NACC Undersecretary said that the agency has been locking arms with partner organizations and local government units (LGUs) to provide children transitioning from foster care the extensive support they need to improve their life skills and self-sufficiency. 

“Every day, we work tirelessly to ensure that our services do more than simply help children get through each day. Our goal is to uplift them, to nurture their potential, restore their hope, and move them closer to the futures they dream of. When we uplift a child, we change their life path,” Usec emphasized.

Through a structured curriculum, the training under the KAYA Ko! program will focus on skills development in the domains of employment, daily living, self-management, mental health, and interpersonal/social skills.

Last Saturday, twenty-seven (27) foster children, and aging-out youth, including children from the Nayon ng Kabataan (NK), were among the attendees who underwent a series of hands-on workshops on the rights and responsibilities of children and the importance of developing well-grounded values. 

NACC Assistant Secretary , together with ACCD and RACCO-NCR social workers, facilitated the workshops. 

Asec, during her lecture, discussed the importance of gratitude, and shared inspiring life experiences. 

Danilo Gatmaitan, RACCO-NCR officer-in-charge, thanked the foster parents and other stakeholders for their continued support of the initiatives and projects of the NACC.

The NACC is a newly created attached quasi-judicial agency of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) responsible for all matters pertaining to domestic administrative adoption, inter-country adoption, foster care, and other forms of alternative child care.

To date, 1,102 children are being cared for under NACC’s Foster Care Program.