Join us for an immersive concert of soul-stirring music, evocative visual storytelling, and profound reflection.
Sunday, September 20
4 p.m.
Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center
200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick
Swami Dayananda Saraswati
AIM for Seva Founder
In thousands of rural villages across India, a child’s desire to learn is often met with daily obstacles – long, unsafe journeys, limited resources, and few support systems. All India Movement for Seva was created to change that reality. What began with one woman’s plea for a safe place for her children to stay near school became our founder’s vision of bringing education to the doorsteps of the children of rural India by building hostels near schools. From Swamiji’s vision was born the chatralaya or free student home.
A single chatralaya in 2001 has flourished into a far-reaching network of 91 spanning 17 states and 3,000 villages of rural India. These caring homes provide over 4,000 children in grades 4 through 12 each year with access to a formal education, lodging, nutritious meals, clothes and uniforms, academic support, extracurricular opportunities, and health care – all at no cost.
AIM for Seva began establishing its own educational institutions in 2005 – each rooted in value-based learning and strong academics. Today, our eight schools and one college, serving over 5,000 students annually beginning in kindergarten, are nurturing not only academic success but confidence, values and life skills. Our students are empowered to dream bigger and to pursue higher education, meaningful careers, and lives of purpose. At its heart, AIM for Seva ensures that where a child is born does not determine how far they can go.
Our vidyalaya residential school campuses embrace a well-rounded approach to nurturing and educating children in rural India. Dynamic academics, value-based learning, cultural enrichment, life skills, and compassionate care come together to help each child build the confidence, knowledge and character needed to thrive in school and in life.
Each campus comprises a K-12 English-medium school serving 1,500 students, a boys’ hostel and girls’ hostel, each housing 100 children, and staff quarters.
When you contribute to AIM for Seva, you’re supporting a holistic model of care that reaches children during their most formative years, creating the strongest foundation for lifelong success. You make education accessible, opportunity attainable, and futures full of promise. Your generosity creates a ripple effect – uplifting not just one child, but families and entire communities over time.
20 Million
lives touched
since 2000
3,000
villages reached across rural India
10,000
students per year
90% graduation
rate
80% of students
pursue higher education or secure employment
10,000
students per year
“I am passionate about providing educational opportunities to children in remote villages in Bharat, which is why I choose to support AIM for Seva. I strongly believe in their chatralaya (free student homes) model of providing a caring environment close to existing semi-urban or urban schools to enable access to education.
Knowing that many of the chatralaya children do very well in academics and are motivated to pursue further education, I’m energized to spread the word about AIM for Seva’s life-transforming work.”
– Dr. Urmila Gujrathi, AIM for Seva New Jersey Chapter President
“In 2016, my family visited the Arakkonam chatralaya and shared a meal with boys – first-generation learners, hungry to learn, full of light. That day changed us forever. In 2023, we returned and saw those same children standing tall with confidence, clarity and a dream. Over 10 years, 30+ New Jersey youth flew to Manjakkudi during winter break to teach, laugh and learn alongside chatralaya children – and came home with purpose.
Our New Jersey donors sponsor 1,000+ children in a single year. That is the New Jersey effect: we don’t just support tribal children in Bharat – we transform our own next generation here.”
– Hari Subramanian, AIM for Seva New Jersey Chapter Secretary and Coordinator
“We first learned about AIM for Seva at the 2007 donor appreciation event, where we were inspired by how even a small donation in the United States could transform the lives of children in remote villages in Bharat through education. As we learned more about AIM for Seva’s model of locating chatralaya (free student homes) near existing schools, we felt a real connection to the cause.
After visiting Manjakkudi and seeing the chatralaya and schools firsthand, our commitment to the mission deepened as we witnessed AIM for Seva’s thoughtful stewardship of resources and its lasting impact on children’s futures.”
– Sanjay Patankar, AIM for Seva New Jersey Chapter Treasurer and Coordinator
Volunteers infuse energy with their commitment to the AIM for Seva cause. Their enthusiasm is infectious and pervades the New Jersey chapter.
New Jersey participants in the AIM for Seva Global Youth Leadership Program actively volunteer in the planning and execution of our donor appreciation events.
“These are not just children being educated – these are futures being rewritten, destinies being reclaimed.”
– Hari Subramanian, AIM for Seva New Jersey Chapter Secretary and Coordinator
New Jersey Chapter Coordinators
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609-472-0169
Treasurer
732-995-1432
908-415-5433
732-910-4798
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AIM for Seva has consistently earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating.
Here are just a few ways your generosity can help, but every gift, large or small, contributes to life-changing outcomes.
Honor a loved one by funding a school or special project in their homeland and dedicating it in their name.
There are many options for contributing to AIM for Seva, allowing you to make the best choice for your life and financial goals.
Make a one-time contribution – or set up convenient recurring payments for a more significant impact in the lives of our children.
We can accept your personal or business check made payable to AIM for Seva and mailed to: PO Box 639, Saylorsburg, PA 18353.
Give seamlessly and easily through an ACH or wire transfer. Simply call our office at 570-402-1244 to make the necessary arrangements.
Make your one-time or ongoing contributions to AIM for Seva through your donor-advised charitable fund.
Check our matching gift company list to see if your employer offers a matching gift program. If your company is not listed, you can inquire as to whether they would consider matching your contribution, allowing your gift to have greater reach and impact.
A gift of long-term appreciated stocks and mutual funds can offer you not only income tax savings but also the advantage of reducing or eliminating capital gains taxes. For stock transfer instructions, please call 570-402-1244.
For those 70½ or older, a QCD can be made from a traditional IRA free of federal income tax, while receiving a charitable deduction for income tax purposes. Your contribution might also satisfy your required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.
Consider naming AIM for Seva in your will or living trust. Bequests, which can be a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate, help maintain the long-term financial health of our nonprofit organization.
If you’re looking to volunteer your time and talents to touch a child’s life in a more tangible and direct way, please email newjersey@aimforsevausa.org to learn about volunteer opportunities.
