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To ensure the integration of nutrition considerations in sectoral programs, the National Nutrition Council Regional Office IV-A attended the meeting of the rscwRegional Sub-Committee for the Welfare of Children-Technical Working Group (RSCWC-TWG) on 30 September 2011, held at the Home of Joy Orphanage, Jabez Christian School Compound, DasmariƱas City, Cavite. The meeting was convened to arrange the activities to be done during the conduct of the launch of the Regional Children's Month Celebration on 21 October 2011, at Barangay Sta. Inez, Tanay, Rizal, with the theme: Local Council for the Protection of Children (LCPC) Para sa Bright Child: Palakasin, Pakilusin, Pagtulungan Natin.

The TWG members brainstormed for the following Children's Month celebration activities: a) orientation on juvenile justice for barangay council for the protection of children; b) film showing on Busog Lusog for children and mothers; and c) gift giving for children.

Nine (9) representatives attended the meeting both from the RSCWC member agencies and non-government agencies, namely: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Philippine National Police (Women's Desk) (PNP), National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and Home of Joy Orphanage. Ms. Jellie Anne C. Palencia, Nutrition Officer II, represented the National Nutrition Council RO IV-A