Kidfinity and Beyond Foundation, Inc. keeps the children of incarcerated mothers in school, and helps the mothers prepare to come home.
Founder Athalia Marie V. Suarez speaking to mothers and children at the Balik-Eskwela Kits Distribution, Makati City Jail, 16 August 2026.
Every child in the KIDS Program receives a school bag and school supplies at the start of the school year, and educational assistance every grading period. Assistance continues while a scholar keeps a grade of 85% or higher in every subject. A scholar who falls short is not dropped. They are placed under academic review and offered tutoring. We work with the mothers too, on livelihood, legal help and preparing for release.
About the FoundationKidfinity and Beyond exists so that no child’s future is defined by the incarceration of a parent.
Philippine jails hold nearly three times the people they were built for.1 Seven in ten of those inside have not finished trial, and in law they are presumed innocent.3 A case takes 529 days to resolve, on average.4
No Philippine agency counts the children these mothers leave behind.8 The justice system that separated them does not record them, which is the first reason they go unserved.
The full picture, with sourcesPhotographs from the Foundation’s orientation, distribution and partnership visit in 2026.
Each child receives a Balik-Eskwela kit at the start of the school year, and educational assistance every grading period. Each period, the scholar submits their report card. A Foundation reviewer checks the grades against the 85% standard.
Marks on the 1.00 to 5.00 college scale and letter grades are converted to percentages first, so every scholar is held to the same standard. A subject marked INC is left out of the average and checked by a reviewer, not scored as zero.
Helping a child cannot happen in isolation, so the Foundation works with the whole family: two programs for the children, and two for their mothers.
Knowledge and Inclusion for Development and Success
The flagship program for children. A school bag and supplies every school year, educational assistance every grading period, and support for a child’s wellbeing, skills and confidence.
About KIDSYouth Assistance through Kalinga, Alaga at Pag-asa
The second program for children and young people, named for kalinga, alaga at pag-asa: care, nurture and hope.
About YAKAPSupport, Intervention, Nurturing, Upskilling, Livelihood, Integration and Development
For mothers deprived of liberty: livelihood readiness, upskilling, and preparation for going home, with up to a year of support after release.
About SINULIDLegal Assistance for Your Advancement and Advocacy
Legal assistance for mothers deprived of liberty. How long a case takes decides how long a family is apart.
About LAYAWe see you, we understand you, and we love you.
From her video message to the mothers and children at the Foundation’s orientation, Makati City Jail, 19 July 2026
Athalia founded Kidfinity and Beyond on the belief that no child’s future should be defined by a parent’s incarceration. She leads the Foundation’s work in person, at the jail and in meetings with partners.
“Kidfinity and Beyond is not just a project for me,” she told the families. “It is my labor of love.” Every child, she said, should feel safe, understood and loved, because children with love and support are better able to dream.
Every activity is written up and published in full: who attended, what was given, and when.
Every child beneficiary received a school bag and grade-appropriate school materials for the new school year. Congressman David “Jay-Jay” C. Suarez attended.
Read the reportMakati City Jail
Museo Pambata, Manila
The Foundation runs on direct support. Every activity it pays for is written up in a field report on this site.
