Picturesque and blessed with an abundance of nature's gifts, Shillong is described as the 'Scotland of the East' because of its striking similarity with that of the Scottish Highlands. Shillong the capital of Meghalaya is located at an altitude of 1496 meters above the Sea level. It is a popular hill station with vastness of culture, language and religion. With people living in interior villages where proper medical facilities have not been able to reach and shortage of gainful employment, the state has many abandoned and orphan children who need a home and help for a hopeful future. SOS Children's Village Shillong was established to take care of such children. The Village is situated on a beautiful hillock overlooking the picturesque Umiam lake spread over 11.4 acres. The construction of the Children's Village was started in 1996 and the Village started functioning from August 1999.

Of the 12 family homes that we have, we are able to provide accommodation to around 131 children (53 boys& 78 girls). The Children's Village also has facilities like the kindergarten, a dispensary, a small library and a computer laboratory which are fully functional and equipped. The Mini-Park and playground are being well maintained. The Children's Village also has water Reservoir System and Plant built with the financial support received from the PHE Department, Government of Meghalaya.

A Youth Facility, Arunodaya is functioning inside the premises of SOS Children's Village, Shillong, since September 2005. At present, 9 youth are living there.

Under the Family Strengthening Programme, SOS-India is reaching out to thousands of underprivileged families living in neighbourhood areas of Children's Villages all over the country. In Shillong, the programme extends support to 63 children in 23 families towards their education, nutrition & health. Besides vocational training to deserving children, improvement of communication skills & career counseling sessions are also being provided to these children. The families are being empowered through skill up gradation, skill training, job placement support, formation of new or linkage with existing self help groups & awareness on parenting skills, hygiene & child rights.