Crisis Centers

Happy Horizons works with a number of Shelters which provide the children with a structured and supportive environment. In the Crisis Centers, they are fed, clothed, given a clean bed, diagnostic and medical treatment, educational and vocational training, security, and most important of all — love and hope. In addition, all are provided with drug counseling. Boys and girls take shelter every night in each of the Crisis Centers. Only about half of those who enter the Crisis Centers initially stay more than a couple of nights.

About half of the children who return to the streets will eventually re-enter Crisis Centers for an average stay of a few months. There, they actively participate in a development plan — setting attainable goals for their short-term and medium-term future. Children also participate in non-formal educational activities which prepare them for the public school system. Once the children become more stable, they move on to the next stage.

Safe House

Happy Horizons provides a safe house, which gives a protected enviornment that helps children develop long-range goals and inspire a desire for an independent and productive life. After their stay at Happy Horizons Children’s Ranch, they continue to be assisted with further education, job training and job placement to make sure theirs is a Happy Future

Group Home

Perhaps the most important step in the arduous journey from despair to self-sufficiency involves residency in the Children’s Ranch where children are nurtured by a carefully chosen team of counselors who try to replicate a positive family environment. It is in such a setting that children learn to bond with a surrogate family while pursuing further educational or professional opportunities. The children remain at the Ranch until their eighteenth birthday or until they have completed their education. When the children leave the home as young adults, they have vocational and life skills indispensable for independent living. They are encouraged to pursue formal education or more advanced job training.

Church Based Outreaches

HHCR works with a number of churches with the partnership of Mission of Mercy to sponsor almost 700 children in five different projects. HHCR provides assistance to the pastors and local committees who oversee ministry to children in their communities. They provide, spiritual, physical, medical and social assistance to each of the children and their families. This is an expanding part of HHCR’s work in the Philippines.