SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

COMMUNITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS OFFICE

NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM

BE A HELPING HANDS: EVERY KID DESERVES HAPPINESS

I. SLU’S VMO STATEMENT

Saint Louis University is an excellent missionary and transformative educational institution that is
zealous in developing human resources to be creative, competent, socially involved and imbued with
the Christian spirit.

II. CORE VALUES

▪ COMPETENCE - To be an active youth that demonstrates the significant roles of youth in
promoting a healthy environment for every child, to promote peace, love and kindness.
▪ CREATIVITY – To develop one’s capabilities that can be a helping tool in community welfare
improvement and to develop the students’ faculty and staff innovative potential so that they
can adapt to real life situations; students’ creativity in dealing with current trends, issues and
problems.
▪ SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT – To involve every youth to participate in donation drives for the needy.
▪ CHRISTIAN SPIRIT – To develop the personal qualities that would enable the students, faculty
and staff to live a wholesome, satisfying life as a Christian and instill the values of humanitarian
dedication.

III. School: School of Natural Sciences

IV. Program: BS Medical Laboratory Science

 V. RATIONALE:

Most Children and youth are innocent victims of homelessness. Without a home, children have no roots,
and without roots, they can't imagine their future. The implementation of the project aims to provide emotional
and sustainable support to every child in the chosen orphanage and those who are homeless and promote
well-being through our actions. Considering the children have the same opportunities—to grow, learn, and
play. The Helping Hands Program wants to help give these kids back their childhood to have the brighter future
that they deserve. All of the donations collected through this program will go directly to the orphans and street
children. This project targets the street kids in Baguio City and to the partner charities or orphanages. The
project's specific objective is to initiate the community to advocate for support and motivate the public to take
action to change the lives of homeless children and orphans through donating.

The Philippines is just one among many countries with abandoned children problems. According to the
United Nation Children’s Rights and Emergency Relief Organization, about 1.8 million of children in the country
have been abandoned or neglected due to extreme poverty and others come from families displaced by
calamities and armed conflicts (Kaiman & De Leon, 2016). Issues such as promoting children’s rights, protecting
them from physical and sexual abuse, alleviating poverty and helping them cope with neglect and
discrimination are some of the challenges that faced by many orphan cares in the Philippines. This was
supported by orphan care policies of the Philippines. For instance, Article XV Section 3(2) of the 1987 Philippine
Constitution proclaims “the state shall defend the right of children to assistance, including proper care and
nutrition, and special protection from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation or other conditions
prejudicial to their development” (De Leon, 1987). In addition, it was also supported by the Child and Youth
Code of the Philippines under Presidential Decree No. 603. It specifies the rights to which children are entitled
regardless of legitimacy, sex, social status, religion, political antecedents, and other factors (Chanrobles.com,
1998). This law supports the proposed project which helps neglected and abandoned children to feel loved
and cared for. Moreover, it supports the rights of children under Article 3 of the Presidential Decree No. 603,
such as:

* the right to a balanced diet, adequate clothing, sufficient shelter, and proper medical attention;

* the right to an education commensurate with the child’s abilities and to the development of skills;

* the right to full opportunities for safe and wholesome recreation and activities.
* the right to care, assistance, and protection of the state;

* the right to grow as a free individual, in an atmosphere of peace, understanding, tolerance, and universal
brotherhood.

The relationship of this project to Saint Louis University and NSTP is that it supports the learning outcomes
which is to demonstrate the significant roles of the youth in promoting civic consciousness, nation-building,
good citizenship, nationalism, and patriotism. In addition, it also demonstrates the Louisian core values and
CICM advocacies that promotes justice, peace and integrity of creation through small acts of kindness. Lastly,
it is a good example to illustrate how one’s capabilities can be a primary tool in community welfare
involvement while exhibiting Christian values and a sustainable community project development that would
contribute to the pursuit of the common good of the community.

