Welcome About Us
The mission of Care And Smiles is to ‘Give Back to the Community’ and pursue the awareness of ‘Climate Change’.
Today, we are consumed with ourselves 24x7 – my life, my activities, my ambition, my achievements, my family - chasing the dreams at speeds that have mentally and physically exhausted us to think beyond. At Care And Smiles, we strive to make a change - make the world a fairer place for people with disabilities, illnesses and poverty. Enable our communities on Climate change with education on environment and sustainability to make the world a better place.
‘Pause for a Cause’, is the call to all families and friends, corporates, businesses, individuals and the community at large to take a pause in their ultra-high paced lives and look back, give back to their not so fortunate fellow beings who are faced with unimaginable living challenges as they may not have a family, maybe are orphaned, homeless, diseased, underprivileged or less abled.
Together we can - we believe our volunteering activities can help change the lives of a few people suffering from hunger, illnesses and poverty. Our initiatives to bring awareness and eco-friendly solutions will help reduce Climate Change impacts and help communities, and the world become a better place.
Food Collection And Distribution
Prevent food waste - rescue and distribute to the needy! Support perishable and non perishable food pickups from local bakeries, restaurants, stores. Distribute and and drop offs to multiple shelter locations in the NOVA and tri-state region. Plan family and friends cooking events for distribution to the shleter locations on festive occasions.
Hygiene And Health Programs
People in shelters generally do not have the means and access to proper self-care and personal hygiene. This may increase the risk of infectious disease and other hygiene-related behaviors. This poses a risk to physical wellbeing, can affect mental health, lowering of self-confidence and leaving individuals feeling left behind by society. We conduct Health And Hygiene drives to ensure regular distribution of basic hygiene sand care products at the shelter locations and disadvantaged communities. Includes clothes and other items of use for the homeless and sick.
Patient Care & Clinics
Understanding children and their special needs to support their learning, development with proper medical care. Supporting the March for Dimes charitable projects and other volunteer events which ensure proper healthcare opportunities are given to the child. Volunteering at medical clinics to assist young children to feel comfortable and address their unique needs.
Frontline Events
Going the extra mile with not only distributing essential requirements of food and hygiene products to those less fortunate and homeless, but also organizing community building events and activities for more personal interaction with the homeless and sick like cooking, serving, playing games and sharing stories with them to help our local neighborhood feel like a home to everyone.
Spiritual Upliftment
People visit spiritual places for calming and energizing their body and souls. To provide exciting sensory experiences one of the important elements is healthy and organic food. Support the various activities in the kitchen for cooking, cleaning, serving, event coordination and planning for major events to ensure a great experience for the spiritual seekers. Serving fresh sanctified vegetarian and vegan meals delight the palate, promote good health and even elevate one's consciousness.
School And Arts
Provide underprivileged students with academic resources and emotional support. Supporting and voluntering for activities of Loudoun County Public schools whose motto is – Empowering all students to make meaningful contributions to the world. Mentor new entrants in High school to make sure they feel comfortable in the new environment and support with information on resources available to them. Provide free catch up classes and tutions for students of Middle School for STEM and Music.
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Care And Smiles - Our motivation, our thoughts, our wishes, our experiences, our actions, our execution, our impact, our community – a collection!
A Summer Brunch at the Shelter
Amid our fast-paced professional lives, it’s easy to forget the simple joys that come from building a family outside of your own. A family of the most vulnerable and underserved, including persons with mental illness, HIV/AIDS, addiction, developmental disabilities, and ex-offenders.
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A day @ shelter
Spending a day at a homeless shelter can be a meaningful and eye-opening experience. Homelessness is common, and a day at a homeless shelter would be the best activity to understand the complex issue and an important step in raising awareness and making a positive impact.
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Our Team
Meet our Care And Smiles - super motivated, friendly and caring team who are a pleasure to work with and are always coming up with new ideas for us to go further and make the difference. We welcome you to join us and be the part of journey...
Testimonials
We are committed to give back to the community. We appeal to you’ll to take the first step and join us and volunteer to give the hope and dreams – one individual at a time! We always appreciate your kind feedback to motivate our team to do more…
The President’s Volunteer Service Award is presented to Ayati Aggarwal – By AmeriCorps in recognition and appreciation for their commitment to strengthen our nation and communities through volunteer service.
Ayati - Keep up the good work of giving back to the community. Care and Smiles is a promising platform that offers leadership opportunities for every individual keen to serve the community irrespective of their age, race or gender. It encourages every community member to lend a helping hand to those struggling in different aspects of life around us. Along with leadership skills participants will learn compassion, caring and mindfulness for fellow human beings.
Mrs. Pranita Ambokar – Teacher LCPS
2 times President Voluntary Service Award Winner! Ayati serves as a lead volunteer at our Panera Bread food rescue program and at WholeFoods. She has demonstrated that she is a confident, well-organized, and capable leader. In addition to being a NEST4US volunteer lead, she is also an active tutor in our NEST Tutors tutoring program. Ayati has over 200+ community service hours with our organization and has also been recognized as our Volunteer of the Month.
Over the course of her association with Project Plase, Ayati has been leading with the core values of social and community service, character, and leadership. She exemplifies kindness, passion, integrity, and above all responsibility towards giving back to the community. Ayati is an extremely enthusiastic and kind teenager who has the heart and passion to serve the most vulnerable and underserved, including persons with mental illness, drug addiction, developmental disabilities, and ex-offenders, and make a difference in their lives. Karen Swann – Case manager Project Plase
While our time together was short, she stood out in her intellect and character strengths in the way she engaged with the academic material presented. Ayati was a leader to her peers, and willing to give her full self to the project at hand. It was apparent that Ayati does not do things halfway and commits herself to excellence. This attitude encouraged those around her to engage similarly, creating an atmosphere of passion and diligence.
Averi Jordan – Recruitment Coordinator George Mason
2023 JA Entrepreneurship Summit Pitch Competition 1st prize awarded to Ayati Aggarwal and her team for the group pitch for a startup called ‘Eco Excursions’ to pursue eco-friendly travels to help support Climate Change
Ed Grenier – CEO Washington DC Chapter
Throughout her employment with us, Ayati has been enthusiastic and passionate about working with children. She assisted young students, who came from different backgrounds and skill levels, in dance classes, crafts and various activities. She connected well with children of all ages and backgrounds, further exemplifying her interpersonal skills.
Ramona Batchelder – Founder, Creative Dance Center
Ayati always demonstrated leadership by approaching all the staff proactively and was fearless to ask questions regarding her role and guidelines of work. Because excellent work ethic, desire to learn and eagerness to perform at the highest level, she earned the love and respect of the entire team. I often refer to Ayati as one of the students that has the most potential and use her example to motivate other interns.
Dr Rishita Jaju
Ayati always displayed great generosity of spirit when with her teammates. She is selfless when it comes to putting the needs of others first, and she is always looking for ways to support her teammates that are in need of assistance. She possesses the key qualities to be successful in life: the passion to be the best version of herself, set goals, commitment, and the pursuit of excellence.
Coach Cass – Team Ashburn
Ayati - you are an inspiration and we're incredibly proud of you, dear angel! I always knew this would be you, and you could do this. The world needs more people like you. May you continue to spread good cheer and heal people’s lives with your loving ways. I wish you and your entire team at ‘Cares and smiles’ tremendous success for your noble efforts towards the service of the underprivileged!
Mrs. Varda Manglik - Small business entrepreneur