Calcutta Rescue

Calcutta Rescue Calcutta Rescue is a registered non – governmental organization operating in Kolkata and West Bengal Thus Calcutta Rescue was born.

In 1979, a British doctor, Jack Preger started a street clinic on Middleton Row, Park Street to treat the neediest and poorest of the people living on the streets and in the slums of Kolkata & parts of rural West Bengal. Calcutta Rescue is now a registered non-governmental organization. The charity provides free medical care, education, sanitation, employment and mental health support to the most deserving, needy & poor in Kolkata and parts of rural Bengal.

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14 Tara Sankar Sarani
Kolkata
700016

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Creating Opportunities, Transforming Lives

CALCUTTA RESCUE IMMERSES INTO FOUR DECADES OF HOLISTIC SERVICE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE LIVES OF SLUM DWELLERS IN AND AROUND KOLKATA.

Calcutta Rescue started in 1979 when a British doctor, Jack Preger M.B.E. started a street clinic on Middleton Row to treat the most needy and poorest of the people living on the streets and in the slums of Kolkata & parts of rural West Bengal.


  • We work to significantly enhance the well-being, learning and living standards of the poorest communities.

  • We serve people who are helped by none and “rescue” people from the consequences of ill-health, illiteracy and poverty by providing good healthcare, quality education for children and development of skills which would ultimately lead to employment opportunities and a stable income.