VI. Partner Community: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD), Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) Federation, Public and Private School (DepEd), Shepherd of the Hills Children’s
Foundation-Baguio City and Saint Louis University-Baguio City

VII. Profile of Partner Community:

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is the primary government agency that is
mandated by law to develop, administer and implement comprehensive social welfare programs designed to
uplift the living conditions and empower the disadvantaged and neglected children, youth, women, older
persons, person with disabilities, families in crisis or at risk, and communities needing assistance. DSWD leads Local
Government Units (LGUs) and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) to provide effective assistance in
implementing social welfare development. The organization works hand-in-hand to ensure the rights of the
Filipino are upheld and maintained. On the other hand, the Department of Education (DepEd) is the executive
department of the Philippine government responsible for ensuring access to, promoting equity and improving
the quality of basic education. Moreover, it has programs not only to help children but to teach every child with
good attitude, character, and the four core values that every Filipino. Also, by the help of Sangguniang
Kabataan (SK) federation, which was established as a result of the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic
Act 7160), allows young people to actively engage in the local government. In every barangay, SK serves as
the voice of the youth, an important aspect in nation-building and social development. Members of SK stirs the
youth into lending service to their local communities by spearheading programs that aim to improve different
aspects of health and areas of the community. Active community involvement also promotes volunteerism and
philanthropy. With the help of SK, the project will have more volunteers to help encourage the youth to carry
out programs that enhance social, moral, cultural, political, economic, spiritual and physical development.
For our partner charity or orphanage, Shepherd of the Hills Children’s Foundation is a Christian child care
and child development organization focusing on children and youth who are in need, abandoned, neglected,
orphaned, dependent, and underprivileged.
Saint Louis University acts as a meeting point for numerous social activities funded by outside organizations.
It is always open for outreach programs. Saint Louis University collaborates with a variety of organizations to
improve the health and well-being of its students and the local community.

VIII. Matrix of Service Learning Program Activities

MATRIX OF SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
PROGRAM OUTCOME NEXUS ACTIVITIES COMPETENCIES PERSONS IN-CHARGE AND
THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
Practice professionalism, #ILOVEYOUth PRELIMINARIES: ● Social skills Mrs. Mary Jane Foy-Os-
good corporate citizenship, ● Spread the ● Teamwork responsible mainly for
ethics, social responsibility cause of the and teaching lessons and
and manifest inclusiveness program by collaboration guiding the students in
in all aspects of the doing social ● Communicati the project they are
BSMLS profession. media posts or on Skills carrying out.
communicating ● Team Group Leaders-
with partner buildings responsible for the
schools to ● Listening and processing, revision, and
collect Feedback allocation of the project
donations. skills plans and tasks for the
● Communicate project papers required
with the desired for the project proposal.
community and Take responsibility for
their officials or supervising and
persons in monitoring operations to
charge. guarantee that
● Manage everyone concerned
accumulated achieve optimal results
 donations and and safety for the whole
create a project period.
general plan on Project Team Members-
how to responsible for
implement the contributing, via
project. participation in the plan
DURING and execution of given
IMPLEMENTATION: tasks/work in
● Have a talk on complement with
what the anticipated quality
program is all standards, to the overall
about and its project goals and
importance. deliverables of the
● Assists in specific team to
dissemination guarantee the project is
of materials successful.
● Interact with BSMLS NSTP 1 Students-
the audience responsible for project
by having fun facilitation per
games or authorized plans,
icebreakers. processes, and
FINAL PROCEDURE: requirements.
● End the Donation Officer-
program responsible for ensuring
enthusiastically. all donations are
● Evaluation and documented and
assessment of properly-recognized in
the project. financial systems. It
works closely with the
fundraising team to
guarantee that all
donations are
accurately identified,
recorded, and tagged
for children with needs.
 Spokesperson-
responsible for the
transmission/acquisition
of project information to
the public or social
media platforms and its
aims to individuals
outside it. They may
regulate the flow of this
information as well.

IX. Appendices
A. Plant Design / Program of Activities (Activity – Competencies – Date and Venue – Assessment)

Plant Design / Program of Activities

Date and Venue Activity Competencies Assessment
February 1-10, 2021 Planning, preparing and Organizing competency, Approved SLP
Identifying potential team building, effective
problems that may be meeting, active listening
encountered. and strategic thinking.
● Schedule online
meetings to discuss
the project.
● Set project guidelines
and goals.
● Distribution of roles
among members of
the planning
committee
● Identify potential
local partners
(organization,
companies,
agencies, etc.)
 ● Dissemination of
needed supplies
● Plan any logistics and
transportation
needed
● Determination of
fundraising methods

February 11- 25, 2021 Crafting agenda, Communication skills Approved SLP Rubrics
constructing SLP, and (writing), and conceptual
notification letters. thinking.

