Milestones

JNF 2024
Completion of the Masayang Pamilya for Teens Program
The 9 sessions of the MaPa for Teens program have been successfully completed in Pasinaya Homes Phase 1 and Phase 4, Bulacan. This program is a collaboration with Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) and Ateneo de Manila University. It empowers parents and family members to strengthen positive relationships with their children through evidence-based, collaborative, and creative approaches. The program was attended by 60 pairs of parents and teens and facilitated by staff and community facilitators.
Completion of Baselining in nine socialized housing communities.
Established partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
through its YouthWorks PH program on providing upskilling and employment opportunities to beneficiaries, particularly young people and out of school youth
Established partnership with Positive Youth Development Network (PYDN)
on capacity building for the youth of beneficiary communities, particularly in pursuing community interventions based on the practice of human-centered design
Established partnership with the Parenting for Lifelong Health Philippines (PLHPH)
of the Psychology Department of Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) in scaling up the Masayang Pamilya para sa Batang Pilipino Program (MaPa) for community beneficiaries, particularly children and teenagers
Partnered with Palm Concepcion Power Corporation (PCPC)
for the Bright Scholarship Program deployed in Concepcion, Iloilo to provide scholarships to well-deserving students who are in need of financial assistance
Expanded partnership with the Institute on Church and Social Issues (ICSI)
in designing and deploying modules promoting Catholic Social Teaching with the youth of the local parish and beneficiary communities
Established partnership with the Sta. Candida Maria de Jesus  Parish
and its parish youth organization for the formation of their young members
Partnered with Pushpin Visuals
for module redevelopment of the Home Empowerment Learning Program (HELP) as asynchronous content in hopeful.ph
Revived immersion activities with Xavier School
after the COVID pandemic, whereby residents of beneficiary communities were host families to the students of Xavier School
JNF 2022
Renewal of DSWD License to Operate
as an Auxiliary Social Welfare Development Agency
Granted the Tax Exemption status by BIR
Organized MiniMuni
as a social media campaign focused on nation-building, encouraging Filipinos to reflect on the current situation of the country, and taking active steps to be part of the solution, by voting in the elections and participating in community efforts.
Launched hopeful.ph
as an asynchronous learning platform for Filipinos; developed the Homeful Tool, which is an online tool to help users compute their net disposable income as a means to enhance their financial literacy.
Attained renewal of DSWD Certificate of Registration and License to Operate
Pasinaya scholars benefiting from TESDA's Training for Work Scholarship Program
in collaboration with Joy~Nostalg Foundation, finished their training on Masonry (NC II), and were all hired by various construction contractors in Cavite.
Full transition of Home Empowerment Learning Program (HELP) seminar to online facilitation
through synchronous modalities
Transitioned from activity-based outputs to Results Based Management
whereby Joy~Nostalg Foundation began employing UN standards for development work, including the crafting of its Results Framework to measure impact to the families and communities it is serving
In partnership with TESDA, collaborated with Saint Peregrine Institute in Cavite to provide Masonry NCII
to Pasinaya residents through TESDA’s Training for Work Scholarship Program
Expanded its reach to offer financial literacy seminars and community-based programs
to more beneficiaries in other Pasinaya Homes sites, as well as in Pagsibol Homes
Established a model framework
of enabling communities by advocating a community cooperative and a community foundation, both of which to complement a community’s homeowners’ association, whereby improving means for institutional sustainability
Secured its Certificate of Registration, License to Operate, and Accreditation from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Became an official member of the League of Corporate Foundations (LCF)
Participated in the Grand Welcoming CEremony for the first 100 socialized housing residents of Pasinaya Homes Central in Naic, Cavite
Facilitated the first Home Empowerment Learning Program (HELP) seminar
to capacitate marginalized families with basic financial literacy 
Established a Partnership with Nephila Web Technology Inc.
This is to improve the functionality of HOPEFUL.PH, turning it into an LMS-ready online learning platform.
Completion of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness and Training-Workshop with FEPAG
Around 90 beneficiaries composed of HOA officers, health workers, and volunteers from 5 Pasinaya communities in Naic, completed a 5-day training workshop on family emergency plan and hazard mapping, fire and earthquake readiness and prevention, first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and basic life support (BLS).
JNF 2023
Established partnership with the Asian Institute Management (AIM)
on the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning towards identifying enabling and mitigating factors to sustainably maintaining homefulness, so as to develop or improve appropriate interventions to better serve beneficiaries
Established partnership with Fire Emergency Paramedic Assistance Group (FEPAG)
towards capacitating community beneficiaries in emergency response
Developed and launched the Basic Family Formation (BFF) program
The Basic Family Formation Program was driven by the aspiration to cultivate a profound sense of rootedness, or "matatag," within the families in the community. Recognizing that a strong sense of belonging and stability is crucial for a thriving community, the program aimed to reach out to families and help them acquire knowledge in basic family formation. This knowledge would create a solid foundation for their households and foster a sense of rootedness.
Established partnership with Christian Life Community in the Philippines (CLCP)
in deploying formation sessions among the youth of beneficiary communities
Established Partnership with the Mother of Life Center (MOLC)
towards faith and catechetical formation in the beneficiary communities
Enabled coaching sessions for cooperatives
in beneficiary communities through the Most Holy Rosary Cooperative and Go Negosyo for business development and other capacity building related to establishing and sustaining a cooperative
Established baseline data on leaders and organizations
within the beneficiary communities through the Randomized Leadership Assessment (RLA), Participatory Community Assessment (PCA), and Training Needs Assessment (TNA)
Became an official member of the Association of Foundations (AF)
Officially granted Donee Institution status by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)
whereby donations received are entitled to the exemption of donor’s taxesn beneficiary communities through the Most Holy Rosary Cooperative and Go Negosyo for business development and other capacity building related to establishing and sustaining a cooperative
Secured the second round of PCNC accreditation
Partnered with our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Imus, Cavite
to provide scholarship grants to 17 scholars of the parish.
Partnered with Philippine Business for Education, Inc. (PBed), Simbahang Lingkod ng Bayan (SLB), and John J. Caroll Institute on Church and Social Issues (ICSI)
on the creation of online and community-based content for nation-building efforts
Deployed family and community formation modules
to beneficiary communities, particularly the Parent Effectiveness Seminars, in partnership with MSWDO-Naic
Certified by the Philippine Council of NGO Certification (PCNC) as a legitimate non-profit development organization in the Philippines
This accreditation provides a seal of of legitimacy and good NGO housekeeping that is recognized by the government, the NGO sector, and local and international donor community, whereby standards of good governance, financial
Granted the Donee Status by BIR
Formal Partnership with MSWDO-Naic
through a Memorandum of Agreement on the sharing of training materials and the facilitation of workshops with beneficiary communities and  parent leaders
JNF 2020
Established a Partnership with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
COVID pandemicto Pasinaya residents through TESDA’s Training for Work Scholarship Program
JNF 2019
9,014 community members actively participated in the Home Empowerment Learning Program (HELP)
for financial literacy and competence building
JNF 2018
Partnered with Xavier School
on immersion activities for its students with residents of beneficiary communities 
JNF 2017
JNF 2016
Joy~Nostalg Foundation was officially registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission