In 1986, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the National Project on Street Children (NPSC) conducted a situation analysis and consultative meeting with NGOs delivering direct service to disadvantaged and neglected children in Cebu City.

An output of the Conference was the organization of the Cebu City Task Force on Street Children (CCTFSC). The Task Force is an umbrella organization of child caring agencies whose primary objective is to provide programs and services for the protection and survival of street children in Cebu City. The main concern of the member agencies then was the absence of a processing center which could help them identify who really deserved to be helped.

In 1988, concerned Cebuanos organized The Children of Cebu Foundation, Inc. (TCCFI). Chaired by Mrs. Margot V. Osmeña, TCCFI collaborated with the Cebu City Task Force on Street Children (CCTFC) to build a drop-in center for street children. In April 1989, TCCFI was registered with Securities and Exchange Commission.

In 1990, construction of the halfway house and processing center at Barangay Parian, Cebu City was underway. It was supported by the Cebuano community particularly the business sector and with the support of the Cebu City Government, TCCFI then embarked on its first and most important project. The building’s total cost was P3.8 million. The Parian Drop-in Center formally opened on July 25, 1991. The first clients came on August 15, 1991, after the CCTFSC conducted an “Operation Gugma.” Since then the Center has served an average of 50 children a month, both residential and transient.

The Center is closely coordinating with the CCTFSC in the implementation of children’s programs particularly in providing an immediate answer to the problem of residential care for the children in need of special protection.

The Center is one with the different agencies of CCTFSC in looking after children’s welfare. Concretizing Cebu City’s advocacy to uphold children’s rights, the Center serves to fill the gap between the streets and homes.

In 1989, the Children of Cebu Foundation Inc. was formed to address the issue of children living in the streets and sidewalks of our City. These "street children," as they are locally known, were abandoned, neglected, abused and oftentimes forced into begging to survive. They had no access to education, a safe living environment, or even food and clean water.

To address this, the Parian Drop-In Center was built and opened in 1991. Envisioned to be a temporary home where the children would be safe and secure and where the physical, emotional, educational and other needs would be addressed. In the past thirty years it has become a residence for over 5,000 children.

We have given these children a home.

Many of them have graduated from high school and even college, becoming professionals both here and abroad. They now have their own families. They have not only succeeded, they have thrived.

The opportunities given to our children and their successes are possible because of our generous sponsors, benefactors, partners as well as our committed house parents and support staff.

It has always been our goal to work ourselves out of our jobs. The day that there are no longer any children to rescue from the streets is the day we would gladly close our doors. For now, we will continue to help as many children as we can. We in the Foundation are determined to continue our commitment to the children and to do this we need your help.

We will do as we have done for over 30 years, provide a life that all children deserve, particularly the children who don't have it.

Please join us in our cause.