We create opportunities for Filipinos in the U.S. to help the Philippines by facilitating meaningful contributions to social development initiatives. With over 100 projects supported in partnership with Philippine non-profits, AF-USA is able to address the country’s greatest needs. We assist Filipinos committed to helping the homeland in supporting projects closest to their hearts.
GILAS Continues to Gain Support from the Fil-Am Community
8/10/2008
They are growing by the number every day: friends and supporters of GILAS (Gearing up Internet Literacy and Access for Students) as well as the Ayala Foundation. These past few weeks, the AF USA team in Manila has been busy meeting up with friends, new and old, who have expressed their interest in GILAS and other projects.
AF USA Partner Makes Waves in Cebu
8/10/2008
People Who Care Foundation continues to be a beacon of light for many deserving children and families in Cebu City. Recently renamed The Lord Who Cares Foundation, Inc (LWCFI), the program has helped hundreds of beneficiaries under its various programs and activities. LWCFI has over a hundred students under its Relevant Educational Support, including 53 students in different schools in Mandaue that received educational support. A vital component of the foundation is its Christian values education program, which is geared towards strengthening the spiritual well-being of the participants. LWCFI has partnered with the local community churches such as the First Assembly of God Church in Mandaue and the New Life In Christ Christian Fellowship, to conduct values education classes not only to students but to their parents as well. Apart from their spiritual well-being, the foundation also helps the children and their families to augment their income by providing them with livelihood and income generating projects. LWCFI connects parents and older children with individuals or organizations that need help for various services. Some get work as gardeners, painters, maintenance personnel while others get work as contract poultry growers, among other jobs.
