On 31^st May 2021, Free To Be Kids Charitable Trust gratefully received two Oxygen Machines from DR. ARUN SARKAR. These machines will be used to provide free Oxygen Support to people suffering in the community. We are so thankful to receive, and to be able to pass on this level of help to those in need.

FTBK Children’s Home children attend online Piano and Guitar classes. Music is such a valuable way for them to express themselves and learning an instruments helps them to develop in their creativity.

Free To Be Kids Charitable Trust provided meals to children attending our Nutrition Program in the Slums of Salt Lake, Kolkata. In the month of May 2021, 177 students were regular attenders in the programme and we gave out a total of 684 Meals.

Recently our FTBK Children’s Home Superintendent attended virtual training over a number of days,  on the title of POSCO Support in West Bengal. The training was organised by the West Bengali Child Rights & Trafficking Department in collaboration with Enfold organisation, Bangalore.

During this COVID-19 season there are families that are really struggling to survive. Our Trust is involved in Relief work, providing necessary food items and support to families in need.

On 9^th May 2021 the FTBK Children’s Home Children Celebrated Mother’s Day. The Children performed a culture program, gave thanks to Children’s Home female staff and served a delicious dinner for each one. The Children made, and presented, gifts and cards for Children’s Home Carers.

In this pandemic time, sanitisation is very important. The FTBK management team has taken the initiative to sanitise our Children’s Home campus for the protection of all those living there.

Fruit is always a great source of nutrition for children, especially when it comes from our own tree. FTBK Children are so happy to harvest with ripe mangoes form our mango tree. 

We are happy to report that 5 children from our Children's Homes are studying in an English medium school. Recently they were promoted to their new class for the year 2021-2022. The FTBK management team is very happy to see their growth and education development.

Cyclone Yaas Relief Project

Recently our team visited the Gosaba Area in The Sunderbans to bring relief to those affected by Cyclone Yaas.  In this area were able to distribute necessary items in three villages.  In these areas, the houses were waterlogged, and properties damaged with many household items destroyed. We encountered many people suffering from the loss of their income because their farming areas were destroyed, their water supplies inundated with salty water and there was extensive damage to public infrastructure. In this situation, some families are still living in rescue centres, with neighbours and friends, or on the roadside because their family home is either damaged or destroyed due to the effects of the Cyclone. On this occasion we provided support to these families through provision of dry food items, clothing, water and sanitary items. A total of 310 families were supported through this relief effort.  All this support came through local donations, and we were able to physically provide these in partnership with the local Panchayat member in these areas. We are so thankful to our generous donors who made this possible through their gifts!