● Confirmation of all
details
● Construction of letters
● Secure collection and
fundraising sites.
Address any
concerns.

February 27- March 31, 2021 Promotion of the project, Sociability, persuasiveness, Endorsement of flyers and
marketing and media plan. negotiating and creativity. tarpaulin

● Social media
campaign
● Dissemination of flyers
and posting of
tarpaulins
● Work with sponsors or
supporters
● Supplying the
planned keychains
for distribution to
volunteers as a token.
April 3 - May 17 Taking charge of the Communication skills, group
collected items and coordination, collaborative
transport towards the working and monitoring of
charity/orphanage. project progress.
● Collecting all items
collected into one
place.
● Categorizing and
division of items for
different charity
groups and
orphanage.
● Distribution of key
chains to volunteers.
● Transporting all items
towards its
destination.
May 18-20 Evaluation of the project Analyzation of the project Evaluation Tool
● Analyzing all activities and safekeeping of
done and project documents.
information that may
be considered for
future decisions.
● Compilation of
documentations.
 B. Consent from Partner Community
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION AND IDENTITY
COMMUNITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS OFFICE
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

C. Budget Proposal SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM

Consent from Partner Community

_______________
Date
To the University President:

May I inform your office of our willingness to enter into a partnership with (name of group)
_________________________________________, a Service Learning Program of the National Service Training Program of Saint Louis
University from _________________ to __________.

_____________________________________ _____________________________
Signature above Printed Name Designation

_____________________________________
Community/Barangay/Organization

Contact Information:
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CP/Landline: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Email Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 C. Budget Proposal
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
COMMUNITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS OFFICE
NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM

SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM

NEXUS ACTIVITIES MATERIALS BUDGET SOURCE OF BUDGET

NEEDED

#ILOVEYOUth Promoting the Online Platform P2,700.00 c/o students

project Tarpaulin
marketing and Flyers
media plan Keychains

Planning, Transportation P1,500.00 c/o students

preparing and vehicle
Identifying Donation box
potential
problems that
may be
encountered

Fundraising Fundraising site P25,000.00 Sponsors

Taking charge Clothing Given Sponsors and c/o students

of the collected Shoes and Bag
items and Kitchenware
transport Children’s Book
towards the Toys and
charity/orphan Games
age Linens
Hygiene
Essentials
 Furniture
First aid supplies

Empowering the Microphone Given c/o NSTP and students

youth Speaker

Approved by:

ERMILYN P. RAMOS CHARMAINE P. MENDOZA LPT, MAED

Project Facilitator/Supervising Instructor Director, CEOPO

FELINA P. ESPIQUE, LPT, PhD REV. FR. MACWAYNE N. MANIWANG, CICM, PhD
Dean, STELA Vice President for Mission and Identity

X. Impact Assessment Plan

The helping hands' program aims for a brighter future for the street kids through gift-giving like
educational materials and some stuff they will genuinely love. It can acquire a lot of benefits for both the
donors and the receivers. Donating has been associated with more significant activity in the part of the brain
that detects joy, indicating that, as the old saying goes, it's far better to give than to receive. It can provide a
self-satisfying pleasure that lasts forever. Besides, children, especially street kids, can take this effort with a huge
grace. It can somehow change the kid's perception about life and continue to strive more. Through
conducting fundraising on social media, many individuals can extend their love and support. With this
information, the program can better flow donations and cover all the street children and orphanages in
Baguio.
 Homelessness can expose people to violence and victimization and contribute to long-term
unemployment and chronic illness. A person's health difficulties may lead to homelessness. Poor physical or
mental health, for example, can make it more challenging to obtain work or earn enough money. On the
other hand, homelessness can lead to depression, poor nutrition, bad dental health, substance misuse, and
mental health issues, among other things. So providing neglected youth a new home also means a new
beginning for them—a new path of the line for them to get in.

This would also raise awareness to the community that problems such as homelessness exist, especially
to the youth. By providing a "helping hand," could encourage others to participate in the said activity.

Endorsed by:

ERMILYN P. RAMOS, LPT, MAED FIL ED

Supervising Instructor

CHARMAINE P. MENDOZA, LPT MAED

Director, CEOPO

FELINA P. ESPIQUE, PhD

Dean

REV. FR. MACWAYNE N. MANIWANG, CICM, PhD

VPMI