This study looks into the effectiveness of development strategies employed by the Philippine Christian Foundation (PCF) and its impacts in the lives of the slum-dwelling and scavenging residents of Smokey Mountain. A case study of PCF's involvement in Smokey Mountain was conducted through interviews with 70 individuals. Through the collective experiences of community residents and organizational members it was found out that the strategies of PCF entails various satisfaction levels from different groups of people. Furthermore, it also appears that the current strategic mechanisms of PCF could not necessarily accommodate the changing needs of the community. These conditions point out that PCF's approach in developing the community could still not be viewed as a sustainable whole because only a handful of the residents remain at an advantage. Consequently, such lack of integrated solution to the problems of the community such as lack of job opportunities and education, health issues, and environmental degradation points out the need for PCF to move toward a more effective and efficient approach toward a more sustainable community development process. The research suggests for PCF, and any other development NGO operating within Smokey Mountain to reconsider existing strategies in the light of a sustainability imperative. This may be achieved by scaling up involvements through inter-organizational cooperation and the development of community-level indicators from which new strategies could stem from in order to come up with solutions that will allow the government, NGOs, and other private individuals, and entities to work together to create a sustainable community for the residents of Smokey Mountain.

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