Food, health and education for every family.
Helping Hands works alongside 120 villages and urban settlements across Karnataka, making sure no family has to choose between a meal, a doctor and a school fee.
Help that arrives where it is needed
Helping Hands began in 2008 as a weekend food drive run by six friends in HSR Layout. Today we run four programs out of eleven field centres, but the idea is unchanged: show up, listen, and stay.
Every program is run with the community it serves. Village committees decide where a health camp goes, parents sit on our school boards, and the women who run our self-help groups set their own targets.
Our programs
Six programs, one promise: help that stays.
Food Security
Community kitchens, monthly ration kits and a mid-day meal partnership with 40 government schools.
Healthcare
Mobile clinics, free diagnostic camps and follow-up care for chronic conditions in remote villages.
Education
Bridge classes, scholarships and digital learning labs that keep first-generation learners in school.
Women Empowerment
Self-help groups, livelihood training and micro-credit that put income in women’s hands.
Green Villages
Tree planting, rainwater harvesting and clean-cooking stoves that cut smoke indoors.
Disaster Relief
Rapid-response kits and rebuilding support when floods and droughts hit the districts we serve.
Latest from the field
Stories, updates and press coverage.
Volunteer with us
Open roles this month, from a single Saturday to a full season.
Community Kitchen Volunteer
Help cook and serve hot meals on Saturday mornings.
Give what you can
Every rupee goes further than you think.
Donate NowDonations are eligible for tax deduction under Section 80G.
What people say
“The health camp found my father’s diabetes before it became an emergency. They still call every month to check on him.”
“I came for one Saturday food drive four years ago. I now coordinate the Whitefield kitchen.”
“Transparent, well-run and genuinely rooted in the community. Our CSR partnership renewed without a second thought.”
Stay in the loop
One email a month: what we did, what it cost, and what comes next.