How We Help
The Lighted Path Foundation for Filipino Children provides
spiritual support and monetary grants to operational organizations
within the Philippines who provide:
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Essential services to children such as food, shelter, hygiene, education, and job placement assistance for parents and older children.
Assistance to children and their parents or families who have no permanent home or who struggle to maintain their home with the intent of helping them remain an intact, healthy family.
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Providing care and counseling to women or girls who have been or are at risk of being abused or exploited to enable them to achieve a fulfilling life. Sadly, many of the young women in this category who need help are not yet of an age to be considered an adult.
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Last year was our first full year in operation with support provided to seven different locations in Quezon City, Zamboanga, and Cagayan de Oro City. An estimated 350 children and 59 families were supported.
About the Philippines
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There are 32 million children are living in poverty with over 2 million children becoming orphans (Source: Unicef & World Bank)
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Severe natural disasters , education gaps and structural poverty create a challenging situation leading to generational poverty.
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Children often forgo education and start working at a young age to support the family. Becoming a street childs, separation from the family and family disintegration often follow.
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Making a Difference
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Providing food for one child - $200/yr.
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Enabling school attendance by providing transportation, fees and supplies - $100/yr.
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Enabling a preschool child to attend Head Start program - $25-40/yr.
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Creating a microgrant to enable an entrepreneurial family business - $60/yr
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