Luigi Monti, the Founder of the Congregation of the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, moved by the spirit of charity; dedicated his whole life for the sake of the sick, the abandoned and needy young people. He was a man of vision, who was able to understand the need of the time. He started his charitable work first in the medical field by assisting the sick and then he expanded his areas of work into other fields. The growing number of street children was really a great problem at that time. The problem had been caused, on the one hand by the concentration of workers in the cities, and, on the other hand by the aftermath of the wars. Monti was able to understand that if they were left on the streets they could easily become involved with revolutionaries and will gradually turn against the society. So he wanted to bring all the children together and look after them in a house where the law of God is the norm of life. He wanted to form them to be the cornerstones of a new society.

It was in 1882 that the Congregation started this apostolate of taking care of the orphans. Now through Snehasadan we fulfil this great mission of taking care of these less privileged children of India. The greatness lies not in just starting an apostolate but in executing it successfully. We believe in God's abundant providence that we would be able to take these children to the full swing of life. Now we give to these children adequate education, proper training in some trade and prepare them to become good citizens. They are here to be loved, cared for and to be corrected whenever it is necessary. We need to educate them and transmit into their minds the essential spiritual, moral and social values. They must be truly conscious of their role in the society and of the conduct they adopt to serve the common good.