Free To Be Kids

Who we are

Free to Be Kids is a growing London charity with core values centered around a can-do attitude, resilience to overcome challenges, a kind heart and an eye for detail. We have an ambitious strategy for growth aiming to significantly increase both numbers and longevity of the support we offer to very vulnerable children.

Our mission is to help some of the most disadvantaged children and young people in London to increase their sense of their own capacity, ultimately helping them to change their stories about who they are and who they can be.

Our main "Thrive Outside" programme takes particularly disadvantaged children on week-long countryside breaks, helping them to feel special, valued, brave and successful. For those most in need, we provide follow-on support through further small group residentials, one to one mentoring and our youth leadership programme.

Free to Be is a charity built around the core idea that people coming together with passion and commitment can achieve incredible things for vulnerable children. We are proud of our determination and can-do approach - our staff and volunteers go the extra mile, whether it's sticking with a young person through the wind and rain as they figure out a problem or learning new skills ourselves to respond to challenges as they arise.

Our culture and values

Our core values - Joy, Commitment, Adventure, Change and Belonging are at the heart of all we do.  We believe in a hands-on approach, that small is mighty, and that impact and change for vulnerable children comes through the atmosphere of love, care, joy and possibility that we intentionally create on our projects. That atmosphere comes from our tight knit staff and volunteer community – we talk about ‘the Free to Be family’, and it’s crucial to all we do.

We’re looking for someone who wants to dive into the heart of that - who deeply values being part of something small, special and powerful. 

We believe in rewarding and supporting staff for their hard work. We’re flexible in working hours; management leads in ensuring staff take back any time owed; we close over Xmas to rest (and for Project staff for 2 weeks in September too); we have great morale, rapport and culture across the team and we believe that’s absolutely central to our success.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

We work hard to promote diversity in all its forms, inclusion and equality. We have great team morale which is driven by our atmosphere of belonging, celebrating difference, inclusion and respect for all.