HEALTH SERVICES
Community Health and Nursing Geared Towards Empowerment (CHANGE)
It started in 1977 and provided free diagnosis and consultations, visitations, and taught mothers basic health practices, child care, nutrition, and first aid remedies. CHANGE and HEALS work hand in hand in assisting medical doctor volunteers in medical mission activities.
Health Education and Life Services (HEALS)
It started in 1990, and was meant to be complementary to the Nursing community outreach program through blood typing, sputum testing, urine and stool examination, de-worming of children, dialogue on health services and procedures, demonstration on desirable health habits, home visitation or follow ups and other allied activities. (BACK TO TOP)
EDUCATION / LITERACY
Community Outreach Pre-school Education (COPE)
Started in 1982, it provided a head start in formal education for children aged 4 to 6 years old; initiates among children and their mothers good health practices, promotes good eating habits and practices through feeding program, which is worked out by the mothers under supervision and guidance of the volunteer student teachers.
Review Assistance Program for the Empowerment
of Dropouts (REAPED)
The program prepares the recipients to pass the grade placement examination (PEPTest) given by the Department of Education. Recipients who pass the examination is given certification of particular grade or year level he passed and could continue his studies or could present the certificate as one of the credentials needed in applying for a job The program was started in 1984 to assist out of school youths and adults.
Arts and Sciences Programs for Inspired and
Responsive Education (ASPIRE)
The program helps children in the community gain reading, and mathematical skills to maximize their time in public schools which they attend. The program started in 1990. (BACK TO TOP)
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE
Primary Education for Tomorrow (PET)
Started in June 1988, it provides continuity to the formal education of selected COPE graduates beginning with Grade 1 until Grade IV in order to enable these children complete primary education with possibilities of moving up to Grade VI.
Secondary Education for Tomorrow (SET)
A program started in 1994, it continues to serve the recipients of PET who have gone to high school. (BACK TO TOP)
SKILLS TRAINING
Skills Training and Enablement Program (STEP)
It provides skills training in tailoring, dressmaking, basic electrician course, food technology, and handicrafts useful for livelihood activities.
Business Education for Self -Reliance and Trade (BEST)
The project started in 1987. It trains participants by batch in basic bookkeeping, record keeping and inventory and other skills necessary in small-scale business management. It also introduces to participants different means of procuring either for starting, maintaining or expanding a small business holding. It gives training for Cooperatives for interested groups in the community. (BACK TO TOP)
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
Leadership Education and Development (LEAD)
Operationalized in 1990, reaching out to the youth particularly those not in school. The project trains young leaders in organizing activities in performing arts, creative arts, and sports development.
Social Assistance Geared for Indigenous People (SAGIP)
It is the restructured Scholarship Assistance Program (SAP), which was started in 1991 gives scholarship assistance to children of Aeta families and other indigenous group who were victims of Mt.Pinatubo eruption. The restructured program now expands to livelihood and entrepreneurship, medical and health services not only to Aetas but also to other indigenous group who are in need of assistance. (BACK TO TOP)
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
Community Outreach Research (CORE)
Started in 2002, this project of the Graduate School assists community based researches mainly to determine relevance of outreach programs, actual needs of recipients, assess competence of volunteer workers, quantify and qualify impact of the programs, investigates areas of concern that would contribute to the improvement to the outreach program.
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INCOME GENERATING PROJECT
Living Initiatives for Enablement (LIFE)
The project which started in 1990, is a partnership between Trinity University and residents of depressed communities near the school. LIFE provides job training and work opportunities for the Skill's Training and Enablement Project (STEP) graduates. At present LIFE participants earned by sewing school uniforms for Trinity University.
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Dr. Josefina S. Sumaya
President, Trinity University of Asia
Ms. Agnes Mineko Hara
Consultant
Dr. Juliet Kallam Bucoy
Acting Director
Center for Community Extension Services
275.E Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Cathedral Heights
Quezon City, Philippines
Trunkline: 702 2882 Loc. 133 FAX No. (632) 725-5924
