Dr. Neha Doshi never imagined that volunteering at Grace Medical Home would become more than just an extension of her career—it would become a bridge between generations.
After 20 years in medical practice, Neha felt a calling to give back in a new way. “I grew up volunteering and realized I needed to go back to my roots,” she reflects. Finding Grace Medical Home was like coming full circle. Every Thursday, she traded the familiar rush of private practice for the quiet, unwavering mission of Grace—serving those who might otherwise go unseen. “Doctors get to help people every day, but at Grace, I am really making a difference—I feel it in my soul.”
What she never expected was that her daughter, Maya Sanghrajka, would one day walk through those same doors—not just as an observer, but as someone ready to serve.
Maya grew up listening to her mother’s stories from Grace. While she was away at Florida State University, she could count on a phone call every other Thursday evening, filled with her mother’s excitement. “She would regale me with stories from Grace—the people she worked with, the patients she helped, and the kindness that flowed through those doors,” Maya recalls.
So when she graduated and began searching for a meaningful way to spend her gap year, the answer seemed obvious. “I’m not always a decisive person, but submitting my application to Grace was one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever made,” she says.
She wanted something more than just clinical experience—she wanted transformation. She wanted to wake up every day knowing she was making an impact. “I have never been a morning person, so the fact that I now regularly wake up at 7 a.m. for my shifts at Grace definitely says something.”
Now, mother and daughter serve together, their journeys intertwined in ways neither of them anticipated. “I feel so privileged and proud to share this piece of my life with her,” Neha says. “It is an honor to teach her the joys of volunteering, of giving, of learning.”
For Maya, Grace has been more than just a place to grow professionally—it has been a lesson in humanity. “The patients we see here are often in unique positions where they are trusting us in a way they may never have trusted someone before,” she says. “The honor and privilege I feel each day as I leave this building is incomparable to anything I have ever experienced.”
It’s in the little moments that Maya finds the deepest meaning—like the day she overheard a team member hurrying down the hallway, asking for change for a $50 bill. “A patient needed change, and they didn’t have enough,” she recalls. “Something so small, but the urgency and care behind it showed me exactly what Grace is about—making sure that every patient’s needs, no matter how minor they may seem, are met with love and dignity.”
Beyond the patients and the medicine, what makes Grace extraordinary is the people who sustain it—the volunteers, the staff, and the donors who make their work possible. “Every person who contributes something to Grace, be that money, time, or spare medical supplies, is allowing this clinic to function to its full potential,” Maya says. “It truly takes a village.”
Neha echoes this sentiment. “No matter what someone contributes—big or small—it makes someone’s life better. And when we give, we ourselves receive. That is the greatest gift of all.”
For Neha and Maya, Grace Medical Home is more than a clinic. It is a place where service is an act of love, where healing extends beyond medicine, and where a mother and daughter have found a deeper connection—both to each other and to something greater than themselves.
