Field Report

By:Colina, Maricris

Gallentes, AngelaOdtojan, Ariel

Suan, Bea

POSC171Seminar on Church and State Relations

OUTLINE• PROFILE

Brief historyMission - Vision StatementsCore valuesFacilitiesPrograms & ServicesCoordination and Networking

• FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS Principle of Subsidiarity Development Community Engagement

o A drop-in center for elderly street dwellers and street children in particular rugby boys

o The centers basic service is provision of food, a place to rest for the day where they can do their laundry and bath

Balay Samaritano

Balay Samaritano = “House of the Good Samaritan”

September 8, 2009- SVD and supported by:

10 local donors/ benefactors23 private individual volunteers 5 SSpS Pre-novices4 SVD Brother Associates

ProfileBrief History

Students and Faculty Members from 3 local Universities namely:

University of San Carlos; Cebu Technological University, and; Cebu Normal University

Brief History

The management and volunteers of Balay Samaritano sa Sugbo are committed to provide “A HOME”

where the street children and homeless elderly find support in their daily struggle for survival and in their holistic human development by first

addressing basic human needs.

Mission:

A society free from all kinds of addiction where every child and elderly has a

place called home.

Vision:

oTo value every human being as unique and to instill a sense of time and discipline that will facilitate a better social adjustment

oTo foster the attitude of kindness and understanding in all relationships and to develop a sense of belongingness.

Core Values:

o To help educate towards a sense of person and social responsibility through availability to listen and to give advice whenever needed.

Core Values:

o The center is equipped with bath room, rest room, a kitchen, and a dining area. It also has some rooms for the street children and elderly to develop their social skills as inside the group of co-workers

Facilities:

Free Meals/ Food Packs

Breakfast and lunch for the children and elderly from Monday – Saturday (no sundays)

hot meals for 40 street elderly 70 or more food packs distributed to the

elderly in sidewalks

Mobile Feeding

done twice a week during Wednesdays and Saturdays by the staff of BSS

Programs and Services:

A place where they can do their laundry and take a bath

shampoo, bath soap, laundry soap, toothbrush, toothpaste and etc.

there are more than 25 children and more than 40 elderly.

schedule for the laundry (Monday & Thursday for the elderly while Tuesdday & Fridayfor the childen)

Programs and Services:

Spiritual Enhancement

daily rosary (elderly) Bible Faith/ Sharing with the Legion’s Mary

of Group – every Saturday Holy Mass usually officiated by Fr. Jerome

Cayetano, SVD and sponsored bhy his friends

Livelihood Program

Case Management

Socio-cultural activities such as games, singing, dancing and sometimes role playing

Programs and Services:

Medical Assistance

oGerman Doctor’s addresses the clients medical concerns

o It has coordinated with CCMC for emergency and hospitalization needs

Mobile Dental Van

Coordination and Networking:

Coordination & Networking

o Tutorial Lessons and Alternative Learning Systems (ALS)

divided into 2 groups:Tuesday GroupThursday Group

provided with school bags,uniforms,school supplies, slippers and snacks

Some Donors/ Benefactors

oRotarians GroupoMatilda Bradford’s studentsoUSJR Engineering Alumni Batch ‘

87oBukas Loob sa Dios CommunityoAustralian StudentsoUSC- SC & MC

Some Donors/ Benefactors

oBike Talk Friendship Club-Biking Advocacy GroupoCTU’s FacultyoUSC Alumni Batch ‘ 75oLegion of Mary’s GroupoUNICEF Phase II

FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS

Principle of SubsidiarityBoth the good of the individual person is

primary in all discussion of social and political organization

Persons can live only in communitiesExercise powers in their own right

FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS

Development Holistic, multidimentional, liberational,

transformativePolitical dimentionSocio-economicCulturatl aspects

FRAMEWORK OF ANALYSIS

Community engagementPeople empowerment

Collective mutual help