Home of Joy Orphanage-Dasmariñas Cavite
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:36 pm
Christian Growth Ministries is an evangelical, non-denominational and non-profit national organization. One of their ministries is Home of Joy, a child-caring and welfare institution licensed and accredited by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (a government organization).
Home of Joy (HOJ) began in November 1977 as a result of the need for Christian Growth Ministries or CGM (an interdenominational para-church Christian organization) to provide temporary care for abandoned, neglected, orphaned, surrendered and homeless children in Metro Manila. In 1994, God provided enough funds through people and CGM was able to build four homes at Dasmarinas, Cavite. We pursued to care for more children, thus HOJ created its own Foster Homes where we trained Filipino families to care for needy children who need individual care and attention. The organization also expanded to Community-based program where we discouraged family disintegration and assist the child in his/her education through partnership with local churches. In 2003 another two homes were built to serve more needy children.
Objectives:
To protect and promote the well-being of the abandoned, neglected, orphaned and less privileged children through provision of holistic programs and services.
To enable the children to become responsible, independent, and fulfilled individuals of one’s family and society.
To facilitate the permanent placement of each child under care in coordination with government and liaison agencies.
Programs and Services of Home of Joy:
Residential Care Program Provides 24-hour care for children ages 0-4 years old. The children stay in the home until permanent placement is made either through adoption or return to their families. Services include – home life, health and nutrition, recreational, spiritual, educational, social services and pre-adoption.
Foster Care Program Provides substitute parental care for a child (ages 0 to 16) by a licensed foster family when his/her biological parents cannot care for him/her. Foster families are licensed before they can take care of a child either on short-term or long-term basis. The children stay in the foster home until permanent placement is made either through adoption, return to their families or independent living.
Child Sponsorship Program Provides educational assistance to less privileged children (ages 7 to 15) in the community through partnership with local churches. Among the services that are being provided by Home of Joy are subsidy on school allowance and school supplies.
Group Home for Independent Living This is a new program for the two groups of sibling’s ages 14 to 21. The children are living on their own with minimal supervision from the social workers. The program aims to prepare the children for independent living in the future.
Related :
[url=http://www.caviteforum.com/groups-and-organizations-f22/orphanages-in-cavite-philippines-t1243.html]Orphanages
in Cavite,Philippines [/url]