Bombay Blessings Foundation

Up on the 17th floor of Bright Jsd in Mulund, you’ll find the Bombay Blessings Foundation. It’s a long way up from the street. Mulund-West is a busy part of Mumbai, and being in the City Of Joy building keeps us right in the middle of everything. Our office is number 1702. We aren’t a big, wealthy foundation with a huge staff. It’s just a few of us in a room, trying to get things done. The view from the window is mostly other buildings and the city haze, but it reminds us of all the people down there. We spend a lot of time on the phone and writing things down. It can get pretty cramped in here with all the donation boxes and paperwork piled up. We don’t have a lot of fancy furniture or a professional decorator. It’s just a practical space where we can work. Sometimes it’s a bit overwhelming with the pace of Mumbai, but we just focus on the task at hand. We don’t use a lot of big words to describe what we do. We just try to help out where we can. It’s not about being a corporate entity; it’s about being part of the city and its people. Sometimes the phones don't stop ringing and we lose track of time. That’s just life on the 17th floor. We keep a small stove in the corner for making tea during the long afternoons. It's those little things that make the 17th floor feel like a home instead of just an office.