AMICOS North America
A registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization uniting alumni from Mar Ivanios College, India residing across the United States and Canada to serve humanity, support healthcare infrastructure, and empower vulnerable communities.
- ✓ IRS 501(c)(3) Compliant: Tax-deductible contributions in the United States.
- ✓ Cross-Continental Oversight: Direct governance, auditing, and grant administration.
- ✓ Global Malayali Synergy: Harnessing diaspora expertise and resources for Kerala.
HELP Foundation
A distinguished Kerala-based charitable organization providing medical and social support to underprivileged communities. HELP Foundation serves as the on-ground operational and medical partner for the Bethsaida Hospice project.
- ✓ Thevalakkara Hospice Facility: Managing the 24/7 dedicated palliative care home in Kollam.
- ✓ Regulatory Compliance: Full adherence to Indian healthcare standards & clinical protocols.
- ✓ Licensed Medical Staff: Qualified doctors, round-the-clock nurses, and care assistants.
Why End-of-Life Hospice Care Matters
Kerala has India's highest proportion of elderly citizens and rapidly evolving nuclear family structures, creating an urgent palliative care gap.
Round-the-clock dedicated clinical and pain supervision
Removing catastrophic financial barriers for impoverished families
Physical medical, emotional, spiritual & social companionship
Audited financial reports and monthly tracking
The Need: A Silent Crisis in End-of-Life Care
Modern hospitals are built for acute medical cure, leaving patients with terminal diagnoses, advanced cancer, or extreme frailty with nowhere to turn when curative options conclude.
Lack of Family Support
Many elderly Malayalis live alone as children have emigrated for work, leaving bedridden patients without caregiver capacity at home.
Unbearable Private Costs
Private palliative homes and ICU-level bedside nursing are completely unaffordable for low-income and working-class families in Kerala.
Hospital Discharge Void
Overcrowded hospitals are forced to discharge terminal patients when treatment ends, leaving families without medical pain management support.
Loss of Human Dignity
Patients face debilitating pain, social isolation, and physical neglect in their final days. Hospice care restores unconditional human dignity.
The 4 Pillars of Bethsaida Hospice Care
Providing a sanctuary where patients are cherished, supported, and surrounded with professional care and human kindness.
1. Compassionate Care
Care delivered with deep empathy, patience, and warmth. Our licensed nurses and staff provide attentive bedside support that honors each patient's individuality.
2. Holistic Support
Integrating medical pain and symptom management with emotional counseling, spiritual companionship, and social support for both patients and their families.
3. Home-Like Sanctuary
A tranquil, hygienic, and comforting environment situated at Thevalakkara that feels like home rather than a cold, sterile hospital ward.
4. Dignity Till the End
Respecting every life and honoring every moment. Ensuring no human being ever has to face their final days alone, in agony, or without love.
Explore the Complete Proposal Slide Deck
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The Hospice Care Delivery Framework
An innovative, high-leverage operating model partnering with regional hospitals, local Panchayats, and civic authorities to ensure funding and program integrity.
AMICOS North America
Provides 501(c)(3) program design, grant management, global fundraising, and compliance auditing from North America.
Panchayats & Civic Bodies
Local Grama Panchayats, police stations, and social workers identify and verify vulnerable, abandoned, or destitute patients.
Regional Hospital Network
Partner hospitals transition discharged palliative patients seamlessly into the Bethsaida hospice care network.
HELP Hospice Facility
Thevalakkara home delivers 24/7 doctor-supervised palliative nursing, nutritious meals, hygiene, and compassionate dignity.
Leadership & Core Execution Team
Dedicated professionals with shared values, united by a singular mission of compassionate care with dignity.
North America Executive Leadership
On-Ground Management & Medical Team
Gallery of Care & Compassion
Real photographs from the Bethsaida Hospice facility in Kerala showing compassionate 24/7 nursing care, comfortable rooms, and dedicated healthcare professionals.
Transparency, Funding & Grant Allocation
Every single dollar and rupee contributed directly translates into verifiable patient care days, medical supplies, and compassionate bedside support.
What We Are Requesting
We respectfully invite charitable foundations, philanthropists, and community leaders to join hands with us.
One-Time Contribution
Make an immediate, direct impact by funding patient care days, essential medical supplies, and facility enhancements today.
SUPPORT VIA AMICOS NA →Grant Allocation
Partner with us through a long-term grant to sustain continuous palliative nursing, staff training, and regional hospice expansion.
INQUIRE ABOUT GRANTS →Bethsaida Hospice Care Project - Final Proposal
Download the complete official PDF presentation submitted by AMICOS North America & HELP Foundation.
"A society is judged not by how it treats the powerful, but by how it cares for its most vulnerable. Together, we can ensure that no one faces their final journey alone."
BETHSAIDA HOSPICE CARE PROJECT • KERALA, INDIA
An initiative of AMICOS North America in partnership with HELP Foundation