Helping Hands FICA Program Beachwood Community Center November 10, 2024
Helping Hands is a project of the Federation of India Community Associations (FICA). Helping Hands supports South Asians in Cleveland and NE Ohio who are trying to break the cycle of domestic and sexual violence and take back control of their lives.
They also provide Services to Seniors such as services and programs to promote health and independence for the elderly, information and referral services for medical, food, transportation, and meal programs.
In addition, the Helping Hands-Aangan initiative aims to engage the 50+ in the community understand issues of importance to them and bring in domain experts to talk about those issues.
After years of Zoom meetings they gathered in person on November 10, 2024 in the Beachwood Community Center. Swati Sathe explained Helping Hands in this video and thanked the founders Mona Alag, Dr. Jaya Shah and Dr. Gita Gidwani.
Swati Sathe
Helping Hands founders Mona Alag, Dr. Jaya Shah and Dr. Gita Gidwani
Watch the video.
Then Sumita Kedia introduced the keynote speaker, Dr. Rupesh Raina.
Sumita Kedia
Dr. Rupesh Raina
Dr. Raina is a nephrologist in Akron and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Cleveland Clinic Akron General and Summa Health-Akron Campus. He received his medical degree from King George's/CSM Medical College and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Rupesh Raina has expertise in treating kidney disease, chronic kidney disease, among other conditions. His presentation provided information and tips for Graceful Aging for those 50 years and over.
Dr. Rupesh Raina speaking
There were also some music performances.
Soumen Bhattacharya
Dr. Geetu Pahlajani
Nitin Samant
After the performances and lunch, Mona Alag, one of the founders of Helping Hands, shared a testimonial from one of the women they helped who had been abused in many ways by her husband.
Mona Alag
Watch the video.
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Enjoy these other images from the FICA Helping Hands event.
FICA President Shekhar Ganore
FICA Board Members
Helping Hands Board Members
Jaya and Ramesh Shah
Kathy Ghose and Sanjay Garg
The musical performers
FICA Helping Hands event attendees
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