About Us

Calcutta Rescue Fund

Calcutta Rescue Fund supports Calcutta Rescue -a pioneering Indian-registered charity with around 150 staff working to assist the poorest of the poor in and around Kolkata.


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Kolkata Today

It is run by a chief executive and a small management team who coordinate its diverse work.

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Our Support Groups

Support groups around the world raise money to help fund the charity and find volunteers to provide specialist support and training as required.


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Dr Jack Preger

The charity was founded by Dr Jack Preger, MBE, who is the grandfather of street medicine globally, and whose efforts in Kolkata over 40 years helped over half a million people.


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