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The Varkey Charitable Foundation
THE VARKEY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
GIVES BACK!
OUR PROGRAMS
Leprosy Colonies
Our primary focus for the past several years has been supporting two leprosy colonies in Kerala, India. We assisted the patients in these colonies with clothing, beds, wheelchairs, water purification equipment, prosthetic legs, and other medical assistance. We also renovated the men’s residence in one of the facilities. In addition, we have also assisted old age homes, children's orphanages, and disabled.
GosPel OutReach
Provide assistance in Wyanad, Kerala, among the indigenous tribes of the land. We are working with Pastor M.P. Peter in advancing the gospel outreach in this area that not only improves the living conditions of the people but also will bring them to the knowledge of Jesus Christ as their personal savior.
Feeding
Programs
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, a need was identified in Kollakadavu, Kerala, one of the local hometowns, by providing cooked food packages to a few hundred people once each week with support from a donor and other local volunteers.
The Deaf and Disabled
Provide assistance to the disabled and their families in the Orlando area with clothes, food, medical, and other resources. During the past years we also have partnered with the local YMCA in Orlando and distributed food packs and personal wears for the holiday season.
Our MISSION
The primary mission of the Varkey Charitable Foundation is to provide food, clothing, shelter, and educational and medical assistance to the needy and to the poor. A vital part of this mission is to preach the saving grace of Jesus Christ to all people.
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The Foundation shall sponsor distribution of food and clothing, conduct educational classes and seminars, and provide assistance with educational and medical costs in order to better the lives of those who are underprivileged and sick in and outside our immediate community. The organization shall also provide assistance with persons of disabilities, especially the children and the elderly. All activities of the organization shall be done in the true Christian spirit of love towards the neighbor as taught by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and shall be based on the principles outlined in the Holy Bible.
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
As a public charitable organization, we recognize our responsibility to be faithful stewards and to maintain integrity and openness in our financial practices. We are fully committed to fulfilling all governmental as well as Biblical standards. To this end, all of the Board of Directors have committed to serve the organization in a voluntary capacity and will not accept any salary or other remuneration from the organization.
If and when a fund-raising initiative is undertaken, we will clearly identify the purposes and programs to which donations will be applied. The Board will provide oversight to ensure that the donations are used for the purpose for which it is raised.
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WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe that Jesus Christ is the one and only Savior who came into this world, lived a simple life, died on a cross, resurrected on the third day, and ascended to His Father’s presence in heaven. As such, Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation of lost and sinful soul. Repentance of sin through faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the help of the Holy Spirit.
As promised, Christ will return back to the earth at an appointed time with the shout of His archangel. At His coming, those who are dead in Christ will resurrect first and those who are alive and have a born-again experience in life will be transformed and will meet the Lord in the air. Those who believe in Jesus Christ as his / her personal Savior will be included in this rapture and will be with the Lord for ever thereafter.
SUPPORT AND GIVING
Source of funding for the day-to-day programs will be primarily from friends and family like you.
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Donation from the public will be solicited from time to time for specific purposes and programs as vital and identifiable needs arise. All such donations are tax deductible as the organization has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a public charitable organization under IRC section 501(c)(3). Also, we are qualified to receive deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106, or 2522.
Latest News
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Renovated the Female Ward at the Government Leprosy Sanatorium in Noornad, Kerala, including, structural work, renovation of laundry building, the laboratory and general patch work.
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Custom-fitted forty-six prosthetic limbs for recovered Leprosy patients who lost their limbs.
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Distributed seventy-five wheel chairs to patients unable to move.
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Four hundred backpacks purchased for children and adults at the various rehabilitation centers to be distributed in November.
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Providing food to old age homes and mentally challenged children’s centers, such as the Daya Bhavan, Salem Bhavan, Calvery, Prakashadhara, and Mahatma Janasevana Kendram.
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Provide financial support for the work in Wayanadu and Tirunelvelli district.
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Sponsored one-day event at the Dr. Phillips YMCA, in Orlando, Florida on November 4, 2023, for the distribution of personal hygienic items and clothes for daily use to those who are financially affected by the current economic conditions.
