Can you help?

We currently have five children in our programs requiring sponsorship. Child Sponsorship is $45 per month and covers things like schooling, clothing, medical attention and more. Email info@freetobekids.org for more details.

Sept appeal

Siman goes crab hunting

Siman and the kids love spending their afternoons hunting for crabs to cook up and eat.

Our August Active Missions Works Team is back!

Our August Active Missions Works Team has recently returned from 10 days in Kolkata.

The team worked extremely hard in the heat; painting inside our building, completing a mural for our kids, building cupboards, designing and creating a garden area, running art and craft workshops with our kids and much more.

Keep your eye on this blog for more updates from the trip. If you would like to visit a FreeToBeKids Child Rescue and Development Centre email trips@freetobekids.org to register your interest for 2011.

Aug India team

What’s happening in Kolkata…

Our Active Missions Works Team is working extremely hard in the Kolkata heat! 3 full days and they’ve already painted out whole sections of the home, built a new garden area, started kids murals and much more. Here’s a quick look at what’s been happening.

Kolk team

FreeToBeKids Office Closed

The FreeToBeKids office will be closed from Friday August 13th until Friday August 27th. All staff will be on operations in India during this period. If you have any enquiries please email them to info@freetobekids.org and we will be in touch on the 30th.

Thanks for your continued support,

The FreeToBeKids team.

The story of FTBK, an interview with director Benj Geerling

Click here to watch a recent short film on the story of FreeToBeKids

Baby Elijah

Baby Elijah is the first child born to our house mum at the Kolkata Child Rescue and Development Centre. He arrived safely and our house parents are looking forward to raising their little boy amongst the 20 other children they currently help care for!

Play time

The kids in our Kolkata Child Rescue and Development Centre love playing with play-dough.

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Guava Picking

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The boys in our Kolkata Child Rescue and Development Centre love climbing the trees and picking Mangoes and Guavas. Now they are waiting for our vegetable garden to grow so they have some veggies to harvest!

Kolkata Needs, can you help?

In just under 4 weeks a team of 13 people are heading over to the Child Rescue and Development Centre in Kolkata. We have a list of needs, if you can help out in any way by donating some of these items email info@freetobekids.org or call us on 1300 131 506.

Garden Needs

- Whipper Snipper (Brush Cutter)

Office Supplies

- Coloured Laminating Sheets

- Blu Tak

- Box of Clear Display Sheets

Kids DVD’s

- Cars Movie

- Mickey Mouse/Donald Duck etc Cartoons

- Education DVD’s – Wildlife/Australian

Craft Items (Anything is great)

- Kids Scissors for Craft

- Connector Pens

Kids/Staff Books (English)

- Picture Books and Readers

Staff Needs

Queen Size Fitted Sheet Set (Guest Room)

Plastic Single Bed Fitted Mattress Covers