Wednesday, November 26, 2008

FFC School Listening Centre

The FFC School has a room called the Listening Centre, this room has many tapes and books that the children can listen to and follow in the books. This is a great way for the children to learn how to read. The children love putting on the headsets to listen to the next new book.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Special Care Section

The special care section at FFC is home to over 90 children and adults. The adults have been with us since childhood and will stay with us their entire lives. Ram Kumar our oldest special care resident is 45 years old. Each person living in the special care section is taught according to their ability. We have play group and 4 other classes where the students are taught the basics such as how to bathe and dress themselves up to how to read and write.
Some of our special care adults work in one of the training sections on the project. They receive a salary and in return pay a small room and board, this allows them to have as much independance as possible.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Harry's House

Harry's House was build with funds donated by Harry Van Nes. It is home to our small boys. They move from the toddler house to small boys house when they reach school age. The boys stay at small boys until they are 12-13 years of age after that they move across the street to the Big Boys House.
Currently there are 46 boys living at small boys. We have a wonderful house mother named Jay Mary who has been with FFC since the beginning. She has a very good influence over the boys in her care, many of them come to visit her on weekends from Big Boys House.

Diwali Celebration at FFC

Diwali is a festival celebrated by a diverse range of religions and cultures. It is commonly called the "Festival of Lights". This year it took place on October 28th.
This light is a symbol of good overcoming evil and hope for humanity. It is a time of renewal and reflection celebrated with family and friends.
The staff and children at FFC celebrated with lots of sweets and of course a display of fireworks.