On August 1994, a few individuals of social standing in Kollam District of Kerala met together and decided to form an organization for humanitarian services. They were particularly moved by the pitiful condition of poor destitute patients in the general ward of the Government District Hospital, Kollam.

Some of these patients come from various parts of India. They were suffering all kinds of diseases like tuberculosis, cancer, and aids. There were also accident victims suffering from unhealed wounds for many years. A few of them were mental patients. This complicated matters still worse. It was a pitiful sight to see such patients lying on their beds in soiled clothes and unclean body. It was here that the small group took a serious decision to take care of such patients.

The hospital supplied a midday meal to poor patients. They had nothing for the night. It was decided to raise money to provide an evening meal to the patients. A place was hired, a few utensils were brought and cooking of food started for about 100 patients. Soon the number swelled more collections, more volunteers and more patients to care for!

On 22nd March 1996 seven of the founding members coming from different walks of life formed the first board of Trustees and got the S.S Samithi Registered as a public charitable Trust with the Government.

S.S Samithi aims at providing food, shelter, clothing medication and proper care for the sick, poor and destitute irrespective of caste, colour or creed, region, language race or religion. It also aims at the salvation of souls by strengthening the spirit of man with the help of the Holy Spirit. Under the auspices of the Samithi, a home was started in July 1998 at Mayyanad, about 15 Kms from Kollam City for the destitute patients discharged from the District hospital and other neglected, mentally retarded, physically handicapped people wandering in the streets. Initially the house could accommodate 30 people and the first batch of seven inmates were given shelter and care.