Following the publication of documentation on this website concerning the official closure of the Alsed Home and the withdrawal of its operating license, Kidstown International removed the profiles of children from that home from their sponsorship page.
Kidstown International has not publicly explained why those profiles remained on its website after the home had closed or why they were removed only after these records were brought to public attention. We will continue monitoring the organization's fundraising and sponsorship materials for transparency.
Romania Children's Home Closure
Publicly available records relating to Kidstown International's activities in Romania raise questions about oversight, transparency, and the continued use of donor appeals associated with a children's home that has since closed.
Official correspondence from Helena-Omna Raicu, President of the National Authority for the Protection of Child's Rights and Adoption (ANPDCA), states that the children's home supported through Kidstown International was operated by a separate licensed organization. According to that correspondence, the organization ceased operations in 2025, its operating license was formally withdrawn in 2026, and the children were relocated by Romanian authorities.
The same correspondence also states that Kidstown International is not an accredited provider of social services in Romania.
These publicly documented developments raise an important question:
If the children's home has closed and the children have been relocated, why did Kidstown International appear to continue soliciting donations associated with that home long after it closed?
The following documents and images provide the source material referenced in this update so readers may review the available records for themselves.
Email from President of ANPDCA in Romania
Child at nonexistent orphanage In Kidstown Romania
In an October of 2025 Facebook, Kidstown posted an update referencing the Kajanto Maria (Alsed) children's home. Public records indicate the organization operating the home had already ceased operations.
Why did Kidstown International continue posting updates that gave the appearance the home was still operating normally?
October 2025 Facebook post referencing the Kajanto Maria (Alsed) children's home.
India Financial Accountability and Child Safeguarding
It takes extraordinary courage for vulnerable children to speak up. If children reported that funds intended for their care had been misused, what did Kidstown International's response teach them? That speaking up would lead to accountability—or that it wouldn't matter?
The records reviewed for this website include internal communications concerning a Kidstown-supported children's home in India. Those communications describe allegations that funds intended for the children had been misused.
According to the communications, the concerns were reported directly by children living in the home. The response discussed in those communications emphasized reconciliation and "grace." However, the publicly available record does not clearly explain what protective measures, financial investigation, recovery efforts, or external reporting occurred afterward.
These records raise important questions:
If children reported the alleged theft of funds intended for their care, what steps were taken to protect them, investigate the allegations, recover any missing funds, and notify the appropriate authorities, if required?
The following documents and images provide the source material referenced in this update so readers may review the available records for themselves.
Messages from former Kidstown International Director Rustin Polinder Regarding Theft in India
