They are used being vagrants – until helping each other to survive the coronavirus pandemic turned them into 'house parents' in homeless shelters. COVID19PH
, set it up in 2015. It was in Kalinga where they had decent meals twice a week and took a bath to feel refreshed.
Kalinga center also provided a holistic formation program to help individuals recreate their self-image and restore their self-worth. Constantino said that he went to Kalinga center during the lockdown as a beneficiary, not thinking that he would be given the responsibility to care for others.Sa akin naman, una talaga di pa ako ready pero kakayanin ko po. Naghahanap ako ng paghuhugutan ng lakas para sa mga taong nangangailangan. Bilang house parent, sa akin nakasalalay ang inventory of goods, repacking, pagpapakain. Sa akin nakaatas, ako ang pinaka-tatay dito sa loob.
Another house parent, Roel Estrada, 39, started going to Kalinga center in 2017. Volunteering has allowed him to graduate from high school through the center’s Alternative Learning System program.Malaki ang nabago sa buhay ko kasi noong una hindi ako makauwi sa amin, kala nila habang buhay ganoon na ako. Buong barangay sa amin hindi natutulog pag umuuwi ako kasi binabantayan ako, ngayon hindi na ganon. Nakikita nila maayos na ako ngayonVOLUNTEER.
MISSION. Lorena Fortu says the trust given to her allowed her to regain confidence in herself. Photo courtesy of KALINGA CenterSa totoo lang hindi ako handa sa naibigay sa aking responsibilidad pero sabi nga nila misyon so kailangan tanggapin at gawin. Ako ang tumutulong sa mga tao dito, tinuturuan silang makisama sa kapwa, magpasenya, gumalang.
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