History
In 1987, a group of like-minded professionals with diverse social development background decided to band together to help address the growing problem of marginalized families in their adverse condition, special focus was on the children who have started to proliferate in the streets of Manila. A feeling of urgency spurred to the group to organize under the name Integrated Social Services Enhancement Center (ISSEC). It started assisting some urban poor groups. Along the way, the organizers saw the need for a better program of social services, more than what the Center was then offering in order to better address the problem. The group started to lay down the groundwork for an organization to address core issues and problems of the marginalization as well as lay down the foundation for a stable and sustainable social development organization. Finally in 1992, the Families and Children for Empowerment and Development Foundation, Inc. (FCED) was officially incorporated and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a non-stock, non-profit service foundation, effectively replacing ISSEC. FCED decided to focus its assistance to street children and urban poor children and their families in 13 low income Barangays of District V and VI in Paco and Pandacan, in the city of Manila.
As a social development organization, FCED envisions communities that are nurturing and empowering. To achieve these, it motivates and facilitates the development of self-managing communities that will address their own needs and concerns. It gives special focus on children to ensure that they enjoy the fullness of life and their rights as children. With its track record, FCED has become a trusted partner. It continues to attract more adherents to its vision, from local to foreign organizations and institutions and individuals.
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