributed every night across both children and adults.
Our food is exclusively and freshly prepared at Winner’s Kitchen where it is also packed and sent in different directions.
Absolutely. Just any day and every day.
That’s when most of the population are left out. It’s the last meal of the day, and often the one they cannot afford.
Have questions, want to volunteer, or looking to support our cause? We’d love to hear from you. Reach out and be a part of the fight against hunger in Chennai.
