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Children's Shelter of Cebu

Every child deserves a family

aka Philippine Children's Shelter; CSC   |   Shoreview, MN   |  http://www.cebushelter.org

Mission

We exist to glorify God by demonstrating His love to the Philippines as we provide a loving, Christ-centered home with comprehensive medical, educational and placement services for homeless Filipino children. Children's Shelter of Cebu (CSC) operates four homes for 70-100 children in Cebu City, Philippines who were abandoned, neglected, surrendered or abused. CSC is about restoring lives. We've been doing so since 1979 by ministering to each child holistically. We provide food, shelter and medicine, but also schooling, counseling and relationships that foster healing. CSC is a Christian interdenominational ministry.

Ruling year info

1980

President/CEO

Mr. Kirby Stoll

Main address

3600 Lexington Ave N Suite 209

Shoreview, MN 55126 USA

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EIN

41-1330241

NTEE code info

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

Primary/Elementary Schools (B24)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

There are thousands of homeless children in the Philippines. This is mostly due to death of a parent/parents, poverty, drug/alcohol abuse or mental illness. We offer food, shelter, medicine, counseling and education to these children. Many have unmet medical needs, has experienced trauma and are behind academically. We work to help these children reach developmental milestones, excel academically and process through their trauma. We work to assist birth parents to secure stable employment and regain parental rights.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Children of Hope School

Many CSC children come from difficult backgrounds and marginal education. Cebu Children of Hope School (CCHS) was established on our campus in 1998 to meet those needs. CCHS educates children of all ages prior to high school. Our curriculum is English-based and operates with three academic levels. Advancement to a new level is based on master of content rather than age or peer cohort. Our student-teacher is typically around 5:1.
Our dedicated approach to academic development helps us to place older children successfully in adoptive homes, and allows them to arrive in new schools at, near their age appropriate level.
CCHS is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International and is licensed by the Philippine Department of Education. Our high school age children attend a well-regarded private high school.

Population(s) Served
At-risk youth
Children and youth

Medical care is a vital element of our program services. We have our own 12 bed infirmary which allows us to care for new arrivals who often have significant needs, as well as providing isolation and care for our on-going residents. We have a Medical Director, four Registered Nurses and two Physical Therapists on staff.
CSC also has developed an extensive network with the local medical community that provides significant expertise for difficult cases. Many local physicians donate their services to CSC.

Population(s) Served
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people

Case Management supports the necessary regulatory and administrative functions to foster the process of placing children in loving, permanent families. Some of our children are able to return to their birth families, some are adopted locally and others are adopted internationally.

Case Management also includes our significant outreach services to local families. Our case management budget supports all of the paperwork processes required to manage adoption casework so children can be placed in loving, permanent families. This does not include administrative or social work salaries but does include outreach services to local families.

Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Children and youth

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability - Member 1992

Association of Christian Schools International 1998

Christian Alliance for Orphans 2010

4 Star Charity Navigator/Top 5% of All Non-Profits 2012

Independent Charities of America Member 2006

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

We care for 70-100 children every year, providing shelter, food, medicine, education and counseling.

Number of children exceeding 80% school attendance

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Children of Hope School

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Prior to coming to the shelter, only about 60% of the children admitted were attending school on a regular basis. We get that number to100% and provide one-on-one tutoring to help children succeed.

Number of donations made by board members

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

We have 5-10 board members who are deeply invested in the ministry, which includes participation in meetings, oversight of the ministry and financial support at 100% of board members who donate.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Providing comprehensive and holistic medical, educational and placement services for orphaned, abandoned and surrendered homeless children.

Consistency of care. All children are able to bond with specific caregivers to help reach developmental milestones.

Counseling for all school-aged children.

School ranking of Top 20 in Cebu City.

Field succession. Transition to second generation of leadership, including core Filipino leaders.

Children with special needs continue to receive needed resources including physical, occupational and speech therapy on-site.

Medical needs met through on-site nursing care and local physicians.

Residence homes with full-time house parents
Committed, compassionate and trained child care workers.
Counseling services with trauma based training approach.
Medical department with infirmary, nurses, therapists and extensive relationship with the local medical community.
Professional social work department for referral and adoption services.
Highly ranked and program specific school education program.

Strong funding base that desires to support excellent care.
Partnerships with professionals and training organizations.
Connections through adoptive families.
Network within the Philippines.
Committed and experienced staff of 100+ individuals.
Talented and professional leadership staff.
Strong partnerships and network with additional professional services located in the Philippines.

Accomplished and maintaining:
Low resident-caregiver ratios in homes.
Low student-teacher ratios in school.
Staff development within department. Training by specialists.
Transition of field leadership from founders to next generation Field Director.
Significant increase in Filipino-based ministry leadership positions.
Investment in trauma-base care approach throughout the organization to better understand and care for the children.
Increased investment in services to children who due to age are no longer available for adoption. Services include vocational education and transition to Philippine society.

Need to further develop long-term commitments from employees who partner in work from overseas.
Need to continue to improve the young adult transitional program.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Children's Shelter of Cebu

Board of directors
as of 10/17/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Joel Lawrence

Bjork Ostrom

Kirby Stoll

Ruth Lunde

Allie Newman

Ronald Dee

Peter Arneson

Joel Lawrence

Christine Olsen

Tim Doten

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/17/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/17/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.