Projects

Our Programs

From the orchards of GreenFriends Farm to Mother’s Kitchen serving across the Bay Area, the San Ramon community turns Amma’s teachings into steady, practical love — feeding the hungry, caring for the earth, nurturing children and youth, and serving neighbours in times of crisis.

"The beauty and charm of selfless love and service should not die away from the face of the earth. The world should know that a life of dedication is possible, that a life inspired by love and service to humanity is possible."

— Amma

Why it Matters

Amma teaches that a life inspired by love and service is possible for everyone. Here that looks like a thousand fruit trees planted on once-barren clay, a can of food carried to every Saturday program, a hot meal delivered to a shelter across the Bay, and a truckload of supplies driven to fire evacuees overnight. Every hour of seva is an offering — and there is a place here for every pair of hands.

Our Programs

A double rainbow over the hills of MA Center San Ramon

GreenFriends Farm

A thousand fruit trees, permaculture and Soil Food Web — an educational center for ecologically conscious agriculture.

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Amma's Pantry

Over 99,000 meals for local food banks since 2013 — one can of food at a time.

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Mother's Kitchen volunteers packing meal bags

Mother's Kitchen Bay Area

Free meals across San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose, Monterey, Sonoma and Santa Cruz.

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Amma's Kitchen food booth at the New Living Expo

Community Outreach

Fire and flood relief, feeding the homeless, and serving local shelters across Northern California.

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Craft Guild fabric-painting at MA Center

Green Initiatives

Solar power, source-reduction campaigns and the Craft Guild turning trash into treasure.

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Lead Us to Sight

An eyeglass collection drive — over 1,500 pairs donated for the Lions Club Recycle for Sight program.

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Amrita Bala Kendra

Spiritual and cultural values for children ages 4–14, with service projects and festivals.

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Walking meditation on International Day of Yoga

AYUDH Bay Area

Amma's youth movement — beach restoration, green initiatives and community service since 2007.

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MA Music — Journey to Om

A journey into devotional music and bhajans, in Amma's tradition of music as a path to the divine.

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Our Impact

99,000+ meals provided by Amma’s Pantry for local food banks (since 2013)
1,000+ fruit trees planted at GreenFriends Farm — Amma blessed the 1,000th (since 2007)
1,500+ pairs of eyeglasses collected for those in need through Lead Us to Sight (since 2023)
40+ Mother’s Kitchen chapters across North America — the first founded here in 1996

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Join us for Saturday seva, in the kitchen, or on the farm — everyone is welcome.

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Questions about a program or how to help? Reach out anytime.

Projects

Our Programs

Why it Matters