History
Was created by the US and Philippine governments in 1991. To assist impoverished Filipino children of American ancestry by providing educational scholarships, employment and working visas to the United States. Philippine Children's Fund of America envisions a stable and viable community that will uphold the rights, welfare and aspiration of Filipino families especially the children towards authentic human development. Philippine Children's Fund of America was founded to serve the needs of children left behind by the U.S. military closure. Pearl S. Buck International foundation estimates there are 52,000 Amerasian scattered throughout the Philippines. "The majority of the children have been abandoned by their American fathers," said Jocelyn Bonilla, the manager of the Pearl S. Buck center in Angeles City. Today it's serving more children, families and communities including 150 charitable groups all over the Philippines. Serving poor children including those left behind from the closure of US bases. Provides transitional home for American children we fly from the Philippines.
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