Philippines Philippines Map of the Philippines Home CFCA sponsorships in the Philippines total close to 20,000 and include such programs as neighborhood outreach, housing, agricultural self-help, skills training, elementary and secondary schools, and nutrition centers. CFCA outreach in the Philippines began in 1982. The Quezon projects are located in the poor neighborhoods around Quezon City and emphasize community-based programs.
Families receive food supplements and money for tuition and school supplies.
They also contribute portions of their sponsorship funds to an emergency fund, a medical insurance fund, a scholarship fund and a credit cooperative. Other major projects are located in metropolitan Manila, southern Luzon, Zamboanga, Pampanga and Olongapo. Among the religious orders with which CFCA works in the Philippines are the Jesuits, Daughters of Charity, Claretians, Daughters of Mary and La Salette missionaries.