Child Services

Community Care and Support Services for the Elderly

Service Highlights

School gradually resumed as the fourth wave of the pandemic has been subsiding, but adaptation problem was seen among children and the need for children services has increased and changed accordingly. During the year, the Society’s children services units, including Foster Care Service, After School Care and Support Programme (ASCSP), Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project (NSCCP) and the Pilot Scheme on Social Work Service for Pre-primary Institutions (PPI) had identified and provided different support services to family in need or in crisis.

Adhere to the theme of “Family . Be Positive” and invite different professions to provide diverse parenting educational programmes for parents and carers	Continuously recruit foster families and child carers through collaborations with community partners, so as to provide proper care to the children in need
Think out of staying at home pandemic prevention and adapt to the new normal of online learning	Extend the Pilot Scheme on Social Work Service for Pre-primary Institutions (PPI)

Adhere to the Theme of “Family . Be Positive” and Invite Different Professions to Provide Diverse Parenting Educational Programmes for Parents and Carers

The foster care service collaborated with the Jockey Club “Sunny Nature” - Family Wellness Project to enhance the foster parents’ mental wellbeing, emotional management and problem solving ability through outdoor mindfulness and family activities. The NSCCP also organised a first aid training to enhance carers’ knowledge of home safety. There were training groups for parents on “Child Parent Relationship Therapy” in the PPI to enhance parentchild relationship and parental capacity through filial play training.

Carers practised bandage during First Aid class

Parents learnt parent-child playing technique

Continuously Recruit Foster Families and Child Carers through Collaborations with Community Partners, so as to Provide Proper Care to the Children in Need

The foster care service and NSCCP continued to explore collaborative partners among the community, e.g. BKT Groups Limited, Chicks, public transport, photography companies, AEON "Yellow Receipt Campaign" and Rainbow Lutheran Centre, as well as to recruit more suitable foster families and child carers to cater the families and children in need.

Promotion of NSCCP and recruitment of carers

Think out of Staying at Home Pandemic Prevention and Adapt to the New Normal of Online Learning

During the pandemic, our After School Care Service had provided online and offline support to students in need. We started online homework tutoring services for students to keep learning during school suspension and helped families by providing instant support during home quarantine in the toughest time of the pandemic.

“Hang Seng Academic Assistance Programme” continued to support students by providing activities that helped promote learning efficiency. Through training and experiential learning, students could learn self-management, such as packing school bags, time management skills and chores, which improved their self-care even during the suspension of classes. Immediate support and supplies were also provided to the families in need.

Students enjoyed playing board games to develop their intelligence and cooperative skills during lessons

Tutors and students created different artwork online during the pandemic to make good use of their time and stimulate their creativity

Extend the Pilot Scheme on Social Work Service for Pre-primary Institutions (PPI)

The PPI got into the third year. The kindergarten social workers provided different developmental / therapeutic groups and programmes for children and parents. We also provided counseling service to children and families in need. During the pandemic, we had also arranged online training for parents with Special Educational Needs children. The Society has actively participated in different meetings and forums to review the service and normalise future development and arrangement. Owing to the pandemic, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) extended the Pilot Scheme to July 2022 to allow more time for the review of the project. The Society will continue to cooperate with the SWD and our industrial partners for better service development in the future.