YOU CAN BE A PARTNER
IN THE CRUSADE TO
SAVE LIVES, FAMILIES,
AND COMMUNITIES
REACH, INC
PMHA Bldg., Cottage Rd, Bacolod City
Tel. No.6334-4579008; 6334-4763243
Drug Rehabilitation Center
Paglaum Village, Bacolod City
REACH INC.
RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CONCERN TO HELP
website - http://reachdrugrehab.webs.com
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OFFICERS 2011-2012
Membership in the Foundation is open to all
individuals and entities wishing to support REACH,
Inc. and REACH Drug Rehabilitation Center.
Membership types are:
Corporate/Institutional - P10,000.00 per year
Club/Organization P2,000.00 per year
Lifetime Individual Membership - P2,000.00
Annual Individual Membership - P200 per year
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
PIO:
Auditor:
Dr. Antonio M.Gauzon,
Mr. Nestor B. Evaristo
Atty. Andrea Lizares Si
Mrs. Celia W. Ferrer
Mrs. Nelia F. Nemenzo
Col. Wilfredo D. Figueroa (RET)
Board of Directors:
Donations in cash and in-kind will be very much
appreciated. Among the things that will be useful are
food, books, music CDs, videos, game sets, and craft
materials. Furniture like shelves, tables, chairs,
sofas, and benches will also be most welcome.
Civic and Church groups as well as concerned
individuals in their personal capacities can have outreach programs at the Center or bring out the
residents for recollections, outings, skills trainings,
etc.
For 2012, the Board hopes to raise from
Two to Five Million Pesos to repair and
upgrade the rehab center and make our
facilities qualify for Department of Health
accreditation
A Benefactors’ Wall will be set up in
REACH to acknowledge the
contributions of Gold (P300,000), Silver
(P200,000), and Bronze (P100,000)
Partners. We invite you to be one.
Hon. Em L. Ang,
Mrs. Myrna P. Castillo
Dr. Madonna G. Echauz
Hon. El Cid M. Familiaran
Ms. Celia R. Flor
Eng’r Ildefonsa T. Guerrero
Hon. Mona Dia G. Jardin Mrs.Clarita M. Ong
Mrs. Gilda F. Puey
Advisers:
Ms. Gloria M. Tajanlangit
Mr. Rolando Espina (Charter President)
REACH is led by a distinguished group of
Presidents, former Presidents, and leaders of
civic and religious organizations and NGOs,
Bacolod City Councilors and a former
councilor. Antonio Gauzon MD,FPPA,FPCAM
is the President of the Philippine College of
Addiction Medicine and the Chairman of the
Committee On Drug Education of the Bacolod
City Anti-Drug Abuse Council.
REACH Drug Rehabilitation Center in Paglaum Village,
Bacolod City
REACH, Inc. is a non-stock, non-profit
corporation founded in 1984 by concerned
members of the Christian Family Movement
for the primary purpose of rehabilitating drug
dependents and substance abusers, and helping
them return to their families as useful members
of society.
REACH Drug Rehabilitation Center is the first
such facility accredited in Western Visayas by
the Dangerous Drugs Board. Approximately
1/3 of the Center's monthly expense budget is
subsidized by the City of Bacolod. The balance
is covered by contributions from the families
and by donations from the community.
REACH accepts drug users who have been
ordered to undergo treatment and rehabilitation
by courts of justice but most of our
patients/residents are voluntarily enrolled in the
program by their parents, guardians, or
relatives. Patients are mostly from Bacolod and
the province but many come from other parts of
the country.
The sorry state of our only sofa represents the general
condition of REACH facilities. Like our drug dependents, the
structure & everything in it cry out for rehabilitation.
Above, Residents learning First Aid techniques. Below,
nursing students interacting with patients and supervising
group activities.
The main dormitory can use a new ceiling, tiles on the floor,
cabinets for the residents, mattresses, and a fresh coat of
paint to brighten up the room.
The Center caters primarily to drug dependents
from low-income families that cannot afford
treatment in private institutions outside Negros
Occidental but do not want their children and
loved ones far away in government run
rehabilitation centers in Metro-Manila.
Because of the intended clientele, as of 2011,
the monthly contribution for Bacolod residents
is a minimal P7,000.00.
Monthly revenues are barely sufficient for operating
expenses and REACH usually has residents whose families
cannot pay regularly. After more than twenty years, the
rehabilitation center is badly in need of repair and upgrading.
Despite the meagreness of our resources, the work
continues. Without a local center, drug dependents
would have nowhere to go. Without REACH, they
may become the murderers, rapists, and gangsters
whose next victim may well be someone we care for.