PROGRAM AND SERVICES OFFERED


I. EDUCATION

A. Scholarship

The foundation has 30 scholars for this year and all of them are children of the vendors in the Basilica who are members of their association and have good grades. Three are in college, 8 are in the elementary level and 19 is in high school.

Their scholars are living in the different towns of Cebu and they are enrolled in the schools in their town. The elementary are enrolled in public schools, the high schools are in UV and the college are in ACT, ICC and USJR. Aside from the tree tuition fee, the scholars are provided by the foundation their books, school supplies, uniform and shoes. They are being monitored through their grades. They are to show their grades to Sister Joy, who is the one handling the foundation. They are also required to attend their monthly sessions where they get to see each other and do some activities. The in-charge of the foundation also do home visitations and follow-up on the parents and the family of the scholar.

B. Capability Building Training

The main objective of this service is to inculcate values for their personality development to the children particularly to their scholars. This is done once a month when they all get together. The scholars are required to meet once a month for this training for monitoring and follow-up.

C. Special Academic Tutorial Session

This is to assist the scholars who are having some difficulty with their lessons. Unfortunately, this is done once a month only because the scholars are living from different towns. Every time they meet. The older scholars will help the elementary scholars and their peers.

II. LAMDAG SA PAMILYA PROGRAM

The goal of this program is to facilitate Christian formation of poor families.

A. Recollection

This is done twice a year, during advent and lent. The participants are the scholars and their parents and other families as well.

B. Catechism

In this service the following activities are being done;

•  Prayer service

•  Family Life-Enhancement Seminar

•  Responsible Parenthood

•  Special Catechism on the scholars

Though it was not part of their service, the foundation had a mass wedding to the parents of the scholars for it is very important that the parents have the blessings of the church to seta good example to their children and to have a good Christian formation.

III. ADVOCACY

This specific program are still in process of development. The foundation is still planning how to go about it.

IV. LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM

This aims to extend help to the parents of the scholars and to the whole community of vendors also.

A. Micro-finance

They would lend money to vendors but the foundation is still planning this very well and they are planning to ask the help of the Cooperative of Barangay Sto. Nino.