Stafford now anchors the United States branch of One World One Family, an India‑based nonprofit that provides healthcare, education and nutrition to families worldwide. The organization opened its U.S. headquarters on Nov. 12, selecting Greater Houston for its high diversity, innovative spirit and the founders’ familiarity with the area, founder Sri Madhusudan Sai said.
Local impact and job training
The new office, located off the Southwest Freeway, will also house a PeopleShores center. PeopleShores partners with Houston Community College to create jobs and provide training for underserved youth. Programs will cover fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics and software engineering, giving young adults who have skipped costly college pathways a chance to gain marketable skills.
Health and nutrition partnerships
Sai explained that One World One Family members are already working with Houston hospitals on plans to open a free clinic, and they continue to welcome Houston patients to receive free treatment at the organization’s established clinics in India. In addition, the nonprofit will partner with the Houston Food Bank to combat food insecurity, a problem that still affects many families in the city and surrounding inner‑city neighborhoods.
“There are a lot of people who are still not capable of providing nutritious meals to themselves and their kids,” Sai said. “Food insecurity does exist in Houston and inner‑city areas.”
Education and scholarship support
The organization also intends to provide scholarships for students in need, extending its values‑based education model to the Greater Houston community. Since its founding in 2012, One World One Family has delivered breakfast to 10 million children each morning and facilitated 45,000 free heart surgeries for children through its cardiac hospitals.
Growth across the United States
One World One Family began its U.S. expansion with a free clinic in Mississippi in 2019. Earlier this year, it opened offices in Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. The nonprofit now operates ten U.S. offices, employing or relying on roughly 3,000 staff and volunteers nationwide.
CEO Kimmell Joslin said the organization hopes to partner with local businesses to create additional job opportunities for underserved youth and to collaborate with other nonprofits to broaden their reach. Sai added that the group is still seeking more volunteers in the Houston area.
“What we can still share with others is a little bit of our time and our kindness,” Sai said. “That’s what the world needs—more than all the resources—is collective human kindness. That is what drives the world.”
Original reporting: Community Impact — Houston — read the source article.
