PALO, Leyte,
Jan. 24 (PNA) - The Pope Francis Center for the Poor has launched the
Supporters Association Membership in order to generate fund for its daily
operations.
Each member
who will register will be asked to donate USD 1 every month. According to Palo
Archbishop John Du, this is a small amount, but can change lives of those who
are living in the center.
“With that
amount, they are doing all the works for us. They are the ones who take care of
the elderly and the abandon children,” Du said.
The
donations will also finance the construction of a clinic with dialysis machine
for poor patients.
The center
is targeting to keep under their care 150 less privileged disaster victims,
which consists of 50 elderly male, 50 elderly female and 50 orphaned children.
The
Pontifical Council Cor Unum funded the construction of the Php68-million
facility. This was pushed through after Cardinal Robert Sarah visited the
Archdiocese of Palo as part of preparations for Pope Francis’ visit.
The
Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development is a dicastery
of the Roman Vuria of the Catholic Church. It was established by Pope Paul VI
in July 1971 and is based in Rome.
The
facility, located inside the compound of Archbishop Palace, was among the
places toured by Pope Francis in his visit to Leyte on Jan. 17, 2015.
The center
is under the supervision and management of Korean priest Philip Park and Korean
nuns with help from Filipino volunteers and missionaries.
Currently,
the center has 14 occupants, consists of an elderly male, a child and 12
elderly women who were assessed by the Department of Social Welfare and
Development. (PNA)
SCS/SQM/ROEL T. AMAZONA/EGR
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