APP Project History, Evolution and Innovation

NARRATION MATERIAL
The vision for Unbound began with Bob, Bud and Jim Hentzen, their sister Nadine Hentzen Pearce and
their friend Jerry Tolle. Bob and Jerry were former missionaries who, while working in Latin America,
witnessed the devastating effects of poverty on families struggling heroically to make better lives for
their children. Guided by faith and rooted in Catholic social teaching, the founders envisioned a
program that would invite people to partner with families to support, encourage and empower them.

Nagsimula sa isang maliit na pangarap. Sa isang abang basement nagsimulang hugisin ang
napakaraming kasaysayan ng hamon at pagtatagumpay. Ito ang simula ng lahat. Everything started
from a simple dream. And from this humble and meek basement, surged from the sculpted numerous
histories of challenges and triumphs.

Taong 1981 ng isilang ang Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, a movement living a purpose
of creating a worldwide community of compassion and service through personal outreach. It was year
1981 when Christian Foundation for Children and Aging bloomed, a movement living a purpose of
creating a worldwide community of compassion and service through personal outreach.

Bunsod ito ng mga taong mayroong higit na malasakit tumulong sa mga pamilyang nasasadlak sa
kahirapan. Through the visionary leadership of the Hentzen brothers Jim, Bud and Bob; their sister
Nadine Pearce and their good friend, Jerry Tolle, at sa kagustuhan nilang maging kasangkapan ng
pagpapalaya sa ibat-ibang anyo ng pang-aalipin sa tao ang CFCA na ngayoy UNBOUND ay
kaagapay sa 20 bansa sa mundo at nagbibigay pag-asa at dignidad sa mahigit 300,000 buhay nitong
pinaglilingkuran. This was unfolded due to the persons who had intense, sincere concern and empathy
to reach out to families plunged into poverty. Through the visionary leadership of the Hentzen
brothers Jim, Bud and Bob; their sister Nadine Pearce and their good friend Jerry Tolle and in their
great prodigious desire to be of great service to rescue the victims of various forms of human slavery,
the CFCA presently known as UNBOUND is a partner in twenty countries around the world who
continually gives hope and dignity, serving over 300,000 individuals.

Unbound is born in the hearts of each sponsored child, youth, elderly persons, sponsor and Unbound
co-worker. Unbound has evolved and developed over the years. In the early years, Unbound partnered
mainly with Catholic institutions such as parishes, dioceses, religious orders and other non-profit
organizations. With growth in the number of sponsorships and a discovered unique charism, Unbound
has established legal entities and representatives in the countries in which it works particularly the
Philippines.

Unbound began its mission work in the Philippines in 1983 and is now serving 50,000 sponsored
children, youth, elderly and their families all over the country. In order to realize its mission to the
different parts of the country, Unbound has set up satellite offices based on geographical location
identified as Antipolo project - Serve the Children and Older Persons Foundation Inc., Legazpi Project -
Bicol Alliance Foundation for Children and Elderly, Inc., Manila Project - St. Vincent Foundation for
Children and Aging, Inc., Quezon Project - St. Joseph Foundation for Children and Aging, Inc. and the
Zamboanga Project - Christian Foundation for Children and Aging Project Zamboanga Chapter, Inc..
These 5 projects exhibit different structures and local identities with diverse strategies and approaches
but with the same programs and services. But being bounded with the same mission, they decided to
form a community known as the Unbound Association of Philippine Projects also known as
Unbound-APP to a certain collaboration and communion with each other.

Unbound is an evolving organization. It does not stop exploring possibilities for program improvement
and in fostering relationship building between and among sponsored, sponsors and staff.
Quezon
HISTORY: Unbound Quezon Project started in 1983 under the KapatidKita MahalKita Foundation. Their
charitable work at Ateneo de Manila University started in Manila Lonergan Center. The center helped
start the KapatidKita MahalKita Foundation (KM Foundation) whose mission is to share the experience
of being a brother, a sister to children of the poorest of the poor in partnership with CFCA. Over 8,000
children of CFCA have been sponsored since the beginning of KM Foundation and through the
charitable works of Fr. Alfeo Nudas, S.J. and Fr. Walter Isaac, S.J. as the President serves as a primary
connection with CFCA.

