Projects We Support

ECOLOGY & SUSTAINABILITY

Calo Farm — a multi-purpose site for off-campus educational retreats and job-training seminars, for growing fruits and vegetables, for income-generating fishponds, and for agricultural sustainability training and leadership programs for rural youth in partnership with other agencies.

EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT

COMMUNITY EXTENSION SERVICES

Reforestation — Adopt-A-Tree Project in partnership with local farmers in an assigned section on the mountains of Balinsasayao.

Mushroom Project — once a highly successful on campus organic mushroom growing program but shut down due to years of covid is now looking for another chance to regrow and again provide the opportunity to be a great source of jobs and income

Eco-Butterfly Sanctuary Project — an on-campus meditative learning laboratory for various species and other insects and arthropods

Scholarships — need-based and academic scholarships for K-12 and college students

Fellowships— research and training programs for SPUD faculty and staff

Library Resources — improving the quality and accessibility of libraries

Instructional Equipment — providing media and laboratory equipment

Community Health Development Center (CHDC), also known as the Amlan Clinic — providing basic healthcare and community health education, sponsoring job training initiatives, and hosting medical missions in collaboration with SPU Dumaguete College of Nursing and alumni volunteers

Medicinal Garden — growing organic herbal plants to complement traditional medicine

Disaster Relief— distributing emergency funding to support recovery efforts after natural and catastrophic disasters

Feeding Program — providing food assistance to families in dire need, including migrants and refugees

Prison Ministry Project — support counseling for incarcerated individuals and their families to prepare for reentry into society

Donate and Get Involved

Seedling Support
$150

By giving a gift of $150, you can help provide basic and fundamental support for a project of your choosing.

Rooting Support
$300

By giving a gift of $300, you can help provide developmental and programmatic support for
a project of your choosing.

Sprouting Support
$500

By giving a gift of $500, you can help invest in long-term and innovative strategies for a project of your choosing.

Ways to Donate

Please fill out this donation form to help us direct your donation to your designated project.

You can donate via Zelle or electronic bank transfer to SPUDAA-NA.

You can also donate by check. Please make your check payable to SPUDAA-NA and mail it to:
SPUDAA-NA 
2500  W. Higgins Rd., Ste. 340
Hoffman Estates, IL  60169-7207