A volunteer registering a patient's details at his hospital bedside
Volunteers handing groceries to an elderly woman
Community gathering supported by Recovering Hands
Elderly residents resting and eating at a Recovering Hands shelter
Entry No. 0001  ·  Regd. Trust GOVT
REG
14/23

When the hospital bill is the only thing standing between them and care — we pay it. In person.

அவசர மருத்துவ செலவுக்கு பணம் இல்லாமல் தவிக்கும் மக்களுக்கு நேரடி உதவி.

No online form decides who gets helped. Someone from Recovering Hands travels to the village or street, sees the family with their own eyes, and settles the bill directly with the hospital — the same day, wherever we can.

14/2023
Govt. Registration
80G
Tax-Exempt Donations
₹0
Kept For Overheads
Charles J
Trust Managing Trustee
நமது அறக்கட்டளையின் முக்கிய நோக்கம்

Help doesn't wait for paperwork. Neither do we.

Recovering Hands is a registered charitable trust based in Chennai. When a poor or needy family calls us about an urgent medical expense they cannot afford, we don't ask them to visit an office or fill a form online.

We go to them — any city, any village — see their true situation for ourselves, and pay the hospital the money they owe. Directly. No delay, no middle hand.

Beyond hospital bills, the same trust that carries a bedside ledger also carries grocery bags to the elderly and shelter to those who have nowhere safe to recover.

Volunteer noting a patient's case details bedside
How a case gets closed

Three steps. No middle hand.

Every entry in our register follows the same sequence — because trust is built one verified visit at a time.

01 — The Call

A family reaches us

By phone, by referral, or through someone who knows someone. We take down the essentials: where, what treatment, how urgent.

02 — The Visit

We see it ourselves

Someone from the trust travels to the hospital or the home — village or city, it makes no difference — and confirms the situation in person before a rupee moves.

03 — The Settlement

We pay the hospital directly

The trust settles the bill with the hospital itself, not the family's hand — so the money goes exactly where it was needed.

From the register

Recent entries in our work

Bedside hospital registration
Medical Aid

Bedside verification & direct hospital payment

Volunteers record the case in person before the trust settles the bill with the hospital directly.

Groceries handed to an elderly woman
Provisions

Groceries carried straight to the doorstep

Rice, essentials and daily provisions handed over to elders and families who cannot manage on their own.

Elderly residents resting at a Recovering Hands shelter
Shelter & Care

A safe bed to recover in

For those with nowhere to go after treatment, the trust arranges rest, food and daily care.

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Every rupee is accounted for

Your ₹500 can settle a real hospital bill this week.

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