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SM Supermalls is joining the nationwide observation of the 25th Philippine National Autism Consciousness Week with a focus on highlighting the uniqueness of persons living with Autism Spectrum Disorder and promoting safer environments, where they can feel valued. SM Supermalls corporate social responsibility arm, SM Cares , has been a long-time partner of the Autism Society Philippines (ASP), a non-profit organization dedicated to the well-being of persons on the autism spectrum disorder. Established in 1987 by eleven mothers of children with ASD, the organization envisions a future where every person with ASD is empowered to become self-reliant, productive, and socially accepted members of an autism-supportive Philippines. The Autism Society Philippines (ASP) works towards an environment that empowers persons on the autism spectrum to become the best of their potentials -- self-reliant, independent, productive, and socially-accepted members of an Autism-OK Philippines. This year’

Over 20,000 bears donated via the SM Bears of Joy 2020 project

SM Cares, SM Supermalls, and Toy Kingdom successfully brought cheer to thousands of children nationwide while honoring the country's COVID-19 frontliners v through its SM Bears of Joy project. This annual gift-giving tradition encourages shoppers to share the joy of the season with children in need. It continues to bring joy and hope to the children across the country. Launched in 2011, SM Bears of Joy is a yearly Christmas charity project wherein mall holiday shoppers can purchase a pair of toy bears for just ₱200, one for taking home and the other to be donated to the chosen charitable organizations of participating malls. The bears were given to frontliners and children from orphanages, communities, and public schools all over the Philippines. SM and its shoppers were able to collect more than 20,000 stuffed bears for donation. This brings the total number of bears collected through the initiative to more than 200,000 bears since its launch. SM Bears of Joy 2020

Bayanihan for WellBeing invites all families to join the Philippines’ first-ever Filipino Family WellBeing Virtual Conference

The world came to a standstill as the Covid-19 virus struck homes and communities around the world. The prolonged quarantine in 2020 led to stresses never felt before by the Filipino family. It resulted to greater economic hardships and disruption of daily activities for the entire family. The lack of physical contact with schoolmates, friends, relatives and workmates caused children and parents to feel distressed and isolated. A study entitled “Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines (Tee, 2020)” showed that a significant percentage, ranging from 13% to almost 17% of respondents have rated the psychological impact of the pandemic, its effects on depressive symptoms and anxiety levels to be moderate to severe. Meanwhile, the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) noted a significant increase in monthly calls from 80 pre-lockdown to nearly 400 during the quarantine. Among the unprecedented social concerns that surfaced during the lockdown is families worr

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