WHO WE ARE

Our Story

Filipinos in Care began with a simple idea: people in care should never feel they are building their careers alone.

What started in 2022 as a WhatsApp group founded by Kier Dungo for Filipino care managers to connect, share advice and support one another, quickly grew into something with a wider purpose. It became clear that Filipino and ethnically diverse professionals working in social care needed more than informal networking. They needed visibility. They needed practical support. They needed leadership opportunities. Most of all, they needed a space where their lived experience was understood.

 

In 2023, that grassroots network was formalised when Jay Trondillo, group administrator of then Alagang Pinoy with over three thousand members, now Filipinos in Care and Xyza Macutay-Malloch, BEM, who met Kier in a Philippine Embassy event, joined as Co-Founders to establish Filipinos in Care as a Community Interest Company, serving as President and Vice President respectively. This gave the movement a stronger structure and a platform to turn community energy into practical action.

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Filipinos in Care officially launched in London on 26 April 2024, marking an important milestone for Filipinos working in adult social care. Kier Dungo was awarded the CNO Gold Award for founding the organisation at the same event. This event was attended by prominent sector and professional body leaders and was featured in the Nursing Times. The launch article described the event as a celebration of Filipino nurses, carers, domestic and ancillary staff, and recognised their contribution to the care sector. It was not just a launch. It was a public statement that Filipinos deserve to be seen, supported and developed. 

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Since then, Filipinos in Care has continued to grow from a peer network into a values-led charitable organisation. Its purpose remains grounded in the same belief that started it all: those who give so much to others should never be left behind.

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Today, Filipinos in Care champions equity in care leadership, supports career development, raises funds for future managers, and provides pastoral and professional support for Filipino and ethnically diverse workers across the care sector.

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It is the kind of support many of us wished we had when we first started our careers. So, naturally, we built it ourselves. Very Filipino. Very practical. Slightly audacious. Entirely necessary.

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What We Have Done So Far

Over the past few years, Filipinos in Care has grown from a community-led network into a recognised voice in health and social care.

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Project CHARM

We launched Project CHARM, the Care Home Aspiring Registered Managers Programme. It is a CPD and CMI-recognised leadership development programme for professionals in adult social care who want to progress into registered manager roles. The programme focuses on the real demands of care home leadership, including regulation, governance, people management, decision-making and basic finance. 

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Project CHARM was developed to address a clear leadership gap in social care. Many capable staff have the talent and commitment to step up, but not always the structured support, protected learning time or fair access to leadership development. Project CHARM exists to help close that gap.

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Filipinos in Care Awards

We launched the Filipinos in Care Awards, an annual recognition event celebrating Filipinos working across social care. The awards bring together care professionals, sector leaders, sponsors, donors and supporters who believe in the value of recognising excellence, compassion and leadership in the workforce.

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Pastoral and Peer Support

We have provided a trusted space for care workers to share concerns, feel heard and be signposted to relevant groups or organisations. This includes support around workplace challenges, career uncertainty, visa-related anxiety and the emotional weight that often comes with working in care.

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Sector Events and Community Building

We have hosted events, workshops, networking sessions and awareness activities that celebrate identity, challenge discrimination and raise the profile of Filipino contributions to social care.

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Mentorship, Training and Development

As a CPD provider, we deliver workshops and development sessions that help individuals build confidence, improve their skills and feel a stronger sense of belonging in the sector.

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Policy and Advocacy

By listening to the community and sharing their experiences with wider stakeholders, we help bring the voices of Filipinos into sector discussions. Our work is not only about individual success. It is also about influencing systems that shape opportunity, progression and fairness.

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Our Partners

We believe in collaboration, not competition.

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Filipinos in Care is proud to work with partners who share our commitment to inclusion, leadership and workforce development.

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These include:

The Embassy of the Philippines in London
Strengthening cultural, professional and advocacy links for Filipino care professionals in the UK.

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Care England
Our recent affiliation with Care England marks an important step in strengthening the voice of Filipino and internationally educated workers across adult social care. Care England is a registered charity and the leading representative body for small, medium and large adult social care providers in England. This relationship gives Filipinos in Care a stronger platform to engage with sector priorities, contribute lived experience from the workforce, and support wider conversations about leadership, inclusion and sustainability in care. 

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Chartered Management Institute
Through Project CHARM, we are proud to have recognition linked to the Chartered Management Institute. Project CHARM is a CPD and CMI-recognised leadership development programme for aspiring care home managers. The programme is mapped to the CMI Professional Standard at Aspiring Manager level, giving learners a structured and credible route to build confidence in regulation, governance, people management and operational leadership.

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Professional bodies, diaspora groups and othcharitable organisations
Working together to promote visibility, training, wellbeing and meaningful support for ethnically diverse staff.

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Together, we are not just improving careers. We are influencing systems.

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Looking Ahead

This is still only the beginning.

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As Filipinos in Care grows, our focus remains on scaling Project CHARM, strengthening pastoral support, building sustainable funding, and creating more opportunities for Filipino and ethnically diverse professionals to progress into leadership roles.

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We are proudly rooted in care.

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We believe leadership should be accessible, support should be practical, and recognition should reach the people who are often quietly holding the sector together.

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When we lift each other up, we all rise.