Safe Shelter, Stronger Recovery: Mondelez India Backs Child Cancer Families at St. Jude ACTREC Facility

ACTREC’s new 12-storey facility will serve over 700 families annually, with Mondelez-backed units providing free stay, nutrition, and counselling.

In a significant gesture of corporate social responsibility, Mondelez India has extended its long-standing partnership with St. Jude India ChildCare Centres by supporting two new residential units at ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre’s Navi Mumbai campus.
These newly inaugurated units are part of India’s largest pediatric cancer care accommodation facility, a 12-storey building that will provide holistic support to over 700 families every year. Each family will receive not only free residential accommodation, but also nutrition support, transport to hospitals, education for siblings, and counselling services essential enablers for uninterrupted treatment.

St. Jude’s “Home Away from Home” model addresses a critical gap in India’s cancer care ecosystem: access to safe, hygienic, and affordable accommodation for children undergoing long-term cancer treatment in metropolitan hospitals. This becomes especially crucial for families traveling from smaller towns with limited financial resources.
Mondelez India’s contribution ensures that two full residential units are available free of cost to families during the child’s treatment phase. These units are equipped with safe cooking facilities, sanitation, and psycho-social care infrastructure allowing patients and caregivers to focus on healing without logistical burdens.

“This is about more than just shelter. It’s about dignity, care, and emotional strength for families navigating the hardest phase of their lives,” said a senior spokesperson at Mondelez India. “We are honoured to play a small role in their journey toward recovery.”
The ACTREC centre, inaugurated recently, is now the largest facility operated by St. Jude India. With this expansion, St. Jude reinforces its mission to provide comprehensive care not just to the patient, but to the entire family unit so that financial or geographic barriers never stand in the way of treatment.

Mondelez India has been associated with St. Jude India since 2015, supporting thousands of families through donations, volunteering, and awareness programs.

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