Till 2000, Snehabhavan was engaged in institutionalized and home based care for person with disabilities. So having realized the need for the involvement of the society in the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. Snehabhavan has now ventured into Community Based Rehabilitation Programme (CBR) for the persons with disabilities.

The project focuses on the empowerment of the community and the integration of the persons with disabilities into the community, by involving local Govt.institutions, local medical services, NGOs, Clubs, local people. Our CBR activities have spread over to 10 Panchayaths of Kottayam District. We have identified around 1504 disabled persons in these Panchayaths.

Aims of Snehabhavan CBR - Project
	To prevent the segregation of persons with disabilities from his /her community.
	To strengthen and facilitate the process of natural integration.
	To improve the quality of the life of persons with disabilities through various interventions which are appropriate and acceptable to persons with disabilities in the community.
	To make persons with disabilities accept and overcome his/her disability.
	To make the parents and other family members accept their disabled child.
	To provide awareness about disabilities and make the disabled persons aware of the existing rehabilitation facilities.
	To work for the prevention of the disability through public awareness programmes.