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H.K.S.K.H. Tung Chung Integrated Services

H.K.S.K.H. Tung Chung Integrated Services, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, was established in Tung Chung, Lantau Island in 1997. Dedicated to strengthening family function and developing harmonious family relationships, the Services are adopting the “Asset-based Community Development” model to enhance social capital and community capacities. By developing community supporting networks and enlisting community participation, the Services aim at instilling a sense of belonging among residents and building up a caring and integrated community.

To provide holistic and integrated services, we aim at attaining our service goals as follows:

1. Providing individuals and families with services to help them solve their own problems so that their social functioning would be enhanced;
2. Serving family as a unit to strengthen family function and to develop healthy family relationship;
3. Establishing community support networking and encouraging community participation, so that a sense of belonging to the community can be shared among Tung Chung residents and they can work together to establish a caring and inclusive community.

To cater for holistic needs, the Services are providing activities delivered in a “one-stop” service model, with distinctive services such as employment supportive services, youth career and life planning, pastoral school and social service collaboration, special education needs support, business organization and community partnership cooperation, bridging understanding among generations and promoting elderly sharing, outreach home care supportive services for frail elderly and family counselling and so on.

H.K.S.K.H Tung Chung Integrated Services - Family Life Education Unit (Central Western, Southern & Island District)

Strengthening family cohesion is one of the main foci of H.K.S.K.H Tung Chung Integrated Services - Family Life Education Unit (Central Western, Southern & Island District). Various family life education services such as seminars, workshops, parent groups and activities are organized for the residents in the district to enhance intra-familial communication and solidify family relationships. For families with special needs, timely intervention with counselling, therapeutic groups and mutual support groups are provided to strengthen family resilience and enhance family function.

H.K.S.K.H. Outreaching Team for Multi-Cultural Community (OTMC) aims at providing appropriate support services to the needy individuals of the Ethnic Minorities (EMs) and their families through reaching out and connecting with stakeholders in the community.

Objectives

• To connect the needy EMs with mainstream welfare services
• To improve EMs’ problem solving skills
• To strengthen EMs’ family cohesiveness
• To enhance support network of EMs for their early integration into the local community
• To establish network with community organizations, religious organizations, schools and welfare service units for effective delivery of service
• To mobilize EMs and local residents in pursuit of social inclusion and racial harmony

Service Target

Ethnic minorities (excluding Non-Refoulement Claimants) who live in Sha Tin, Tai Po, North District, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing 

Mode of Services

OTMC reaches out to common spots of EMs and connects with stakeholders in the community to identify potential EM service users as early as possible. OTMC builds rapport with them to understand their needs in order to provide appropriate supportive, developmental and remedial services.

Service Characteristics

• Reaching out - visiting different districts with 5.5 tonnes lorry to set up roadshows and organize various thematic community activities as well as provision of enquiry service to approach service users
• Cultural Sensitivity - rendering of services by workers with cultural sensitivity to build rapport and trust;
• User-friendly Service - providing interpretation during service delivery by EM interpreters as needed;
• Community network - facilitating EMs to connect with mainstream welfare services

Scope of Service

• Outreaching service - reaching out to EMs  through roadshows, community activities, exhibition, home visits etc.;
• Telephone enquiry service - facilitating the understanding of social resources and identifying the needs of EMs;
• Casework Support - conducting initial assessment, arranging direct/referral service, providing immediate intervention and long term casework support for the needy cases to overcome their difficulties;
• Group and Programmes - organizing preventive/ developmental/ therapeutic/ mutual support/ volunteer groups tailored to EM’s welfare needs.

• Professional Training - providing cultural sensitivity training for frontline workers of mainstream services

Neo-Horizon, the Counselling Centre for Psychotropic Substance Abusers operated by the Welfare Council, has started its service in Shatin since December 2008. By providing medical support and counselling services, the Neo-Horizon helps psychotropic substance abusers to undergo treatment and drug rehabilitation. To achieve early intervention, a range of preventive and educational services is also provided for the abusers, potential drug abusers and youngsters, so that they are motivated to abstain from drugs. 

Scope of Service

1. Comprehensive support: Working with substance abusers, such as counseling for individual and families, group work, and peer counseling, and supportive employment are provided.

2. Early identification: Provide anti-drug education programme to students, parents, teachers and the community to enhance the resilience of young people.

3. Reaching out service approach: To locate psychotropic substance abusers and the high risk group at the black spots for early identification and intervention.

4. Multi-disciplinary collaboration: Working with medical officers, nurses and occupational therapists to provide clients with motivational interviews to enhance their awareness and motivation to participate in treatments and abstain from drug abuse.

