About Us
About Caring Hands Foundation
Caring Hands Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2012 and headquartered in California, United States. We are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity dedicated to improving the lives of those less fortunate, both locally and abroad. We have led a multitude of projects ranging from building schools to providing resources at homeless shelters to improving access to healthcare. Locally, we primarily conduct community outreach to homeless shelters in California. Over the years, we have spearheaded global projects to conduct relief operations, construction of educational facilities, training & education in India. Recently, we have expanded our global outreach to include projects in Kenya, Haiti, and Nepal.
Caring Hands Foundation is an all volunteer-led organization. 100% of your contributions will reach intended beneficiaries.
We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive regardless of their background. Our goal is to help the disadvantaged by improving access to education, shelter, and healthcare, among others. Caring Hands Foundation believes that individuals can make a profound difference by actively exercising their ability to create positive change. The mission of Caring Hands is to provide an easy platform for volunteerism so that people can contribute positively in their local community through community outreach programs and in the global community by adopting well-contained projects of existing organizations overseas.
We strongly believe in the saying, "be the change you wish to see in the world" by Mahatma Gandhi. We wish to improve the world by addressing inequalities in society and helping the disadvantaged. Our philosophy is that every life we touch, we inspire to do better for others. In this way, we are able to better the world.
Over the years, we have done over 20 projects, affecting hundreds of lives.
Our Mission
We’ve been tackling poverty in communities to build better lives
Our Team
Sujata Das
Sujata Das is a computer scientist in Silicon Valley. She has a strong passion for helping the underprivileged both in her local community as well as in developing countries. She has led several charitable projects over the past fifteen years and is the motivating force behind Caring Hands Foundation.
Dr. Anjalika Pattanaik
Dr. Anjalika Pattanaik is an obstetric-gynecologist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. She uses her role in the community hospital to become an asset to the underprivileged in the community. She also runs a high school in her native village in India and is involved in social service, both in the Bay Area and abroad.
Dr. Kavitha Reddy
Dr. Kavitha Reddy is an internal medicine urgent care physician at Palo Alto Medical Foundation in Mountain View. She leads some of the global projects of Caring Hands and is committed to bringing relief to the needy in developing countries by championing their causes. Her enthusiasm is contagious.
Shruti Vashisht
Shruti Vashisht is a software engineer in the Bay Area. She is from Delhi and earned a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is deeply passionate about helping others and making a difference in the community. Her other interests include yoga, traveling, gardening, and cooking.
Dr. Nagbhushan Veerapaneni
Dr. Nagbhushan Veerapaneni is a computer scientist from the Bay Area. An advocate for the disadvantaged, he is always willing to invest in worthy causes in order to make a better impact on society.
In memorium
Dr. Sakti Das (1939-2024)
Dr. Sakti Das was a prominent urologist and professor of urology at the University of California, Davis. A life-long humanitarian, Dr. Sakti Das traveled around the world on international medical missions from Syria to Mexico to India. He was the nurturing guide and inspiration for Caring Hands Foundation as its co-founder.