TRANSITION: After 15 years of partnership KMFIs Board decided to separate from CFCA due to several
circumstances. For separation could mean the abandoning of the 7,710 children and 290 aging that
CFCA was sponsoring and the laying off of the workers working for those CFCA children and aging.
This has been the primary deciding factor that pushed them with the establishment of a new
foundation.

In 1998, the SJFCAI known as (St. Joseph Foundation for Children and Aging, Inc. or the Quezon
Project) was established through 3 founders: Mrs. Mercypina R. Gutierrez who also served as project
coordinator from 1998-2007.

In the last quarter of 2007, CFCA decided to restructure the project through the leadership of the
executive coordinating committee with the authority and responsibility to handle all administrative
tasks related to CFCA sponsorship programs including finances, until in 2009 the CFCA named Ms.
Marivic G. Ihap as the Quezons new Project Coordinator.

Serving over 13,000 sponsored children, youth and elderly, the project sited at Don Antonio Subd.,
Quezon City, a 2-storey house erected in a 424-square meter land area given as grant to Quezon
Project in 2008.
Manila
HISTORY: Started as Manila Project in the EPHPHETA Foundation for the Blind managed by a Jesuit
priest Fr. Fernandez. From 1985, the sub-projects were mostly manned by church workers, volunteers
and parish priests; CFCA Philippines through EPHPHETA Foundation for Children and Aging which we
call Manila Project and branched out to Antipolo, Legazpi and Zamboanga Projects.

May of 2004 a restructuring was done in which the majority of the parish-based subprojects were
dissolved. The social workers and qualified workers from the parish were absorbed and required to
apply to be a full-time official workers of St. Vincent Foundation for Children and Aging, Inc. It was the
time also when the St. Vincent Foundations operation and administration became centralized. With
the objective to advance, strengthen, well organize, the structure and development services of the
SVFCAI. the 25 sub-projects were sub-divided into 11 sub-projects and clusters on the same year.

TRANSITION: Year 2000, the project separated from the EPHPHETA Foundation and became an
independent entity and registered as St. Vincent Foundation for Children and Aging, Inc. (SVFCAI) or
Manila Project in Security and exchange Commission led by Ms. Veronica Telar Menguito, Project
Coordinator. The SVFCAI name was inspired by St. Vincent de Paul who had the profound love and
mission to serve the poor.
In 2012, the Project underwent their transition under the leadership of the assigned project workers and
allies to stand as the executive coordinating committee that lasted for 3 years. Until in 2015, Unbound
named Ms. Forisa Verena as the new Manila Project Coordinator.

Serving over ______________sponsored children, youth and elderly, the project is sited at
___________________________(project location)INSERT IF THE PROCUREMENT OF THE BUILDING IS OF
THE EXPENSE OF UNBOUND
Antipolo
HISTORY: In 1991, a group of 80 sponsored members were relocated in one of the
communities of Sto. Tomas de Villanueva Parish. These sponsored members served by
CFCA Manila Project ran by Ephpheta Foundation for the Blind of a Jesuit priest, Fr. Jesus
Fernandez. He entrusted this group of sponsored for inclusion in the program and service of
Social and Human Development Ministry (SHDM).

From 1992 1994, the group was formed into a subproject AST (Antipolo Sto. Tomas)
catered by the said ministry under Rev. Fr. Julio Manalo, Parish Priest and the Director. the
Program Coordinator, Malou Navio was tasked to directly work with CFCA
Sponsorship. Reports, Communication, Monthly benefits in-kind and funds received were through
EFBI.

In 1994, Fr. Manalo was assigned to another parish thus subproject AST office moved with him to San
Clemente Parish in Angono, Rizal. The sponsored members grew under the different parishes.

