The Tuloy sa Don Bosco Streetchildren Village began as a dream. In 1993, when Tuloy accepted its first 12 children, Fr. Rocky Evangelista, SDB, its Founder, already envisioned a big compound with all the facilities necessary for the complete rehabilitation of street children. Tuloy knew that building the Village would be difficult but it also believed that in spite of all the challenges ahead, it is an endeavor worth investing time, talent, and money on. The number of street children continues to multiply and it is therefore only necessary that the Foundation undertook efforts to save more of them.

      For years Tuloy searched for a piece of land where the Village could be constructed, surveying far-flung areas where the project could be possibly accommodated. Finally, in 1998, Tuloy was given the perfect place by the DSWD via a 50+50 year lease. The 4.5-hectare piece of land is located in Alabang, Muntinlupa City and used to be the site of DSWD´s Lingap Center which was turned over to Tuloy.

      Immediately, development on the land began and the Streetchildren Village opened in July 2001 with only 38% of its structures completed to begin serving at least 100 more children. Unlike the Center in Makati, the Village also accommodates female residents. It was inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on December 3, 2001 in the presence of Tuloy´s major benefactors and friends.

      When completed, the Village will include the following:

• 16 residential homes;
• School building and offices;
• Two livelihood and skills training workshops;
• Chapel;
• Recreation and sports center;
• Community and staff houses;
• Central cafeteria;
• Volunteers formation house;
• Swimming pool; and
• Football field.

      The Village costs Php195 million to construct.

      The Village is made possible through the partnership of Government (who provided the land), corporate and individual donors (who sponsor the structures and finance daily operations), and the Foundation (who manages the Village). Major funders include Consuelo Foundation, Caltex (Philippines), Inc., CASPAR Foundation (of Japan), Citibank, Dasmariñas Village Streetchildren Foundation, Lualhati Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Rotary International, Rotary Streetchildren Foundation, World Emergency Relief, and Manos Unidas. The Foundation also coordinates with other Street Children Centers, and poor communities so that non-resident children who are also in need of its services can benefit from what the Village offers. Tuloy believes that the contributions and commitment of all these different sectors of society are truly necessary to adequately address the problem of street children

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