Founding member Madhavi Polepalle was moved by the plight of the orphaned and abandoned children she found in India's poorest communities. Poverty, disease, natural disaster, violence - whatever the cause, she felt these children should not be left behind as the rest of society moves forward.

HELP Foundation was incorporated in New Jersey as a non-profit organization in 1994 and granted IRS tax exemption status in 1995. All donations are tax-deductible.

An investment in their future will ensure a healthy and thriving future for the country. With this in mind, Madhavi, with like-minded friends, Bhimeswara Rao Grandhi and Vital Rebbapragada, started the HELP Foundation in 1994. It began by supporting 10 children at Chinmayaranyam(affiliated to Chinmaya Mission), located 30 miles from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

As a result of your donations we now support 200 orphan and destitute school going children and 150 college going children at the following ashrams in India:

• Aarati for Girls (Kadapa)
• Balgram Samparc near Pune (Maharashtra), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) and at Kolkatta (West Bengal)
• Chinmayaranyam(affiliated to Chinmaya Mission, located 30 miles from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh)
• Prasanna Jyothi (Bengaluru)
• Sarada Sakthi Peetham in Tambaram (near Chennai in Tamilnadu)
• Sevalaya in Thiruninravur (about 30 miles west of Chennai)
• The Lovedale Foundation near Bangalore
• Tribal Educational Rural Development Society (TERDS, Araku, Vizag, AP)
• Valmiki Foundation ( Secunderabad, Telangana)

The ashrams care for these children and provide food, shelter, clothing, education and healthcare till they become responsible adults. HELP Foundation is committed to ensure that they have a secure future to look forward to.

We seek to change the cycle of poverty that afflicts the poorest of Indian society at the grassroots level. Therefore, we focus on investing in the future of children through programs that equip them with the skills and tools needed to become productive members of society. We believe in the power of our mantra, Grassroots Change - one child at a time.