TYF supports feeding centers in the vicinity of the dumpsite in Payatas for children 2 – 8, the age when brain development is most critical.
In 1998, a group of donors started supporting a feeding program in St Joseph the Worker Chapel in Litex, Quezon City. Over the years, they worked with the missionaries of the Brothers of Divine Providence to open nine centers.
During the Covid lockdown years, the feeding program contracted TYF to prepare 230 rice and vegetable packs distributed for families every other week. Onsite feeding of children has now resumed.
As recounted by Ms. Marites Ingles, “It’s the small experiences that enriched us and warmed our heart - witnessing how the children eat pabilisan, their discipline in praying before and after the meals, washing before eating and brushing their teeth after meals, their magandang umaga and welcome Ate when we arrive. Kapamilya namin ang mothers and children in the feeding center. We nourish the child, not just feed a hungry stomach."