DON BOSCO PUGAD
Don Bosco Pugad is a halfway home for the youth who are in conflict with the law, poor and needy migrant youth whose age ranges from later teens to up to 24 yrs.old. It is a home for street children, poor and needy migrants.
While these young men are the least attractive to sponsors and benefactors with social advocacy for the welfare of the young, they are the ones who need most the support and assistance of the government and non-governmental groups because they have fallen victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual exploitation and child labor. They are also used by insurgents and bandit groups for various purposes, even as combatants.
With the juvenile law exempting children up to 18 years old from the criminal prosecution, drug dealers, carjackers and other crime groups are increasingly employing teenagers.
It is with this kind of social background that Don Bosco Pugad has taken as its social advocacy to uplift the lives of these young people by empowering them through a holistic kind of formation that would take care of their physical, social education, moral and spiritual needs.
The Don Bosco Pugad’s holistic formation of the young consists of:
1. Catholic Spiritual Formation :
a. Values formation – Key values of Honesty, Loyalty , Justice and Hardwork are stressed.
Slogan: “Do Ordinary things, Extraordinary well.”
b. Cathechism – Religion is life . it is down to earth presentation of Catholic teachings that enable the young to live virtuous lives.
c. Liturgy – The Day of the Lord is the Public Worship that the Pugad Boys render to Jesus. It is the day when they offer their whole life made up of past, present and future. It is the day when they recommit themselves to Jesus as His disciples.
The young are challenged to prove to all young people that blessings abound in those who live upright and virtuous lives.
d. Bible Study – The Word of God is not only meant to be read; it is meant to be lived!
2. Educational Programs :
a. Adult Education Program – (This is offered to boys who are too old to attend the regular elementary and High-school education)
b. College Scholarships – Pugad has 15 Scholars
c. Seminary Vocations – Pugad has 4 Seminarians.
d. Organized Livelihood Seminar and Workshops.
e. Tesda accredited technical skills training in Electrical, Welding, Machining and Fitting, Aircon-refrigeration, Automotive and Computer Technology.
f. Livelihood Skills Training in Water Refill Management, Baking, Cooking, Service Crewing, Aircon-Refrigeration, Tailoring, T-shirt Printing, Automotive Mobile Service.
g. Sports Activities
h. Excursions and Educational Field Trips
i. Social Activity Program – Through this holistic program the young are empowered to rise from their poverty and become dignified productive agents of change in their families and their local communities.
Would you like to be part of our Social Advocacy of uplifting the lives of these young men? Pls. HELP us secure these simple items for them:
– Toiletries ( Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Bath Soap, Laundry Soap)
– 2nd hand clothes and shoes
– Sacks of rice, noodles and canned goods
Your Help is Life for them, to help pls. contact:
Ms. Maria Luisa Antonio – Don Bosco Pugad Social Worker
Contact Nos/Fax: 843-8517
Fr. David T. Buenaventura, SDB – Don Bosco Pugad Center Director
Contact No: 0920 – 9692528