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui has been providing welfare services to the people of Hong Kong since the 19th century. In the 1960s, The Children's Meals Society was established to provide nutritious meals to the poor children of Hong Kong and to feed and clothe the disadvantaged. With the economic progress of Hong Kong society, the demand for such services is decreasing. However, the Welfare Council still adheres to the teachings of Christ and is at the forefront of the community in providing food assistance to the needy; and has received active donations from parishioners to provide food assistance in Tung Chung, Tin Shui Wai, Kowloon City and Tsz Wan Shan.

Since the Social Welfare Department launched the Short-term Food Assistance Service Scheme in February 2009, the Welfare Council has provided funding to establish "Blessed Food" in Tuen Mun and Yuen Long to provide food assistance services. In 2018, the Council deployed 2 food assistance teams in Tuen Mun and Kowloon City/Yau Tsim Mong. The Council has accumulated over 10 years of experience providing food assistance service until it is regularised in 2021. With 2 more teams in Tsuen Wan/Kwai Tsing/Tuen Mun and Kowloon City/Yau Tsim Mong districts, the Council has established a solid service network to support the underprivileged.

Service Objectives

Short-term food assistance services are a short-term relief

• To help grassroots people or families tide over short-term and/or sudden financial problems with food expenses caused by various social problems;
• Referral to mainstream welfare services to alleviate long term financial and/or welfare needs

Services 

Provide meals as assessed by the dietitian, including rice, non-staple food, canned food, food vouchers, meal vouchers, baby food and special meals according to individual health needs, ethnic minority meals, etc., to provide short-term support for up to 8weeks to address emergency needs of the recipients.

Not every mother can afford to feed her child. Not every man can afford to feed himself. Extend your kindness to these individuals through Blessed Food today.

We serve

• Hong Kong residents;

• Residing in "Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing and Tuen Mun" (Tuen Mun-Tsuen-Kwai) or "Kowloon City and Yau Tsim Mong" (Kau Yau);

• Individuals or families (1) with proven difficulties in meeting daily food expenses; or (2) experiencing sudden changes and immediate financial hardship [e.g. unemployed; severely ill; new arrivals; single-parent families including dependent children; street sleepers; or low-income families (including in particular young children, children, pregnant women, the chronically ill, the elderly and ethnic minorities), and not CSSA recipients].

S.K.H. St. Joseph’s Church and Social Centre

S.K.H. St. Joseph’s Church and Social Centre (SJCSC) was established in 1969 by the S.K.H. St. Joseph’s Church to provide social service for the residents in Kam Tin and Pat Heung. As a social centre rooted in a rural area, SJCSC runs as a self-finance unit to provide tailor-made services for our service users. SJCSC is now serving the community on different aspects, such as sports, education, social service, supporting services and counselling service, and we will keep on developing and provide up-to-date and the most suitable service for everyone who resides in Kam Tin and Pat Heung.

Scope of Service

1. Children and Youth Services
2. School-Based Services
3. Family Support Services
4. Ethnic Minority Service
5. Innovative Community Services
6. Church Works

The H.K.S.K.H. The Church of Our Saviour Social Service Centre – Jockey Club Family Express

The Church of Our Saviour Social Service Centre is an integrated service centre which aimed at serving the families in Tai Po district. The Centre has adopted a community based service strategy. Diversified services are provided for members in local families of different age groups, including family life education, social and recreational activities, volunteer services, school based support services and etc.

S.K.H Holy Carpenter Church Community Centre

The H.K.S.K.H. Counselling Service is a non-profit making and non-subvented professional counselling centre that provides individual, marital and family counselling, as well as clinical psychology services. 

Here’s what we do:

H.K.S.K.H. Kowloon City Family Support Networking Team strives to identify families in needs in the Kowloon City district through community outreach. Referral of appropriate services are provided after assessment on their service needs. The team also helps families establish support networks within the district and enhance their problem solving abilities, thus enhancing their family functioning and strengthening their family relationship.

We serve

Residents in need who live in the Kowloon City district, including families who encounter family problems, those in receipt of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) or low-income families, single-parent families, families with difficulties on child care, singleton or vulnerable elderly, unemployed persons and non-engaged youth, ethnic minorities and new arrivals from Mainland China. 

Scope of Service

• Early identifaction of families or individuals in need through outreach approach;
• Assessment and referral of services;
• Outdoor exhibition, visit and community education activities are held in which families or individuals learn more about their community resources and encourage them to care about social issues so as to help them establish support networks;
• Different voluntary activities are launched which allow the residents to develop their potential and give back to society through participantion in various social services;
• The team work closely with the government, organizations, commercials, churches and donors, which provide various collaboration, sponsorships and donations, to help the underprivileged get through the difficulties by helping them develop their potentials and become self-reliant.

The Tung Chung Integrated Services launched its three-year “Go Goal! Dreamers!”Child Development Fund Project, which offers mentorship to 110 underprivileged children and teenagers and guidance in saving up and planning for the future.