On th 9^th May 2022, the FTBK children & staff visited Nicco Park for a one day outing. Everyone very much enjoyed this experience and it brought a lot of smiles to every face.

This little girl has been coming to our education program for the last two years. Her father is a rickshaw driver, and her mother is a housewife. Her family was unable to fill up the school admission forms so our FTBK team happily went with the parents and assisted them to fill in the school forms. It's a privilege to help families in this way.

Free To Be Kids team distributed gift packs in multiple areas of Kolkata to people in need. The packets contained lentils, Shoes, Blankets and sweaters. A good number of people living in the slums we work in are daily labours and they do not own their own land, they are squatting on Government Land. The people who live in this area are struggling with poverty. Those small gifts brought a lot of happiness to their faces. This program helped FTBK team to extend our good relationships with the community.

In April 2022 we celebrated the Anniversary of the Birth of Dr.  B.R. Ambedkar. On this 131st birth anniversary, our children’s home children participated in drawings and watched a short documentary of Dr. Ambedkar. This session was conducted by our FTBK Children's Home Counsellor.

In the month of March 2022 our computer classes for Youth continued in the community. All the youth attended classes sincerely. A total of 42 Youth were attending the computer classes on a regular basis.

In March 2022, the Rotary Club of Behala extended their usual monthly support to include needed Education Materials for the participants of our Adult Literacy Classes in the Krishnarampur Area.

In March 2022,  FTBK received educational support from the Welfare for Indian Seamen Everywhere. This organisation generously contributed to the educational support for slum community children.

Our Education & Nutrition Program continues to make an impact on a daily basis in the Salt Lake Area. We are so happy to make a difference in the lives of children in this area.

We are supporting the Skills Training at the Speech & Hearing Institute for an Adult Male who is Severely Hearing Impaired.These training sessions will continue over the coming months in preparation of his future job placement opportunities.

In March 2022, our Free To Be Kids Children’s Home Social Worker/Home Superintendent & Counsellor attended 2 days of Training organised by the District Child Protection Unit Kolkata at Salt Lake. This training materials helps to ensure effective Child Protection and Care is maintained at all times.