In Vrindavan, thousands of elderly widow mothers face the harsh reality of abandonment and suffering. With no one to turn to, many are left begging on the streets, exposed to heat, cold and rain,Donate so that Maitri can provide shelter, food, clothes and medical support to abandoned elderly mothers now. Give generously.Winnie Singh has witnessed many cases of widow mothers being abandoned on the streets of Vrindavan, one of the holiest places in India. “Children leave their mothers as soon as they become widows. The children start feeling the burden. This has become a practice in today's society that money comes first and everything else later,” says Winnie whose Maitri India, rescues widowed mothers from the streets of Vrindavan.Many widowed elderly mothers often end up living a lonely life and begging to survive on the streets. And Maitri aspires to take care of every widow in need of help, but because of lack of funds, Winnie and Maitri are in a position to do it."Elderly widows don't have shelter. They sleep in cowsheds over sacks. They don't have a blanket. Nights are really difficult for them," shares Winnie Singh. <img src="https://cfstatic.give.do/1abfb906-563b-4747-85b8-8af2071a2856.jpg" />Maitri aims to:<ul><li>Provide shelter and nutritious meals leading to improved health and wellbeing</li><li>Make physical and mental health services accessible</li><li>Offer necessary quality aged care and assisted living support</li><li>Increase awareness and engagement around the struggles of abandoned widow mothers</li></ul>Why donate to MaitriWinnie needs your support to help those in need of food, healthcare and well-being. “Maitri urgently needs your support to provide nutritious food, clothing and healthcare to sustain these widow mothers who are prone to more illnesses as they age,” appeals Winnie. “You can become the family they were denied. Hold their hands so they don't need to beg ever again,” she adds. Let’s rescue abandoned widows mothers from the streets of Vrindavan and give them a better future. Donate now.Our help will enable Maitri to save hundreds of abandoned widows from a life of begging, and restore the respect, dignity, and identity they deserve.

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65-year-old Shakuntala completely depends on our partner NGO, Share and Care, for her food requirements, as she has no one else to take care of her. “When my only child was young, my husband Nadesan died. It was just me and my young son. After my son got married, he left me to stay with his in-laws, and I was alone. I am old, have pain in my legs, knees, shoulders and my entire body so I cannot work as I once did. But the food rations such as the nuts, lentils, wheat flour and rice I receive from Share and Care help me tremendously and I can eat well every day,” she says. Share and Care helps hundreds of abandoned grandparents, most of them being elderly women. The senior citizens belong to tribal communities and have limited access to necessities such as food and medicines to stay alive and well. This Shivratri, you can help with food and other essentials. Support them. Donate now. Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India), &amp; 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (USA). Abandoned elderly supported by Share and Care400 elderly parents abandoned by their children have no one to take care of them and need your help. They suffer from hunger, sight and hearing failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and other medical conditions. As they cannot work and support themselves because of old age, they cannot afford medicines or even clothing. So, they remain poor and alone. Share and Care’s mission Since 1984, Share and Care has been caring for disadvantaged groups of people, including elderly parents who have been living in poverty after being abandoned by their children. The founders, a couple named Carmel and Arokiasamy, aim to eliminate poverty and the suffering of the poor through social welfare programs and education. To achieve this mission, Share and Care runs a program in Chennai and also a village in Tiruvallur, where the 400 elderly live. This program ensures that every month, the 400 senior citizens have dry food rations, medicines and medical care, clothes, physiotherapy, geriatric counselling and other services to nurture them back to good physical health. Need for the fundraiserOne of the founders, Carmel Arokiasamy, shares that the abandoned elderly parents who live in extreme poverty without food or anyone to care for them constantly think about their children and ask, “Did we do something wrong?” Arokiasamy shares that from the time their children are born, they take care of them in such a special way. But when their children abandon them, they weep and cannot stop thinking about them. While dealing with this emotional distress, they are also suffering from hunger and disease. But cannot afford food and medicines. Donate now to help Share and Care provide the abandoned elderly with dry food rations, medical supplies, a medical and eye camp, counselling, clothes, blankets and recreational activities to live their lives with a positive outlook, despite their circumstances.Your donation can provide these elderly parents with their most basic and urgent needs. “Please support our work because this is for the elderly parents who are in great need. These grandparents are bedridden. They need care, love and support”.Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support Share and Care in their mission to provide food, medicines, counselling and personal care to 400 abandoned grandparents living in poverty.

