Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center
The AJ Kalinga Center Team Goes to Canva!
By Ludy Duran “An insightful experience.” This is how I could describe the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center team’s field trip to the Canva office on September 17,2024 with our dedicated team of 10 resident volunteers. It was full of learning opportunities and warm welcome from the Canva culinary team. After mid-morning snacks of cereal and
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Congratulations to Batch 9, Hello to Batch 10!
One of the rare privileges we get at the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center (AJKC) is the chance to be part of the journey of formerly homeless people who finally decide to leave the streets. In April 2024, we welcomed 12 street dwellers who committed to undergo the 6-month KALINGA formation at the Center. The in-house
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AJ Kalinga Center Joins NSTP Fair
Joining the University of the Philippines Diliman’s NSTP anniversary celebration, AJKFI participated in Sikhay Lingkod’s Volunteer and Job Fair on Oct. 18, 2024 near Melchor Hall. Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center (AJKC) Formation Head Gee-gee Catral, Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation (AJKFI) Communications Officer Nirva Delacruz, together with two volunteer residents, promoted the foundation’s mission and vision
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‘Tubig Kalinga’ Launched at ‘Gabi ng Pasasalamat’
A forward-looking campaign to bring premium quality water to the public, and at the same time, to support the homeless under the care of the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center (AJKC) was launched on Sept. 26, 2024 in Makati City “Through our collaboration with the AJ Kalinga Foundation, we want to ensure that every drop of
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A Quarter of Gratitude
By Fr. Flavie Villanueva, SVD When you look at the origins of the word “gratitude”, it actually comes from the Latin “gratus”, which means “pleasing, agreeable, thankful.” What is more interesting is that the word is loosely related to the word “grace.” So beautiful and how fitting! To be grateful is actually to have grace.
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Stella: Changing Lives, One Lesson at a Time
By Nirva Delacruz “INFJ.” Of the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types, the “Introvert-Intuitive-Feeling-Judging” type is the rarest personality, making up 1 to 2% of the population. INFJs are mysterious, mostly silent, swan-like entities who are, according to the MBTI, the most purpose-driven people you’ll ever meet. A strong belief system is at the core of the
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Former Homeless Learn How to Cook ‘Fortified’ Lugaw & Chicken Inasal
By Nirva Delacruz One kilo of rice and ¼ kilo of sticky rice could feed 50 mouths? It almost sounded impossible, but that’s what some of our dear partners-in-mission, Anna Katigbak, Lelen, and Cristina Tabora promised us with their special secret recipe of fortified chicken arroz caldo, also known as “Yahong ni Thérèse”. St. Thérèse’s
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AJ Kalinga Center’s 9th Anniv: ‘All About Gratitude’
By Nirva Delacruz MANILA – Every year, our dear homeless look forward to the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Center (AJKC) anniversary celebration. This year was no different, all because of a spirit of gratitude among our beneficiaries, volunteers, and staff. On July 16, the actual anniversary of AJKC, the AJKC residents, the Arnold Janssen Kalinga Foundation
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AJ Kalinga Fam Heads to the Beach
By Nirva Delacruz “We work hard; we play hard.” It’s the mantra of the driven but also of those who practically pour out, not just their energy, but their heart and soul into the service of others. This thinking inspired the Arnold Janssen Kalinga staff outing on April 10 – 13 in San Jose, Occidental
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