2020-2022: Finding Our Purpose

During the COVID-19 pandemic and after hurricanes devastated parts of Florida, we volunteered with local relief efforts. We distributed supplies, connected neighbors with resources, and showed up when our community needed help. These experiences taught us a crucial lesson: impact doesn't require credentials, wealth, or years of experience. It requires commitment and willingness to do the work. At the same time, our summer visits to India revealed a different side of healthcare access. We saw villages where the nearest clinic was hours away, families who couldn't afford basic medications, and people who had gone years without health screenings. The contrast was stark.

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2023: Young Hearts Healthcare is Born

In 2023, we made a decision: we would found a nonprofit dedicated to bringing accessible healthcare to underserved communities in rural India. We had no experience running an organization, no connections to wealthy donors, and no clear roadmap. What we had was a mission and the determination to figure it out. We spent months learning how to structure a nonprofit, create realistic budgets, develop fundraising strategies, and build partnerships with healthcare workers across continents. We approached corporate sponsors in Tampa Bay with a clear pitch: transparent use of funds, measurable impact, and accountability at every step. The response exceeded our expectations. By the end of our first year, we had raised $10,120 every dollar accounted for and allocated toward medical supplies, healthcare worker coordination, hygiene kits, and transportation.

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Why "Young Hearts"?

We chose the name Young Hearts Healthcare Foundation because it captures everything we believe. Young represents our conviction that age doesn't limit impact—that young people have the energy, idealism, and innovation to tackle problems others have accepted as unchangeable. Hearts reflects our belief that healthcare is fundamentally about humanity, that the best medicine combines technical skill with genuine compassion, and that caring deeply about people transforms service from transactional to transformational.

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Honoring Our Parents' Legacy

We can't tell our story without acknowledging our parents' influence. Our mom's strength through years of battling chronic illness taught us what resilience looks like and reminded us that care is about more than just medical treatment. Our parents' lifetime of running foundations in India showed us that service isn't a hobby or a phase and it's a commitment, a way of living that values the wellbeing of others as much as personal success. We're carrying forward their legacy in our own way, guided by the same fundamental belief that we have a responsibility to use our privileges and resources to serve those who have less.

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