The International Monetary Fund has said that although the Philippines has managed to get its economy to grow over the past decades, poverty reduction in the country has remained limited. In Metro Manila alone, an estimated 1.7 million children live in slums. Urban poverty can trap children in a downward spiral of poverty and squalor, leading to sickness, neglect and risk of exploitation.

FCF started with a single beneficiary. Today it provides funds to seven charities on a yearly basis and to other organizations who need immediate assistance because of unforeseen events.

But we will not dwell on our accomplishments. We will continue to work hard to lift more children up from the misery of poverty. It is a daunting challenge, but we all have a moral obligation to confront it. With your support FCF will continue what it started in 1993