Centers of HOPE
The Center of HOPE worldwide-Laguna, is a treatment center for abused children in the Philippines, specializing in child sexual and physical abuse cases primarily. The center offers short-term and long-term residential care, treatment and placement meeting the holistic needs of each child.

Residential care is primarily conducted through a total family approach wherein each child is given a father and mother (house parents) and brothers and sisters structure. The treatment of each child is being handled by a multi-disciplinary case management team, offering a wide range of skills, including psychological and psychiatric assessment.

The Center of HOPE worldwide-Laguna, has a goal to see an abused child and their families become whole again in which they have attained social functioning in an environment where they interact constructively, have developed a sense of hope and that encourages the child and their families to succeed.

The community-based Centers of HOPE worldwide addresses problems such as child sexual abuse, children on the streets and child neglect. The Centers acts as a safe-harbor for children where trained full-time staffs gain access to at-risk children.

Centers of HOPE worldwide community-based have been in operation since 1996 in several urban poor communities like Baseco, Pier South Manila and Payatas, Quezon City.

Below are some general listings of the programs provided:

• Drop-In Program
• Day Care Program
• Essential Nutrients Program
• Food for Life Nutrition Program
• Family Development Program
• Community Bakery
  

Advocacy Programs
Through this program, at risk children are taught prevention education while abused children are brought full circle from identification to referral for healing and reintegration. Youth Advocacy is conducted through groups of 10 to 20 beneficiaries at a time and includes activities that provide knowledge and skills to prevent and protect against all forms of abuse. The youth also go through assertiveness and self-esteem building exercises. Multi-disciplinary case management is provided to children who are abused and includes such services as counseling and therapy on either an outpatient or inpatient basis. Below is a list of our specific programs:

• Prevention of Child Abuse Program
• HOPE Mobile Puppet Theatre
• Stop Child Abuse Now! (SCAN) Program
• Community Based Treatment of Abuse Program

Disaster Response Teams
HOPE Emergency Assistance & Rehabilitation Team (HEART)
Facilitates activities to normalize the living conditions of children in disaster-stricken communities through the operation safe place, phsycho-social intervention, case management and referrals, temporary shleter for orphans, relief and recovery program and the advocacy and awareness on the prevention of child abuse.

The team is also involved not only in the disaster response but also in the disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation training and advocacy to ensure that uncontrollable forces of disaster will be managed accordingly.

Current programs operates in the provinces of Southern Leyte and Albay.