After a school year of trying to leverage back into the norm, the Department of Education of the Philippines continued to pursue schemes that would cater into the enhancement of learners, especially those who are lagging behind. DepEd Order No. 14, series of 2023 was introduced, as replacement of the summer class for those who need academic assistance in getting ready for the next grade level. The order is entitled “Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of National Learning Camp”, and this is in line with the departments agenda “MATATAG: Bansang Makabata, Batang Makabansa.” This study focused on investigating the role of the parents, the community officials, and the non-government organizations in alleviating the effect of pandemic in the education and well-being of the youth. The authors purposedly selected five parents, six government officials, and five business owners to share their insights on the role of community and stakeholders in collaborating with the schools to battle against the learning lag brought about by the pandemic. The projects and programs that the education sectors still need to adapt and initiate were also solicited. Semi-structured, face-to-face interview transpired, as their responses where transcribed, sorted as to sub-themes, and finally developing themes that encapsulated patterns of solutions suggested. As the pattern of responses from the 16 participants unfold, the five themes were developed, and they are the following: (1) The previous pandemic posed challenges to youth not just in the aspect of learning loss but in their overall wellbeing as well (2) Parents should constantly foster their childrens passion of learning through meeting their needs and providing them support, guidance and teachings (3) Fostering community-school collaboration and taking initiatives on innovative programs can greatly contribute to quality education (4) Non-government organizations commitment and willingness to reach out will create a brighter future for the youth and (5) Education sector should continue to innovate and adapt, and secure collective effort with other sectors. The joint efforts of the school, the parents, government and non-government organizations are vital for mitigating learning gaps and ensuring the youths educational and personal well-being during this post pandemic situations. Recommendations to parents, community officials, non-government organizations, and education sector were laid down at the end of the study.

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