Bahay Pag-asa gets financial backing

The 12th Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week kicked off on Monday with the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council handing over a training package and other services as part of the P100 million worth funds for the Support to Bahay Pag-Asa Project.

According to JJWC executive director Atty. Tricia Clare Oco, a total of 103 BPA nationwide will benefit from this project.

The JJWC is an attached agency of Department of Social Welfare and Development.

In support of the JJWC Week celebration, DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian stressed the need for a whole-of-nation collaboration to ensure that the needs of children in conflict with the law and children-at-risk are provided with the necessary care and attention.

"We, as a whole nation, must work together to implement the necessary interventions to promote the welfare of CICLs and CARs by providing them with programs and services, especially access to justice and education," Gatchalian said.

As part of the kick-off event, Oco and DSWD Field Office-CALABARZON regional director Barry R. Chua led the ceremonial presentation of the support of the BPA Project to Bahay Pag-Asa in Batangas City.

The BPA Batangas City, along with 102 BPAs, will be receiving trainings for the BPA staff and residents, therapeutic services, subsidies, repair and maintenance of the facilities, and capacity building for JJWC staff.