At present, Kripa Foundation has about 55 centers (facilities) throughout India and about five centers outside India with its headquarters situated at its place of birth; namely Bandra in Mumbai.

Kripa’s strength lies in the eastern disciplines and facilitating lifestyle change, which it propagates in all its centers as Basic Therapy to cope with life’s stresses including addiction, which is an outward manifestation of the turmoil within an individual.  It is this inner healing which is enabling Kripa to realize its dream of becoming a global presence.

Emerging trends in the Northeastern states indicate that alcohol abuse is turning out to be the most serious health problem affecting young people in the region and could be even more serious than drug abuse. Doctors and social workers in the region say that there is an urgent need for health policy interventions.

Alcohol abuse is cited as the main factor leading to unrestrained multi-partner sex which accounts for the consequent high rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and the rising incidence of HIV infection.

Until now, North East India, with its proximity to the ‘Golden Triangle’ (the opium fields of Myanmar) - has seen a high incidence of drug abuse, particularly intravenous injection of high grade white heroin. Needle-sharing among drug users led to the spread of HIV, particularly in small states like Manipur which is a major corridor in the heroin trafficking route.

Keeping the present situation in mind, Kripa Foundation is working accordingly. Today, Kripa is at the forefront in facilitating training in chemical dependency, rehabilitation and HIV/AIDS, and offers a broad spectrum of services to the community, facilitating law enforcement agencies, educational institutions and other academic institutions that are involved in human services. A major area of work involves interaction with companies in terms of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which is comprehensive and addresses situations with utmost confidentiality.

Kripa Foundation was started in Shillong in 1995 with just a counseling centre in 1997. The treatment centre was set up to cater to the chemical dependents and the HIV patients. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment is providing the required financial support.

The Foundation in Shillong has had about 1600 people coming in for counseling, who have undergone the treatment and thus have recovered.

Most of the staff working in Shillong are from the recovery background and are working to recover others from the evil binds of chemical dependency. The working mass includes a doctor, one psychologist, professional counselors and support staff.

In Shillong the Foundation is only for males and the introduction of female chemical dependents has not yet started. But in other parts of the country, it is helping the female dependents too.

A survey in Shillong shows that the average age of chemical dependents is 34 years. People generally start being chemical dependents from the age of 14 years. Drug-users - mostly between 12 and 20 years of age - also happen to be the most sexually active age group. Since the use of drugs and spread of AIDS are inextricably linked, the risk doubles. The blame for the rise in drug-use and the return to hard drugs has been placed on both decrease in prices of drugs and on the law-enforcing agencies.

The treatment phase in Kripa is for 90 days. During the 90 days treatment phase the patients have to go through different sessions each day like reading, writing, meditation, fun time, yoga, group therapy etc. Throughout the treatment phase the family members can meet the patients only thrice; that is once in a month.

The average recovery percentage of Kripa in Shillong is 40% while throughout India it is 60%. The Foundation also has ‘family therapy’ for the family members of the patients every Saturday. The main motive is to help the family members regain their mental self and stability. The Foundation is a charitable one but the patients have to pay for their food and medical check ups which are held outside the Foundation.

Since its inception in 1981 in Bombay, Kripa Foundation has grown exponentially and forms a vital link to providing social stability in thirteen Indian states through various multifunction facilities and also has association in other international locations in Europe, Canada and the USA.

The inspiration for Rev. Fr. Joseph Pereira was from the works of Mother Teresa in the field of social service and sacrifice. The guiding philosophy is a reflection of the spirit of service and dedication, enshrined in the work of Mother Teresa.

Kripa lays emphasis on the need to study risk perception, effectively assist in harm minimization and provide training to the affected individuals enabling them to monitor life as an ongoing process of Spiritual Growth. Each day it moves forward to look for the sick and helpless bound to the deadly evils to return them to their normal self, thus giving them a second chance.