70 streetkids get educational aid from city

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• Saturday, October 21, 2017

(Iloilo City PIO/PN)

ILOILO City – A total of 70 street children were given P2,000 each during the distribution of educational assistance from the Iloilo City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) recently.

There were 12 selected indigent recipients each from Molo, City Proper, Mandurriao, La Paz and Lapuz; and 11 each from Arevalo and Jaro districts.

The beneficiaries were thankful for the big help for them to continue their education amidst poverty.

The program aims to benefit elementary street children especially those who are less-fortunate and whose parents have no reliable source of income.

Meanwhile, 60 select senior citizens got free eyeglasses from the Iloilo City Health Office through a project in collaboration with Department of Health-6. The distribution was held at city hall on Oct. 3.

“I am very thankful for these eyeglasses because I can see things clearly now, and we hope that there will be more project to help us senior citizens,” said one of the beneficiaries who asked not to be identified.

Wearing glasses will be a big help for older people in doing tasks well because of clear vision.

Most of them were suffering from eye refraction, eyestrain, and headache as screened Dr. Gertrude Q. Baldomar.