AS part of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) efforts to get more familiarized with its beneficiaries, chairman Junie E. Cua visited one of the grantees of the agency’s Institutional Partnership Program (IPP).
Under the IPP, the PCSO provides support and assistance to various welfare agencies and charitable medical facilities nationwide. Qualified organizations are given P300,000 to help finance charity services to poor and marginalized sectors in local communities.
President Marcos Jr. has given directives to Cua to find ways to improve and enhance the PCSO’s services.
After visiting the Gentle Hands Inc., a welfare home for at-risk children in Quezon City, Cua said the grantee was “truly deserving” of the fund infusion given its track record of helping and caring for rescued children.
“We see these visits as crucial in improving the PCSO’s service. Magandang oportunidad din ito para makita natin kung para kanino ba ang mga pagsisikap natin (This is a good opportunity to show where public funds are used),” said Cua.
The Gentle Hands Inc., which is headed by Charity Graff, provides a home, educational and medical assistance, spiritual nurturing, and psychological and social care to rescued children until they can be returned to their family, be placed in foster care, or adoption is facilitated.
“Nakita naman natin kung paano alagaan ng Gentle Hands ang mga ward nila. They are truly deserving of the additional funding from the agency, at umaasa kaming mas marami pa ang matutulungan nilang bata dahil dito (We have seen how Gentle Hands have been caring for its wards. They are truly deserving of the additional funding from the agency, and we are hoping that they will be able to help more children),” Cua said.
In 2022, the PCSO assisted 62 institutions for a total amount of P28.3 million.
