During the pandemic, several Sri Sathya Sai Centers in Los Angeles suspended their food delivery programs due to restrictions. Despite these limitations, the volunteers partnered with the Los Angeles Food Bank, which distributes food to over 900,000 people yearly, to continue serving thousands in need….
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SSSIO volunteers in Atlanta, Georgia, provide weekly virtual tutoring in Math, Science, and reading to about 20 Afghan refugees. Tutors range from Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students to adult volunteers. The language barrier has been a challenge for tutoring. Providing laptops and web access for…
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Since 2015, Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students of the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Seattle Eastside have been participating in the Shoe Box project. The project is organized by Samaritans Purse, which distributes these shoeboxes filled with gifts and essential items as Christmas presents to…
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During the Northeast Region Young Adult (YA) retreat, participants prepared 150 care packages for college students who were formerly in the foster care system. The service project was organized in partnership with ‘Rise Above,’ a nonprofit organization working with foster care youth. The care packages…
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Since September 2021, volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Columbia have worked alongside Catholic Charities to provide meals, housing, and transportation to refugee families from Afghanistan. The volunteers have provided hot vegetarian meals and transportation to 30 Afghan families. In November 2021, the…
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The Sri Sathya Sai Center of Atlantic City, New Jersey, continued to serve the homeless during the pandemic by setting up a portable tent in a parking lot. Face masks and bagged lunches containing sandwiches, fruit, and water were distributed to the homeless. In July…
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In the Fall of 2016, SSSIO volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center of Lincoln-Omaha, Nebraska, made Comfort Care blankets for terminally ill patients. The Sai Center members enthusiastically involved their children in this task. The volunteers have since delivered more than 220 blankets to…
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On October 9, 2021, 25 SSSIO volunteers organized a free Health Camp for the local underserved, and mainly Hispanic community at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in St. Louis County, Missouri. Patients were provided surgical masks and the volunteers wore KN-95 masks and face shields….
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Sri Sathya Sai Center of Atlantic City used to participate in a monthly food service at a local church for more than five years, serving 150-250 individuals each time. However, the onset of COVID-19 caused the church to close its doors. The Center set up…
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SSSIO volunteers from the Sri Sathya Sai Center in South Houston, Texas, distributed school supplies to 36 children who came from families severely impacted by a hurricane in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In Beaumont, Texas, SSSIO volunteers delivered 70 bags filled with school supplies and a…
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