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Research and Program Outcomes
- Orphanage Evaluation Brief
Training Impacts Caregiving Practices
in Filipino Orphanages and Foster Homes
“Institutionalization of children is detrimental to the optimum development of a child. More often than not, institutionalized children receive caregiving services that are custodial & impersonal resulting in adverse outcomes in later life. In the Philippines, where close to 1,600 maltreated, abandoned & neglected children yearly enter the domain of child-caring institutions, the need to minimize the effects of institutionalization propelled several agencies to launch a program called Growing Great Kids (GGK).” more...
- Growing Great Kids Orphanage-Foster Care Report
The Experience and Outcomes of the
Growing Great Kids Curriculum Training
for Filipino Caregivers and Foster Parents
“Traditionally, the strong family system has been the bedrock of Philippine society. This system affects all areas of life from business to education to marriage and social life. It is marked by love, commitment, and interdependence. The elderly are cared for within the confines of the home. Child care is provided not only by parents but also by an intergenerational support system.” more...
- Healthy Start Program - Investing in the Filipino Children’s Future
By Felicitas C. Rixhon
Executive Director, Consuelo Foundation Inc.
“We all have met or read about individuals who have grown up in undesirable family circumstances and yet, somehow, have been able to overcome barriers put before them. We hear their stories and wonder at the miracle of their transformation. It is sad to say that they are the exception. For every person who broke away from his disadvantaged situation, there are hundreds of thousands of Filipino children who did not beat the odds; born into a resource-poor household and living a life more deprived than their parents. Our vision for the children of Healthy Start is that Filipino children from poor, high-risk families will no longer fall behind their more advantaged peers because their parents, caregivers and communities provided a nurturing environment where they can grow, thrive, and learn.” more...
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About Great Kids, Inc.
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