Raising Hope
Raising Hope
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Raising Hope (RH) of St. Thomas Syro Malabar Catholic Forane Church, Somerset, NJ is a charitable organization formed within the church with the goal of encouraging young people to take leadership in helping the underprivileged. We raise funds and donate that money to specific organizations both in India and America.
Patron Saint
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Our mission
Share | Care | Grow Together
Team RH
Team RH
2025-2026 RH Executive Committee
2025-2026 RH Executive Committee
Co-Presidents
Angelyn Mangan | Ryan Joseph
Co-Presidents
Angelyn Mangan | Ryan Joseph
Vice President
Amala James
Vice President
Amala James
Secretary
Hannah Arun
Secretary
Hannah Arun
Treasurer
Ethan Pradeesh
Treasurer
Ethan Pradeesh
PR Recruitment Lead/Web Designer
Jonathan Thomas
PR Recruitment Lead/Web Designer
Jonathan Thomas
International/Outreach Lead
Aaron Abraham
International/Outreach Lead
Aaron Abraham
Fundraising leads
Jane Pulikkan
Adult Animators
Fundraising leads
Jane Pulikkan
Adult Animators
Sheena Augestine, Mariam Thomas(Smitha)
Sheena Augestine, Mariam Thomas(Smitha)
History
History
Raising Hope started out as a group of friends from St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, in East Millstone, NJ, who felt the call to help their struggling brothers and sisters. We heard of a group of girls in Pala, Kerala, close to our homes in India, who were studying and living with a group of sisters at a center known as Infant Jesus Balabhavan. We started to visit them and spend time with them during our visits to India. Since then, our group has branched out to the members' schools and other activities, collecting members for its committee and organizing itself to make the group more effective. We brought the intention to serve these children back home with us, and we organized a group to better our efforts. Thus began Raising Hope.
Raising Hope started out as a group of friends from St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, in East Millstone, NJ, who felt the call to help their struggling brothers and sisters. We heard of a group of girls in Pala, Kerala, close to our homes in India, who were studying and living with a group of sisters at a center known as Infant Jesus Balabhavan. We started to visit them and spend time with them during our visits to India. Since then, our group has branched out to the members' schools and other activities, collecting members for its committee and organizing itself to make the group more effective. We brought the intention to serve these children back home with us, and we organized a group to better our efforts. Thus began Raising Hope.
RH Contributions
RH Contributions
*from Jan 2020 to Sep 2025
RH Projects and Events
RH Projects and Events
Sep 2025: RH Car Wash
Sep 2025: RH Car Wash
Nursing Students in Lissiuex Sadanam, Kerala
Support additional RH Charity Projects
Jun 2025: RH BBQ
Jun 2025: RH BBQ
Nursing Students in Lissiuex Sadanam, Kerala
Support additional RH Charity Projects
May 2024: RH BBQ
May 2024: RH BBQ
Yearly fund raising event !
Support additional RH Charity Projects
April 2022: Soup Kitchen
April 2022: Soup Kitchen
Helping Hands Food Drive in Bronx
Nursing Students in Lissiuex Sadanam, Kerala
May 2022: Raising Hope BBQ
May 2022: Raising Hope BBQ
Helping Hands Food Drive in Bronx
Missionaries of Charity Asbury
Nursing Students in Lissiuex Sadanam, Kerala
April 2022: Helping Hands Soup kitchen in Bronx
April 2022: Helping Hands Soup kitchen in Bronx
Fr. Meena is the director of the soup kitchen
We would either help serve food, or help with the food pantry where families will come to collect food, or help with food packing.
Sep 2025: RH Car wash
Sep 2025: RH Car wash
April 2022: Soup Kitchen
April 2022: Soup Kitchen
May 2022: Raising Hope BBQ
May 2022: Raising Hope BBQ
April 2022: Helping Hands Soup kitchen in Bronx
April 2022: Helping Hands Soup kitchen in Bronx
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