Yps Charitable Foundation

Our small group is based out of Chrompet, specifically over on Nellaiyappar 1st Cross Street. It is a quiet enough corner of Bharathypuram if you ignore the usual city noise. We started the Yps Charitable Foundation because there was a need for it, plain and simple. We aren't trying to be some massive organization with glossy brochures. Most of the time, we are just sitting around the small table in the front room trying to figure out who needs help this week. The walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, but that isn't really the priority right now. We handle various bits of charity work as they come up. Sometimes someone needs help with school books, or maybe it’s an elderly neighbor who can't get to the shop. We don’t have a set schedule for every single thing. It’s more about what is happening in the street today. The neighbors know us by name, and we know them. It’s a bit cramped when more than three people show up at once, but we make it work. Living and working in Chennai means dealing with the humidity and the traffic, but being here in Chrompet feels right for us. We just keep the doors open and do what we can with the little we have. It’s honest work and it keeps our hands full most days. We are usually here until the sun goes down, just sorting through things.