Article by Jizza Magallanes-Malquisto, Registered Social Worker of IT Tender Stepping out of your comfort zone to answer the call of God is the challenge shared by a group of counsellors who recently visited us for more than three weeks. The team comes from Bromham Baptist Church in England. They said that they learned about.. read more →

IT Tender shares in the joys of the beneficiares of Sponsor-A-Child every step of their way. The new school year in Manila has just begun, and this is also the time when the sponsor children are given a chance to buy new school supplies together with their parents. The families from our communities cannot afford to buy all.. read more →

IT Tender is excited to reveal our brand new logo. The heart of IT Tender is education for street children. As part of our rebranding campaign, we want a logo that shows this in a beautiful yet simple way. And here it is: a child with the desire to learn. This child represents IT Tender. read more →

👍(“Like”)Learning – IT Tender’s Reading Camp By Gabby Malquisto From April 13-24, IT Tender held a two-week reading camp called 👍Learning (or “Like Learning”) for a handful of youth who need to improve their basic reading and writing. The reading camp focused on street youth living along the railway in our outreach community of Putatan. Most of these.. read more →

SLC Graduation Day (Written by Cecille de Jesus) In the Philippines, March is the most anticipated month of the year for students, parents and teachers at every school – not only because it’s time for summer vacation, but because of graduation day! Graduation is an annual event also celebrated at IT Tender for the pre-school.. read more →

For the last couple of weeks John Coffey has been meeting with groups and individuals in southern Ontario telling IT Tender’s story and sharing the latest news. Here’s a recording of his presentation at Edmison Heights Bible Chapel in Peterborough on April 1. Thanks EHBC for recording and posting this! https://vimeo.com/124202422 read more →

(Edited from “The Coffey Press” blog by John & Jam Coffey) Don’t just treat the illness, treat the patient… Children and youth from IT Tender become patients in our recent medical and dental mission. The “Section 1” team (a group of talented doctors, dentists, and assistants) partnered with IT Tender and the Extreme Response Children’s Home.. read more →

(Edited from “The Coffey Press” blog by John Coffey, Director of IT Tender) After all the hard work of 2014, we ended the year with an epic Christmas party for the children. Both festive and cultural, the party kicked off with some “special numbers” from the staff, including a native dance from the Philippine island of Mindanao. The “Kappa Malong-Malong” dance showcases.. read more →