Brief History
In 1993, pursuant to the partnership between the YMCAs of Saitama and Pangasinan, then YMCA Pangasinan General Secretary Edlario E. Campos was invited to Japan to attend a Staff Exchange Program.
During one of the dinner discussions at the house of then YMCA Saitama Executive Director Akira Futagoishi where he was graciously hosted together with Holy Rosary College Instructor Ramoncito Depusoy, views were shared about the less fortunate children in the Philippines, particularly street children.
They believed that a better world can be achieved by providing a home for them. It was their resolution that a foundation be established in the Philippines to address this concern.
Thus, on January 18,1998, with the inspiring leadership of then Saitama YMCA General Secretary Akira Futagoishi, and with the dynamism of Pangasinan YMCA Directors Edlario Campos, Lawyer Clarence G. Decano, Engineer Joseph G. Lo, Dagupan City Assessor Jose Sanchez, and Pangasinan YMCA General Secretary Maria Cristina A. Dalope, the Caring for the Future Foundation was incorporated under Securities and Exchange Commission Registration No. B 199800089 while its license to operate the Center was granted by the Department of Social Welfare and Development on July 02, 2001 with license no. 014.
Several facilities were constructed through work camps which started in 1998 with the active participation of Japanese youths and Pangasinan YMCA college-Y’ers. This paved the way for more developments in the CFF compound.
The Caring for the Future Foundation envisions to be of service to more underprivileged children. Let us continue caring for our children – our future.
OUR OBJECTIVES:
1) To establish a home for underprivileged children (particularly street children) such as abandoned, neglected or abused, and provide them with basic necessities (food, clothing, shelter and education).
2) To promote physical, mental, social and spiritual welfare and development of the children and to emphasize reverence for God.
Current Status & Staffing
Clients
• 15 admitted children
• 1 child for discharge
• Ages 5-18 (7 elementary, 7 high school, 1 college)
• 15 neglected children
Full-Time Staff
• 1 center administrator
• 1 office assistant
• 2 social workers
• 1 houseparent
• 1 driver/maintenance
• 1 Volunteer for Child Care
Health Care Program
Health check, Health report, /Filing (90%)
*The children regularly take vitamins to
maintain good health.
* Weekly Monitoring of Height and Weight
*The center conducts annual dental, medical check-ups, and if necessary.
*The house parents are putting in a record the medicine intake into the medical form and anecdotal notes
* The Social Worker also recorded the medical concerns in their progress notes
Cooperation with the hospital/clinic/Doctors(90%)
* The center has direct contact and consultation with the doctors who are members of the board of trustees.
* The center also has contacts and can access the rural health unit or community hospitals.
* The center has a good partnership with the regional medical center, which they are giving free consultations.
* There are group of dentists and doctors conducting the medical mission.
Psychological Care
Cooperation with Psychologist/Counsellor(90%)
* The social worker consults the concerned residents with the Psychologist.
* The Center accepts intern Psychometrician or Psychologist.
Interview with a Social Worker (How often and the report)(90%)
*The social worker conducted a weekly individual talking session with the children, and it was recorded in their individual progress notes.
*Quarterly, they do progress reports for each child.
* Annually, social workers prepare the treatment or intervention plan of each child and a social case study report
Advocacy
Support self-decision (90%)
*The children are practicing decision-making in choosing their career path based on their interests and skills.
Guaranteed opportunities to make choices and assert rights (100%)
• They were given freedom of choice in terms of clothes, hobbies, and play time. But the center manages food daily based on the menu prepared by the nutritionist.
System for reporting complaints (Children’s Voice)(90%)
• The children report directly to the houseparent if they have concerns
• and they try to solve it first, then the houseparent will report it to the social worker.
*The children are expressing their concerns during the individual and group sessions.
Opportunities for social participation (90%)
*The children are engaging in the community through sports to build a good relationship with them.
• The children join the Saturday encounter program with the staff of Guanzon at Los Pedritos wherein they have fun
• and learning interactions with other people.
• Creating strong bond and partnership with DASI and Guanzon Group of Companies through joining their various activities that help improve their socialization skills.
Leisure/enjoyment (90%)
• The children are engaging in various activities during the weekend,
whether inside the Center or with the community.
• They are also given an hour of free time, wherein they can choose any activity they want to do. The Center organizes outings, teambuilding activities, and an annual sports festival, and celebrates Children’s Month every November.
Privacy protection (87%)
* The social workers discuss the child protection policy with the children.
* All the staff signed the child protection policy.
• Only social workers access the individual case folders.
• The visitors of the Center are required to read and understand the child protection policy.
They cannot post the pictures of the children on their social media accounts for personal interest.
Attentiveness/Caring of personal faith, creed, and customs (90%)
*The children are having daily devotionals, pray the rosary every Saturday, and attend mass every Sunday.
Family
Opportunity to meet with family (90%)
*The center has a home stay program, and encourages the family to spend at least two weeks with them during school break.
*The center encouraged the family to visit the center once a month.
• The Center conducts Annual Family Day with the children’s family.
Support family (Guide/Supervise/connect to related organization(90%)
*The social worker conducts a home visit and annual case conference with the referral agency and the family.
* The Center Social Workers refer the family to the local social welfare office for the livelihood program and parental capability program.
Life Skills
Time Management (90%)
*They are given daily, weekly, and monthly tasks and monitored by the houseparent
Independent (90%)
The children ages 15-17 are under independent living program. They were given an extra task and responsibility according to their skills and interests. They are also given weekly allowance to budget their expenses.
Money Management (90%)
*As part of the helping program, they are receiving a daily cash allowance, and part of it is saved at the bank.
Cooking (90%)
The children ages 12-18 are assisting in cooking. They were given a weekly schedule to cook.
Farming (90%)
*The children are having a gardening activity with the staff. They are planting vegetables and fruit trees. The center is focusing on integrated farming.
Social Skills
Grooming (90%)
*They were taught proper attire and etiquette based on the event or social gathering.
Greeting Communication (90%)
*They were taught values such as “mano, saying po and opo, addressing kuya, ate, nanay, daddy, mommy, sir and ma’am.
Understanding of Common sense, manners, and rules (90%)
*Explaining the house rules, rig ht m anners, and rig ht conduct, especially to the sm all and newly adm itted children.
*Group session about the character- building prog ram with the center social workers or with the intern social worker.
Fulfil one’s duty responsibilities. (90%)
*They will be given daily, weekly, and monthly tasks and monitored by the houseparent
Sexual education (90%)
*The Social Workers have group discussions with the older teens about Gender and development, Proper behavior towards opposite sex, and with laws relevant to sexuality.
Anti-social behaviors prevention (90%)
*The social workers discussed the laws related to abuse, crimes and they allow the older children to watch documentaries about the country’s social problems.
Career guidance (90%)
*The social workers scheduled a monthly career guidance counselling to the highschool students.
Presentation skill (90%)
*The children could express themselves assertively and confidently.