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India Home is a nonprofit serving South Asian seniors in Queens and Long Island since 2007.

A place to gather, eat together, get help, and feel at home, in the languages our elders grew up with.

Life at India Home

Volunteers serving lunch
Serving lunch together
Seniors at an India Home center
At the center
Seniors at a picnic lunch
A picnic lunch
A group in the park
Out in the park
A community celebration
A community celebration

This week at our centers

By center

  • Jamaica

    Desi Senior Center

    • Mon8 amto 4 pm
    • Tue8 amto 4 pm
    • Wed8 amto 4 pm
    • Thu8 amto 4 pm
    • Fri1 pmto 5 pm
  • Ozone Park

    Shree Sundar Gopal Mandir

    • Monclosed
    • Tue9 amto 2 pm
    • Wedclosed
    • Thuclosed
    • Friclosed
  • Flushing

    Hindu Center

    • Monclosed
    • Tueclosed
    • Wed9 amto 2 pm
    • Thuclosed
    • Friclosed
  • Elmhurst

    Satya Narayan Mandir

    • Mon9 amto 2 pm
    • Tueclosed
    • Wedclosed
    • Thu9 amto 2 pm
    • Friclosed
  • Jamaica Estates

    Main office

    • Monclosed
    • Tueclosed
    • Wedclosed
    • Thuclosed
    • Fri9 amto 2 pm
  • Hicksville

    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

    • Monclosed
    • Tue10 amto 3 pm
    • Wedclosed
    • Thuclosed
    • Fri10 amto 3 pm

By day

  1. Monday

    • Jamaica8 am–4 pm
    • Elmhurst9 am–2 pm
  2. Tuesday

    • Jamaica8 am–4 pm
    • Ozone Park9 am–2 pm
    • Hicksville10 am–3 pm
  3. Wednesday

    • Jamaica8 am–4 pm
    • Flushing9 am–2 pm
  4. Thursday

    • Jamaica8 am–4 pm
    • Elmhurst9 am–2 pm
  5. Friday

    • Jamaica1 pm–5 pm
    • Jamaica Estates9 am–2 pm
    • Hicksville10 am–3 pm

Weekend programs

Centers are closed on Saturday and Sunday, apart from the weekend programs above.

News from our centers

All news and stories

Stories from our members

All member stories
  • Member stories

    Dr. Bindeshwari Aggarwal – Part Two

    When we visited Binduji’s home for personal interview, her house was covered with full of awards certificates and credentials.

  • Member stories

    Rinki Roy

    As you may know, Bimal Roy was a legendary Indian director who dominated the early Filmfare Awards winning a record-holding 11 awards (7 for Best Director, 4 for Best Film) between 1953 and 1964.

  • Member stories

    Creative Mail Boxes

    As you may know, we went to see my unwell elder brother Ashok a week ago at West Palm Beach, Florida. It was a private residential area located Lake Clarke Shores town in Palm Beach County.

In their words

Today’s Navratri Garba at India Home, Hicksville, was especially heartwarming, but what touched me most was the people behind the celebration: the ever-present smiles, fresh enthusiasm, warm greetings, loving invitations to participate, engaging conversations, and those unexpected acts of service offered so naturally. These may appear to be small gestures, but together they create something extraordinary: a feeling of belonging that makes people eagerly look forward to every Tuesday and Friday at India Home.

The celebration may bring people together, but it is the warmth of the people that makes them want to return.

Rohit Pandya, Navratri Garba at the Hicksville center

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