Mr. Sivalingam founded Ayya Trust after going through alcohol addiction and recovery himself. What started as a de-addiction centre in Kanchipuram grew into Ayya Care Foundation, which opened its Chennai branch in Thiruverkadu in 2016 to reach more families in the city

I spent years struggling with alcoholism before I found the support that turned my life around. I started Ayya Trust because I know exactly what it feels like to be on the other side of that struggle — and exactly what it takes to come back from it. Every program we run here comes from that experience, not just from a textbook.