Just recently, Ushers & Collectors Ministry (UCM) received a notice from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)Regional Office thru its Head, Mrs. Precy Escalante that the Hapag-asa, Hapagmamahal Feeding Program of UCM has already been accredited by the Department.
As an accredited partner of the DSWD, UCM will be receiving logistics and financial support from the NGO partner of DSWD for the feeding programs, the Kabisig ng Lahi Foundation including support and assistance from Unilever Philippines and Mead Jhonson Philippines for the entire 6 month duration of the program.
Under the program, 60 identified malnourished children under the level 1 and 2 classifications as validated and confirmed by the local social workers helping the UCM since last year shall be provided an everyday meal including milk supplements for 6 months. The beneficiaries has already been identified from key areas of the program like Garcia Subdivision, Faraon Subdivision and Umboy Riverside.
Mrs. Escalante revealed that the people from Kabisig and their partners from Unilever and MeadJohnson are very excited with the tie up with UCM considering that it will be the very first time in the history of the program that they will be working with a religious/parish based organization. Kabisig is expecting to launch the program in the parish this coming March 2009 and has already scheduled a visit to the Parish next week to meet the core group of UCM handling the program including the selected parents of the beneficiaries to ensure the effective and smooth implementation of the program.
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