HISTORY

A Filipino word for "mother", N A N A Y  is also an acronym that stands for National Alliance to Nurture the Aged and the Youth. It was founded in November 1994,  with corporate  office in Miami, Florida.  It has regional chapters in California (San Francisco-Bay Area), Michigan and Arkansas.

 N A N A Y  PHILIPPINES was born out of necessity -- out of an urgent need to save the Philippine children imprisoned under subhuman conditions, with adult criminals.

On August 9. 2005, CNN-ITN aired a documentary report on how minor offenders as young as 9 years of age in the Philippines are detained with hardened criminals and become victims of pedophiles in congested jails. This nationwide coverage created widespread concern and public outrage among Filipino and non-Filipino individuals and organizations, including NANAY Inc., whose executive and board members were mostly Filipino-Americans. 

NANAY immediately took action by conducting an investigative research on prison issues of children in the Philippines and collaborating with numerous key leaders and organizations worldwide, under the initiative of Joy Bruce, NANAY Founding President & CEO, and Elsa Bayani, Executive Director of NANAY-Arkansas.

A petition to "Save Philippine Children in Prison" was posted online on August 23, 2005, and a consensus was made for NANAY, as lead/fiscal agency, to coordinate a worldwide effort among Filipinos and non-Filipinos alike, to address the issue of children in prison.

A NANAY Philippine Assistance Committee was formed, headed by Elsa Bayani, who has gone to the Philippines to personally visit the children in prison. She is now coordinating various subcommittees, made up of seasoned political, social, civic, business and grassroots leaders both from Philippines and from abroad who have agreed to serve.

To facilitate the various Philippine initiatives to help the children in prison, NANAY-Philippines was born. It will be registered with SEC in the Philippines as a nonstock corporation separate and independent from NANAY, Inc., organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes. No part of its net income or asset shall belong to or inure to the benefit of any member, organizer, officer or any specific person.

And with N A N A Y Philippines' birth comes a commitment to serve... Our work has just begun....

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Telephone 305-981-3232

FAX 305-981-3231

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659 N.E. 125 Street, North Miami, Florida 33161

Electronic mail:  joybruce@aol.com   elsabayani2003@yahoo.com