Caritas Manila, Inc.

Caritas Manila is one of the largest church-based nonprofit organizations in the Philippines. It is a Spirit-led community committed to serving the poor—the “least, last, and lost” in society.

Its programs are geared towards total human development, poverty alleviation, and the creation of a Christian community with a strong social conscience.

Programs:

Youth Servant Leadership and Education Program (YSLEP)

Caritas Manila believes that education is the best social equalizer.

YSLEP is Caritas Manila's flagship program. It forms future leaders from the poor by providing scholarships and formation sessions to around 5,000 youths nationwide.

Caritas Damayan

Damayan is the umbrella program of Caritas Manila that covers: (1) preventive health, (2) plant-based food security, (3) feeding and nutrition, (4) crisis intervention, and (5) disaster relief and rehabilitation.

Its sub-programs are:

1. All is Well
   • Through the help of its partners in the medical field, Caritas Manila offers health services in 28 clinics in Mega Manila.
2. Gen129 - This program advocates lifestyle change through plant-based living. In this program, we teach the poor how to grow their own food for a more sustainable future.
3. Munting Pag-asa - This program aims to counter malnutrition by providing healthy supplemental meals to poor malnourished children for 120 days.
4. Unang Yakap -This program provides healthy meals and vitamins to poor pregnant/lactating mothers for 120 days to ensure the optimum health of the mother and their child. Beneficiaries also receive seminars on financial literacy to improve their living condition.
5. Caritas in Action
   • In cooperation with Radio Veritas 846, the CIA program provides medical, legal, hospital bill, laboratory, psychosocial, and burial assistance.
6. Cadamay
   • It provides emergency relief response within 24 to 72 hours by distributing food packs, hygiene kits, bedding materials, and shelter repair kits. It also provides livelihood assistance to victims of calamities and church reconstruction assistance to affected parishes.

Restorative Justice

It is a program designed to help Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs) heal their relationships with their families and the community. It also aims to help them be reintegrated into society as self-sufficient individuals.

Sanlakbay

Sanlakbay para sa Pagbabago ng Buhay is a parish/community-based rehabilitation program that aims to transform lives, restore human dignity, and reintegrate drug dependents into their communities.

Segunda Mana

It is the donated goods program of Caritas Manila that converts in-kind donations into cash in our 47 charity outlets in Mega Manila to:

• Fund over 5000 tech-voc and college YSLEP scholars
• Support the livelihood of over 300 micro-entrepreneurs and their families from informal sectors like BASECO and Payatas
• Strongly promote the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle)

Institute for Servant Leadership and Stewardship (ISLaS)

ISLaS is the volunteer arm of Caritas Manila which mobilizes around 5,000 volunteers within the Archdiocese of Manila.

Parish-based leaders and volunteers undergo continuous training and values formation that mold them to become committed servant leaders. These volunteers enable us to efficiently and effectively implement various social services and development programs for poor families in their communities.

"For the love of Christ urges us on..." - Corinthians II