Join us for an immersive concert of soul-stirring music, evocative visual storytelling, and profound reflection.
Saturday, October 10
4 p.m.
The Hindu Temple Community Center
143-09 Holly Ave., Flushing
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
“Our journey with AIM for Seva began during a long weekend retreat at Arsha Vidya Gurukulam in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, where we learned about Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati Ji’s vision of transforming rural children’s lives through education.
Inspired by this vision, we began by sponsoring a child each year. When the New York chapter was established in 2014, we eagerly joined as volunteers. We witnessed the profound impact the organization had on the lives of children and their families.
In 2022, we were honored to be given the opportunity to serve as the NY chapter coordinators. We have since visited the Jaipur, Yelahanka, and Semmangudi chatralaya. Seeing firsthand the impact of our donors’ generosity on these children’s lives has been both humbling and truly inspiring.
Our son participated in the Global Youth Leadership Program (GYLP) offered by AIM for Seva, and had a life-changing experience. It gives high school students from the United States the opportunity to visit Manjakkudi, where they experience the mission of AIM for Seva firsthand. They return transformed, becoming ambassadors who inspire the next generation to serve. Their experience beautifully reflects Pujya Swamiji’s timeless words: “Give the world the best you have. The best will come back to you.”
– Ravi and Shanthi Rokkam, AIM for Seva New York Chapter Coordinators
“The purpose of a human being is to grow from a consumer to a contributor.”
— Swami Dayananda Saraswati, AIM for Seva Founder
New York Chapter Coordinators
Vice President
516-851-9582
Secretary
347-762-3152
Treasurer
516-220-1136
516-662-2688
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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.
