Sri Satya Sai Region 5, USA

SSSIO USA North Central Region - serving the States of IA, IL, MI, MN, ND, NE, OH, SD, and WI)

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Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Region 5

North Central Region of Sri Sathya Sai International Organization, USA

Love All, Serve All.

Help Ever, Hurt Never.

"See all work as spiritual exercise, as an offering. Then, work is transformed into worship." - Sri Sathya Sai Baba

"There is only one caste, the caste of humanity. There is only one religion, the religion of love. There is only one language, the language of the heart. There is only One God, and He is Omnipresent " - Sri Sathya Sai Baba

"Education should be for life, not for a living." - Sri Sathya Sai Baba

"The main objective of the Sri Sathya Sai Organization ... is to help humanity recognize its inherent divinity. " - Sri Sathya Sai Baba

"We are born to render selfless service. Selfless service alone can achieve unity in humanity. Only through unity, can humanity attain Divinity. Hence service is very essential to understand unity in diversity. People are under the impression that service meant rendering help to the forlorn and the weak. It is a great mistake to think that you are rendering service to others. In fact, you are doing it for yourself because the same principle of Atma, the same principle of love exists in all." - Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Overview of Sri Sathya Sai International Organization

Key Ongoing Services
(Humanitarian, Disaster Relief, Tutoring, Healthcare, etc.)

National S.A.I. Tutoring Summit

Several Sri Sathya Sai Centers across the country have been involved in a community service project tutoring children in low-income diverse neighborhoods. The programs share a common goal of supporting these children academically and enriching their lives through various activities they would, otherwise, not be exposed to, for instance, STEM-related activities such as coding and robotics. More importantly, tutoring serves as an opportunity for these children to develop positive, encouraging and supportive relationships with older youths and adults who can serve as mentors.

On September 18th 2021, about 120 members, comprising adults, young adults and Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students from Sri Sathya Sai Centers across the nation, participated in a virtual SAI (Schoolwork Assistance Initiative) Tutoring Summit. The summit gave Sai volunteers an opportunity to connect, be inspired and share their experience of providing learning support to underserved children in our communities.

Representatives of eight ongoing tutoring programs from across the U.S. gave a history of how they began their tutoring initiatives, maintained them over time, positive aspects and strengths of their programs, and plans for their growth and development. Here is a brief summary of some of the tutoring programs that were shared.