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The Hope Foundation USA

The Hope Foundation USA is a registered 501(c)(3) and is located in New York City. HOPE operates over 60 projects in Kolkata, India.

HOPE is a rights based charity founded in 1999 with the aim of bringing help and hope to thousands of street children of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). The Foundation works primarily with children and their families and the difficulties that they encounter. The estimated population of the street children of Kolkata is approximately 250,000. Together with our partner groups, HOPE currently funds over

60 projects for street children and their families in the areas of: nutrition, education, health care, residential homes for street children, child protection and counselling, community development, water and sanitation, drug rehabilitation, micro credit and vocational training. HOPE also works to actively highlight and tackle the issues of child labour, child trafficking and HIV/AIDS and in times of emergenciy in India, HOPE provides humanitarian relief to those affected. The Hope Foundation USA aims to bring college students from the USA to Kolkata, India to participate in life-changing volunteer experiences.

08/15/2026

To all our friends in India, we wish you a Happy Independence Day!
And to all those who have supported HOPE in working to give independent lives to vulnerable children of Kolkata we thank you sincerely for your continued support.

08/12/2026

Happy International Youth Day!
At HOPE, we believe that the youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow. Leaders within their communities, families and friend groups. They are champions of positive change.
HOPE strive to equip young adults with the necessary skills to follow their passions and become independent, active members of their communities.

08/10/2026

HOPE's original Nabadisha projects began in 2004 with The Kolkata Police. HOPE originally ran Nabadisha projects in Gariahat, Topsia, New Market and Tollygunge.

In 2017, HOPE opened its own centres, which were renamed Nabo Asha (New Hope) centres, in Gariahat, Topsia, New Market, GD Park and Central to provide educational support and empowerment to hundreds of vulnerable children across Kolkata.

The centres provide these children with education, healthcare and nutritional support.

To learn more please visit https://www.hopefoundationusa.com/what-we-do/education/

08/07/2026

Ajay has been in HOPE's care since he was four-years-old, after a very difficult start to his early life.

Through support from HOPE's sponsorship program, Ajay is working hard towards his dream of becoming a software developer and creating an independent future for himself.

Education sponsorship opens up opportunities for vulnerable children and provides them with their right to education.

Find out more about sponsoring a child's education: https://www.hopefoundationusa.com/get-involved/sponsor-a-child/

08/03/2026

The Hope Foundation has taken prompt action to respond to natural and manmade disasters since its inception. Whether an earthquake, cyclone or tsunami, HOPE has always supported people in need.

In the past HOPE has dispatched Emergency Response Teams to disaster zones like Gujarat in 2001 after a deadly earthquake killed 20,000; Tamil Nadu in 2004 in the aftermath of a tsunami that killed nearly 8,000; and Cyclone Aila that hit West Bengal in 2009.

More recently we have responded rapidly to provide lifesaving support to thousands of families impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns and the devastating cyclones Amphan, which struck in the middle of the first wave in 2020, and Yaas which struck during the deadly second wave of COVID-19 in 2021.

For more information and to learn about our achievements in this are in 2024/2025 please visit https://hopefoundationusa.com/what-we-do/emergency-response/

07/31/2026

By sponsoring a child's education with HOPE for just $300 a month, you can make a lasting difference to the future of a child and their family.

Through the Educational Sponsorship Program, we support children from pre-school right through to third level. Education Sponsorship covers schoolbooks, uniforms, fees and after school coaching if needed.

For more information on sponsoring a child's education please visit
www.hopefoundationusa.com/get-involved/sponsor-a-child/

07/28/2026

Through our healthcare programs we bring health services and practical health advice to vulnerable communities in Kolkata.

Between 2024 and 2025, 46,733 individuals have been direct beneficiaries of these programs - this would not have been possible without our incredible supporters. To find out more about what we do or to make a donation please visit our link in bio.

07/21/2026

HOPE's Mobile Dental Ambulance brings vital outreach dental health care services to vulnerable communities in Kolkata.

The ambulance is a fully customized mobile dental clinic which allow our staff to perform standard dental check-ups, scaling, extractions, fillings etc. and as required, beneficiaries will be referred to HOPE Hospital for further evaluation and treatments.
A huge thank you to the donors of this program, your support is making a huge difference to the lives of many.

To learn more about our other healthcare programs please visit https://www.hopefoundationusa.com/what-we-do/healthcare/

07/18/2026

HOPE is delighted to welcome Dr Raili Roy as a Director of the HOPE USA Board. Raili, a university lecturer and founder of Sutra Culture Connects was born in Kolkata, India and lives in the USA.

She is a long standing friend and supporter of HOPE.

" I am honoured and privileged to be a Director of HOPE USA Board, and look forward to sharing my experience, enthusiasm and support to HOPE.
Having visited HOPE's programs in Kolkata, I am driven to ensure that I continue to support their sustained development, " Dr Raili Roy.

Welcome Raili from everyone in HOPE.

07/15/2026

Today is World Youth Skills Day

HOPE's Life Skills Training Center delivers high-quality vocational training to individuals who are unable to avail of such services elsewhere. Professionally designed training, which is tailored to suit the capabilities of the trainees, provides the young women and men with the opportunity to train and get a job placement or start a business of their own.

To learn more or to give the gift of livelihood please visit: https://hopefoundationusa.com/product-category/livelihood-csr-gifts/

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+16466686494

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https://hopefoundationusa.com/

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