In 1996, independence of subproject AST from the Manila Project was granted by CFCA. Subproject
AST became the CFCA Antipolo Project under a free- standing entity with the name Akay sa Maliliit na
Sambayanan, Inc.

TRANSITION: In 1999, CFCA Antipolo underwent a transition into a structure to solely

Serving over ______________sponsored children, youth and elderly, the project is sited at
___________________________(project location)INSERT IF THE
PROCUREMENT OF THE BUILDING IS OF THE EXPENSE OF UNBOUND
Legazpi
HISTORY: Unbound program was brought in the Bicol Region, specifically in Albay, through Mrs. Tita
V. Almonte, a CWL President of the St. James the Greater Parish in Libon, Albay. She had been an
advocate in providing free education for kindergarten children from the poor families of Libon. In
response to her persistent requests for her advocacy, Fr. Jesus Fernandez gave instruction to send thirty
family records of children from among the poor families in the area for sponsorship. Unbound was
formally opened in Libon, Albay on May 1985 under the Ephpheta Foundation.

Due to continuous expansion of the Unbound sponsorship in the Bicol region, Robert K. Hentzen,
Unbound Kansas President, wrote to Rev, Fr. Jesus V. Fernandez on October 23, 1998. His letter asked
for Fr. Fernandez blessing to create a separate project to better facilitate the continuous growth of
Unbound in the Bicol region. This was the time BAFSCEI was born. The new project team was headed
by Mrs. Tita R. Almonte, a former staff member of Unbound in Libon, Albay. The new project began to
communicate to Kansas office directly.

The Legazpi Project initially took its own office after the receipt of an official communication from
Kansas on June 13, 1999. The project was named Bicol Alliance Foundation for the Service of Children
and Elderly, Inc. and held office in Legazpi City. On August 2, 1999, it was officially registered in the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

TRANSITION: On December 6, 2006, Rev. Fr. Jose Victor Villalobos, took over Mrs. Almontes position
as the Project Coordinator. The Legazpi Project underwent a restructuring.

On May 6, 2007, five months after Fr. Villalobos took over the position, Kansas appointed the Executive
Committee to start a new management and continue the program in adherence to Unbound policies.
For the second time, the Legazpi Project underwent a restructuring.

After a year of leadership by the EXECOM members, Unbound Kansas finally appointed Mr. Ludigario
A. Olavario to serve as the Legazpi Project Coordinator on May 21, 2008. A new project structure was
created under his leadership.

On April 1, 2016, Mr. Olavario resigned from his position and a temporary Executive
Coordinating Committee (ECC) took over the leadership. In August 2016, Ms. Angelina
B. Bermas was offered a probationary employment to BAFSCEI as Project Coordinator and was
appointed to her position on February 2017 up to present.
Serving over ______________sponsored children, youth and elderly, the project is sited at
___________________________(project location)INSERT IF THE PROCUREMENT OF THE BUILDING IS OF
THE EXPENSE OF UNBOUND
Zamboanga
HISTORY: Established in 1989 under the leadership of Fr. Jesus Vasquez, CMF Director of Claret School
of Zamboanga. They started with 10 beneficiaries for scholarship grant in their school based program.
Mrs. Maribel L. Mandi was the first Project Coordinator serving the project for almost 20 years from
1989-2009.

In 1999, the CFCA Zamboanga Chapter or the Zamboanga Project became a free standing entity as a
community based social development organization focused on the following developmental programs:
education, spiritual, family assistance, service scholarship and aging sponsorship.

TRANSITION: In 2010, the Projects first transition under the leadership of Mrs. Rosalie G. Estrellas as an
interim Project Coordinator. In 2011, the project has its second transition under the executive
coordinating committee in the chairmanship of Ms. Rhodora Partosa and after 8 months she was
appointed as the Project Coordinator in 2012.

Serving over ______________sponsored children, youth and elderly, the project is sited at
___________________________ (project location) a 305 square-meter residential
building converted as coordinating office procured in 2010. INSERT IF THE
PROCUREMENT OF THE BUILDING IS OF THE EXPENSE OF UNBOUND