The Center

Set in its own grounds, this 3 storey building has 4 spacious dormitories that can house 60 children, however, owing to present funding constraints, in-residence capacity has been limited to 30 children. There are also restrooms, a library, an audiovisual room, a cafeteria, a medical clinic, administrative offices and quarters for the house parents. Within the grounds are a school, a halfway house, a caretaker’s house at the entrance and a basketball court.

More recently land has been acquired at the side of our Center where a magnificent little league baseball stadium has been constructed (solely from donations from the US aircraft industry), complete with bleachers (stands), changing rooms and a commentary box towering over the stadium.

Our Mission

The Angeles Bahay Bata Center is an institution in Central Luzon that seeks to uplift the welfare of ‘street children’. Our mission is to place these children in a safe and caring environment, to give them all the basic necessities of life that any more fortunate child could normally expect. In this setting the children are then given the chance to develop and mature. By giving them an education, psychological support and spiritual guidance, recreational activities and a sense of hope, they have an opportunity to realize their potential, whether it be academically, musically or on the sporting field. We recognize the importance of integrating these children back to their families and society at large, hence our association with other agencies, particularly the City Social Welfare Department (CSWD) which assesses each child’s family situation before the process of reintegration.

Qualifications for Admission

The Center accepts male children aged 8-17 years old who have been assessed as belonging to one or more of the following categories:

• Neglected / Abandoned / Orphaned

• Abused (physically, sexually or emotionally)

Female children who are rescued or referred to us are given temporary shelter in our halfway house until arrangements can be made for subsequent referral to the appropriate agency.