He Cares Foundation: Be a channel of blessing

source: http://www.hecaresfoundation.com/

He Cares Foundation was established by Joe and Ardis Sola with the aim to help the poor street children of the Philippines.

There mission is to be a channel of God’s blessing to the poor especially the street children.

 Their ultimate vision is to bring street children into a personal Relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ and To get them off the streets and enable them to live healthy, safe, normal lives and become happy and productive individuals of our society.

Here are some ways share your blessings to these least fortunate street kids and with your help we can make these kids have a better chance at life and at the society...may our hopes and dreams for a better Philippines be achieved through them...

We at the He Cares Foundation want to share the blessing of being able to change lives!  Help us to help as many children as possible. There are many ways you can help...

Donate

Share your financial resources with the street children of the Philippines. Support He Cares Foundation with a donation. Any amount you give, large or small, will make a real difference to a street child in need.

You may choose to make a donation for a specific purpose, or you may choose to donate to our general fund, to cover the most pressing needs. If you are celebrating a special occasion such as a birthday or anniversary, you may want to consider asking for a donation for He Cares Foundation in lieu of gifts.

You may donate in dollars or pesos.

Donate Supplies

Donate food, clothes, books, toys, shoes and bags or share whatever you can. If you have contacts with supermarkets, restaurants, bakeshops, or manufacturers of food, drugs, toiletries or other supplies, you can help us by soliciting and coordinating donations of their products. Even products which are nearing the expiry date are gladly accepted.

Sponsor a Child

You may want to sponsor a child and cover the cost of his/her education. The costs vary according to the educational level of the child: elementary, high school, college or vocational course, but you can sponsor a child for as little as $1 a day. If you are a teacher, you may want to encourage your class to support a poor child to go to school. Your class can together sponsor a child. You may also gather a group of friends, co-workers or family members to sponsor a child.

Give livelihood

Support the children & and their families by buying and promoting products and services from the He Cares workshop!

Our skills include:

    Beadwork Jewelry
    Scrapbook Stuff
    Sewing
    Silkscreening
    Metal work
    Catering
    Bakery Oven

Some He Cares Products are distributed by Papemelroti Gift Shop

Volunteer

Share your time and skills with the street children. Anyone can volunteer. You don't have to be a professional social worker, or teacher, but you have to have a heart that is open and willing to help the children. 

You can be a tutor, teach the children and their families livelihood skills, or help in the feeding program or in the other activities in the Center. Come and join us!  We will find something for you to do (and we are open to suggestions!).
If you like writing and have time to do articles for the He Cares website and e-mail newsletter, please contact us so more people can be inspired by the great stories of faith that happen daily at He Cares Foundation.

Read some volunteer's stories

Want to be informed of volunteer opportunities and upcoming events? E-mail hecares_volunteers@yahoogroups.com

In whatever way you help, you can make a difference in the lives of the street children.

You can also help by purchasing the Feast shirt at all Feast locations. A part of the purchase price is donated to HE Cares Foundation. Pictures of the shirts below:

‎"LET THERE BE FEAST ON EARTH" T-shirts now available for sale at P200 each. This is a fund raising campaign of He Cares Foundation. Every shirt you buy, you donate to He Cares Foundation's donate a brick program. Shirt sizes are XS,S,M,L, & XL. Smaller & bigger than XS & XL are for special orders. Grab one now. For orders, you can text me at 09179511676.

An alternative way to help GK communities

                                               source: http://www.humanheartnature.com/

I know sometimes you would say I have nothing extra to give to donations or I have no time to lend a hand to others. Well the most recent way most companies do to help others is by giving a part of their sales to charity. The likes of Macy's, MacDonald's, and other well know clothing brand and restaurants do this to make the public aware about it.

My friend Krissy just shared me a company in the Philippines who show support by sourcing out all ingredients locally and employing the beneficiaries of GK builds. 

Check their website click Human Heart Nature to see the company and how you are helping every time you buy their products.

Check their company profile to know more click here.

Download their free catalog by clicking here and check their nearest store location near you here.

Helping others after Typhoon Juan(international name Megi)

Again Philippines is overrun by another strong typhoon with the name Juan(international name Megi) reaching a signal 4 storm warning.

Newsflash and news in the TV and radio should the heavy rains and winds that Juan gave yesterday specially in the northern provinces like Isabela, Cagayan, and La Union. 

I will be posting here groups or organizations and ways and means where you and I can help our countrymen affected by the typhoon"

from my friend  through GKAteneo:

From: Luis Oquinena

Re: Kalinga sa Bayan: Typhoon Juan Response

Mission: Relief Ops Caravan

Destination: Isabela

Date/Time of Departure: 2am October 20, 2010-10-19

Assembly Area: in front of Puregold along Shaw Blvd

Assembly Time: 130am

Instructions: We have a repacking center in Santiago, Isabela.

Please gather donations of food, clothes, toiletries, cleaning mats, etc.

Bring to Gkateneo(GKateneo office sa ADMU near bellarmine field across xavier hall) and look for Ain or Jerry. We will send updates for mobilization.

Walang Iwanan!

Philippine National Red Cross 

IN-KIND DONATIONS

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Local
Please send in-kind local donations to The Philippine Red Cross – National Headquarters in Manila. We could also arrange for donation pick-up.

Call HOTLINE 143 or (+63-2) 527.0000

THE PHILIPPINE RED CROSS
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Bonifacio Drive, Port Area,
Manila 2803, Philippines

SMS AND G-CASH

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SMS
Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)
G-Cash
Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882

MOST URGENT NEEDS

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Food items
Rice, noodles, canned goods, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans and portable water.
Medicines
Paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medications to treat diarrheal diseases.
Non-food items
Bath soaps, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, jerry cans, water containers, water purification tablets, plastic sheetings, and Laundry soap.
Rehabilitation Programs
Shelter materials for house repair.