Other Projects

supplemental feeding program
FOLPMI maintains 6 feeding and Day care centers in the following ares: Sitio Sto. Nino, Navotas, Sitio Puting Bato, Navotas, Under-the-Bridge, Paco, Brgy. Nazareno, Pius X Parish, Wawa, Cavite and Sacatihan, Subic, Zambales

From Monday to Friday, two hundred forty three (243) children are fed one full meal. These children are from the six (6) Day Care Centers and other malnourished children in the areas that are below three (3) years old.

The Philippine Medical Mission (PMM) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are currently supporting 5 out of the 6 feeding centers. The feeding centers, day care and livelihood programs in Sitio Sto. Nino and Sitio Puting Bato are IMF Civic Program Recipients for FY 2002. The Aeta Feeding Center and livelihood program for Aeta women in Barangay Sacatihan, Subic Zambales is FY2003 IMF recipients.

immunization
Each year, many children, men and women are immunized against DPT, Hepatitis B, Cholera, Typhoid, Measles and TB.

health education
In 1999, The Economist wrote "With some of the diseases that kill the poor, the surest answer is to change habits. No single change would save more lives than if people routinely washed their hands before touching their food. They also need to filter what they drink, to feed babies hygienically, to use mosquito nets." Health education, is incorporated in all the medical missions, the feeding center projects, and the free clinics. The patients are taught the importance of washing hands before touching their food, boiling their drinking water, washing baby bottles, and using mosquito nets.

educational scholarship
In countless poor families in the Philippines, the only way out of poverty is through the education of their children. The FOLPMI offers out-of-school youths and street children educational opportunities that take them away from the streets and into schools, eventually equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed for a productive life. High school and college scholarships, and Day Care Centers have been established for needy children, including those from the cultural minorities of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

street children program
This program addresses the plight of urban children who wander the streets. Through health and nutrition programs, spiritual and values formation activities, and informal and formal education and livelihood training, the children are prepared for their eventual return to their families.