DSWD Social Amelioration Package

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) committed to provide emergency subsidies of P5,000 to P8,000 for two months, as well as livelihood assistance grants to the low-income households affected by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).

The DSWD said an eligible family will receive the emergency subsidy “in cash and in kind” from various national government agencies as provided under Republic Act (RA) No. 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act of 2020.

For more information or questions, you can reach out to our Social Workers Lira and Laurice at 0943.804.9957 or contact DSWD directly at 8.951.2803.

Comm Workshop

Last March 10,2020, we held a simple in-house workshop for Communications. The main topics were:

1. Introducing TeamUp, an app used to set up our teams’ schedules so that each one would be aware of tasks done by each team. This serves as the foundations’ digital bulletin board so as to create awareness of updates and increase communication within the team

2.Launching of the #CompassionateMe Project. Team members answered the Q&A form. Compassion was discussed, focusing on the idea that Compassion starts within us and you can be compassionate in very simple and practical ways.

3.Introducing the Event Feedback and Summary Forms. Team members who attended were familiarized with these forms which will help keep track of events in the foundation.

There were 14 attendees that day and all looked forward to more workshops like this.

In-House Training: Genogram Training with Social Workers

Yesterday, March 3, 2020, Dr. Nanette Ramilo-Cruz trained TRF’s Social Workers in using a Genogram.

A genogram is a diagram charting the history of the behavior patterns (as of divorce, abortion, or suicide etc.) of a family over several generations. It also details the medical history of a family in order to assess a family member's risk of developing disease. Last year TRF’s nurses also underwent this in-house training as part of patient documentation.

This training assists the Social Workers in using family assessment tools in the palliative care plan. This also assists them to foresee problems in the future for families with patients suffering with chronic illness.

This training was an avenue to enlighten TRF’s Social Workers regarding family connections, roots of concerns, etc.

Facility Visit: Chosen Children Village Foundation (CCVF)

Chosen Children Village Foundation (CCVF) at Silang, Cavite provides a home environment with a family setting for abandoned children with physical and mental disabilities. 9 members of The Ruth Foundation team were privileged enough to visit their facility yesterday, March 3, 2020.

They were welcomed by Mr. Adrian Mendoza (Executive Assistant), Dr. Erbito Asinas (GP, In-house doctor), and Mr. Joshua Flores (Social Worker) who toured them around the facility.

 

The initial goal of this visit was to take a breather from the regular office work and home visits done by the team. This visit acted as an avenue to deepen each member’s empathy. TRF also found this visit as an opportunity to look into considering CCVF as a possible partner in the Compassionate Communities Campaign.

 

The main highlights of this visit was dropping by the Toddler’s House where Kuya Dan had an immediate connection with one of the children in CCVF’s care. Seeing the Rehabilitation Center was also remarkable, wherein the highly functional differently-abled (those with Down Syndrome/ Trisomy 21) youth care for the low-functional differently-abled children/youth.

 

One of the takeaways is that empowerment is important – even those children/youth with special needs can work with the team, therefore we can find ways to empower our able patients and their families to be partners of care and find more creative ways to work hand-in-hand with them.

 

If you would like to know more about Chosen Children Village Foundation, visit www.chosenchildrenfoundation.com

Christmas Season 2019

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas. -Dale Evans

Gift Giving: December 2019

We can’t find the exact words to express how grateful we are for all of you who donated to make our 2019 Gift Giving Event possible.  107 NCR patients and 20 Baguio patients of ours were blessed to receive Christmas goodies which included a Noche Buena set and other groceries. Our 17 pediatric patients received additional towels and toys with their Noche Buena packages too. These were distributed from December 18-23, 2019, during our scheduled home visits. Thank you all for making this holiday season extra special by encouraging our patients through these tokens.

We appreciate you all and we look forward to being in partnership with you by sharing hope this 2020.

Donors:

CPG Capital Power Global Ltd for Pediatric Patients and SBO

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Christmas Party: December 21, 2019

A joint Christmas party, hosted by "KAAGAPAY Batch 96" the spouses of the PNPA Batch ’96, was held at Lyceum College- Alabang last December 21, 2019. They provided the food and groceries for all those who attended. We were blessed to a part of this event- - -  all  130 patients with their family members and 20 staff and volunteers from The Ruth Foundation.

That same day, the Pangarap Masonic Lodge #448 joined and they distributed pillows and Mercury Drugstore Gift Certificates, to the patients and family members present. It was such a treat to also see Senator Angara in the group.

It was the first time for patients and their family members with TRF staff, volunteers and donors come together to celebrate Christmas.