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For a mother who has spent her entire life loving and raising her child, being beaten and mercilessly thrown out onto the streets by her own son is too heartbreaking to overcome. But this is a common story among the elderly residents of the Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. “I’ve seen mothers in old and torn clothes, their bodies smelling and their hands and feet rotting and covered in maggots,” shares Dr. G.P. Bhagat, founder of the ashram. These abandoned elderly men and women lay starving on the streets hoping for someone to rescue them from their suffering. But most people walk past them without a second glance. “Like this”, Dr. Bhagat explains, “many elders die on the roads.”Since 2003, SHEOWS (Saint Hardyal Educational and Orphans Welfare Society) has rescued over 10,000 elderly people from the streets and given them a home with care and support. The elderly staying at the ashram have all been abandoned by their families and have nowhere else to live. Your support can give them comfort after their abandonment. Donate now.Donate easily through UPI, all debit/credit cards and net banking. Charitable donations to this fundraising campaign are tax exempted under 80G of the Income Tax Act (India). Safe and loving homeFor 20 years, SHEOWS has been providing free shelter, nutritious food three times a day, clothing, medical care, recreation activities and emotional support to abused and disabled elderly people rescued from the streets of Delhi. The Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram has a dedicated rescue team that saves the elderly from the streets and gives them immediate medical care upon their arrival at the home. To tend to the multiple health complications of the seniors, the home has a medical facility with doctors and nurses, a physiotherapy unit, a pathology lab, a digital X-ray monitoring machine and a pharmacy to provide 24-hour care to older adults anytime they require assistance, even during emergencies. Dr. Bhagat prioritizes the health of the seniors and ensures that they receive three balanced meals a day based on their precise health requirements. Need for the fundraiserThe humanitarian mission of SHEOWS is making an impact in the area, as more and more people are being rescued and brought to Guru Vishram Vridh Ashram. To meet the financial costs of running the home, SHEOWS needs support to continue providing the residents with all the facilities that they need. This includes constant care and round-the-clock medical attention, nutritious food and maintaining a hygienic environment to keep the seniors in comfort and good health. Dr. Bhagat explains that as the number of residents is increasing, SHEOWS needs support for food and medicines. “I request you to help these elderly parents lead a peaceful life.”Donate now to help Dr. Bhagat continue caring for the 500 destitute elderly and giving them shelter, food, medical care and the will to carry on living despite their tragic abandonment by their families. Your support will enable SHEOWS to keep serving abandoned senior citizens and help them recover from the trauma of abandonment and life on the streets. “I have been serving these elderly as if they were my own parents”, shares Dr. Bhagat. “I want only one thing - their tears should vanish and they should have a smile on their faces.” To help Dr. Bhagat achieve this dream, your support is critical. Donate now to help SHEOWS care for more abandoned elderly. Donate to this fundraiser by Give, India’s largest online donation platform, to support SHEOWS in their mission to rescue the abandoned elderly from the streets and give them shelter, food, medical care, recreational activities and emotional support.

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Omashram Trust - Old Age Care is a registered Charitable Trust founded in the year 2001. Our objective at Omashram Trust is to provide our senior citizens with the finest medical care, a home away from home. It is not an obligation, but a massive duty. The entire staff is committed to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the Elders. This is in order to provide them with comfortable living with dignity and fullness "In The Evening Of Their Lives”. The Trust is now in the 22nd year of its existence with over 500+ beneficiaries served so far. We deliver bespoke services for each resident as every individual is different. As the old age home lacks permanent infrastructure, it is housed in a rented premise, paying humongous rent since its inception. With no support from the Government whatsoever, the Trust mainly depends upon Kind Donations and Contributions from Philanthropists, Corporates, Help Groups, and High Networth Individuals.Ours is a legal entity with a high level of transparency and accountability. We have been certified by the Income Tax Department of India with 12 A and 80 (G) Tax Exemption for the donations made to us. Our Accounts are audited every year and are available for the public on demand.

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<ul><li>The Old Age Home does not receive any Grants or Funds from Govt. or any other funding agencies. And hence, the Trust solely depends on the local donations.</li><li>The Trust, since 2001, been running this facility from rented premises only. There are many inherent issues associated with running an Old- Age Home in rented buildings like, insecurity, prone to evacuation, restrictions in hosting mass prayers &amp; recreational activities for the elderly Residents, no breathing space as the building is jam packed with materials and furniture. The major issue is that the Trust is unable to serve more number of needy elderly other than the numbers approved by the House owners. At rented premises, the Trust cannot alter the infrastructure to suit the needs of the elderly Residents such as ramp for wheel chair maneuver, supporting rails for the walkers, separate walking trail for the elderly and so on. </li><li>Every month the Trust receives many new elderly persons who come seeking shelter and care. With this sort of  insufficient  infrastructure, the Trust finds it really difficult to serve them too. Nevertheless, we have, so far, been able to fulfill our promises made to them.</li><li>The Founder Mr. Mohan Pai passed away in the year 2010 which has created a great gap in our resource mobilizing efforts and hence, it becomes important on our part to mobilize enough and more resources to make sure that those needy elderly get due care and support.</li></ul> 
 The monthly budget of the Trust is Rs 11,00,000 ( includes expenses on food for 100 elderly &amp; 25 in-house staff, rent for 2 buildings, water, telephone &amp; electricity bills, Adult Diapers, medical expenses, care takers salary etc). Though the Trust is able to take care of those elderly in need, through the support extended by many philanthropic individuals and a few corporates yet, it is a herculean task to find the resources every month. 
 The sustainability of the programme will be assured by raising required funds for meeting the recurring expenses. The formation and strengthening of the Old Age Home with Children Residential Care unit will enable the Trust to attract adequate funding from local donors which in turn will ensure the sustainability.

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“After a lifetime of working, raising families, and contributing to the success of this nation, senior citizens deserve to retire with dignity.”																																																		– Charlie GonzalezDuring their vulnerable phase of life, senior citizens face all sorts of pain and are left with no one to care for them. This is not the life they deserve after toiling for years. All they deserve is a dignified life, a comfortable stay, nutritious food and basic medical assistance, and a family of their own. 
 We aim to provide them with a dignified life with comfortable accommodations, nutritious food, and a family of their own. This will make their night of the year a memorable one.<ul><li>During the last hours of their lives, give them the love and care they need.</li><li>Provide them with nutritious food</li><li>Provide them with basic medical assistance</li><li>Ensure they have all the essentials and a family to call their own</li></ul> 
 We can make an impact on senior citizens' lives by ensuring that no stone is left unturned. We make sure that no senior citizen is left behind or ignored by society. As they approach the end of their lives, we provide care and respect to all abandoned and poor senior citizens.

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