About the Program
Foster Care is temporary in nature. It can be for a short period or long term. The foster parents do not become the legal parents of the child but they give love and care that a child needs while NORFIL seeks a permanent home for the child.
The children found in the loving care of foster families are abandoned, neglected, maltreated, relinquished for adoption or from birth families who are temporarily unable to give them love and care. The children receive one-on-one care and are provided with appropriate stimulating activities suitable for their age and developmental growth.
Through foster care, the trauma of being separated from one’s family is mended. It is also a preparation for a child’s possible reunification with his/her birth family or permanent placement through legal adoption.
NORFIL is one of the few licensed child placement agencies in the Philippines.
Who We Serve
- Children ages 0 to 4 years old who need temporary family care
- Licensed foster families willing to provide a loving temporary home for a child in need
Aim of NORFIL Foster Care
Nurture
To provide one-on-one parental care necessary for the child’s holistic growth and
development
Right to a Family
To ensure that children who are separated from their birth families are not alienated to a family environment while their permanent placement either through reunification or adoption
Advocacy
To promote foster home care as the best alternative family care instead of institutionalization
Benefits for Foster Parents
- Personal tax exemption for dependents
- Support care services
- Capacity building focused on quality child care, responsible parenting, positive discipline, bonding and attachment and handling grief and separation, among others
Masaya na mahirap ang maging isang foster parent. Masaya dahil nagbibigay saya ang mga batang aming inalagaan sa aming pamilya, mahirap kapag dadating ang panahon na sila'y magkakaroon na ng permanenteng pamilya. Pero hindi ko pinagsisisihan na naging foster parent ako, dahil naging masaya kami kapiling ang mga batang ito at hindi matutumbasan ng pera ang dulot nilang saya sa aming buhay
Jasmin Tiongson, 58 years old
13 years as a foster parent
Ang pagiging foster parent ay nagdulot ng malaking pagbabago sa aking buhay. Natutunan ko magpahalaga sa kapakanan ng ibang tao, ang magmahal at magmalasakit sa kapakanan ng mga batang nangangailangan ng pansamantalang pamilya nang walang hinihinging kapalit.
Felicidad Santos, 67 years old
21 years as a foster parent
Ang aking mga naalagaang bata mula sa NORFIL Foundation ay tinuring kong parang mga sarili ko nang anak. Kahit na darating ang panahong sila ay magkakaroon ng permanenteng pamilya, tuloy parin na bukas ang aking puso at isip na ang pag-aalaga sa kanila ang aking misyon dito sa mundo. Salamat Lord dahil isa akong foster parent
Mary Anastacio, 55 years old
10 years as a foster parent
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
REGION IV-A
16 Mother Ignacia Avenue corner Roces Avenue, Quezon City
372 3577-79 / 0919 534 0296
Key Persons:
Marivir Tungol, Program Manager
Catherine Onalan, Social Worker II
Christine Jael Quilapio, Social Worker
Where We Serve
CEBU
Airbase Road, Sangi, Pajo, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu
(032) 340 5722
Key Persons:
Angelina Dungog, Area Manager
Sheryl Gay Gacita, Social Worker II
Krystel Mae Villaco, Social Worker
Help us in caring for our precious, wonderful children
DONATE
Support NORFIL through monetary contributions to help in providing the needs of the children.
GIVE GIFTS-IN-KIND
Give child care supplies like vitamins, milk, diaper, toiletries and others.
BRING FOSTER CARE TO YOUR PLACE
Help us bring foster care to your place! Invite us to your organization, company, church, barangay, or neighborhood. We can also do a back-to-back forum on Foster Care and Legal Adoption.
