Family and Child Welfare Services – Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project District Service Description

Coordinating Committee on Family & Child Welfare Services  To provide flexible form of child care service for parents who are in need of childcare Service Brief on Agencies/ Service Units of Working Group (Names not in order) service owing to long, irregular working hours and to promote community participation and mutual help in the neighbourhood. There are two service components Family and Child Welfare Services – Integrated Family Services which include Home-based child care service and Centre-based care group.

Service Description Service Units of Working Group  To provide a spectrum of services to address the multifarious needs of individuals and Name of Service Unit Address Contact families of specific localities. With the guiding principles of accessibility, early Single Parents G/F, Pine House, Tel : 2994 9527 identification, integration and partnership, the IFSCs are set up to support and Association , Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2777 8776 strengthen individuals and families through delivering of services under the direction of Jockey Club Neighbourhood 'child-centred, family-focused and community-based.' Support Centre  An IFSC consists of three major components, namely family resource unit, family support unit and family counselling unit. Family and Child Welfare Services – Family Life Service Description Service Units of Working Group  It aims to enhance family functioning, strengthen family relationship and prevent Name of Service Unit Address Contact family breakdown through a wide range of educational and promotional programmes Social Welfare Department Unit 403 -416, Hau Wo House, Wo Tel : 3168 2903 such as seminars, talks, groups, family activities and exhibitions, etc.. Sha Tin (North) Integrated Family Che Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2607 1896 Service Centre Service Units of Working Group Social Welfare Department Room 831, 8/F, Sha Tin Tel : 2158 6593 Name of Service Unit Address Contact Sha Tin (South) Integrated Family Government Offices, No. 1, Sheung Fax: 2684 9195 Hong Kong Lutheran Social G/F, Sun Kit House, Tel : 2697 3024 Service Centre Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, N.T. Service Sun Chui Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2692 6636 Social Welfare Department G/F, Yiu Yan House, Estate, Tel : 2691 6499 The Lutheran Church Hong Kong (North) Integrated Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2688 6934 Synod Family Service Centre Lutheran Family Life Education Social Welfare Department 5/F, Heng On Estate Community Tel : 3579 8654 Unit (Shatin) Ma On Shan (South) Integrated Centre, Heng On Estate, Ma On Fax: 2684 9050 Thr Boys’and Girls’ Clubs 1/F, Shopping Centre, Tel : 2641 8454 Family Service Centre Shan, Sha Tin, N.T. Association of Hong Kong Kam Tai Court, Ma On Shan, Fax: 2640 1048 Caritas Unit 101 – 107, G/F, Block A and Tel : 2649 2977 Family Life Education Unit Sha Tin, N.T. Dr. & Mrs. Olinto de Sousa Unit 118-119, G/F, Block B, Fax: 2686 8740 () Integrated Family Service Centre Herring Gull House, Sha Kok Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Family and Child Welfare Services – - Children and Family Support Unit Service Description Family and Child Welfare Services –Social Welfare Department Family and Child  To provide “developmental activities” for families with a view to encourage them to Protective Services Unit (Sha Tin) make good use of community resources to enhance both physical and mental health of family members and to build up harmonious families as well as to promote inclusion in Service Description the district. Target service group is for families with children aged below 12.

 To provide services for the families with the problems of child abuse and spouse / cohabitant battering to restore normal functioning and Service Units of Working Group

 To safeguard the interest of the children affected by custody/guardianship disputes as Name of Service Unit Address Contact referred by the Courts. Yang Memorial Methodist Social G/F, Yan Wai House, Tel : 2605 7155 Service Sum Tin Wai Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2602 1424 Service Units of Working Group Shatin Family Education and Name of Service Unit Address Contact Support Centre Social Welfare Department Room 716, 7/F, Sha Tin Tel : 2158 6680

Family and Child Protective Government Offices, No. 1, Sheung Fax: 2681 2557 Services Unit (Sha Tin) Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, N.T.

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P.1 Family and Child Welfare Services – Short-term Food Assistance Service Project Service of Young People – Children and Youth Centres (CYCs) Service Description Service Description  To help individuals and families who have difficulties in coping with their daily food  To encourage children and youth to engage in worthwhile activities and pursuits, and expenditure. to reach out into the community with a view to assisting them with their personal Service Units of Working Group P.2 development. Through guidance and support, family and other personal relationships Name of Service Unit Address Contact should be enhanced and community and international perspectives developed. They Shatin Women’s Association No. 42A, Sun Tin Village, Sha Tin, Tel : 2633 5566 serve children and youth aged 6-24 on neighbourhood basis. Sun Tin Headquarters N.T. Fax: 2633 5466 Service Units of Working Group Service of Young People – Integrated Children and Youth Services Centre (ICYSCs) Name of Service Unit Address Contact Stewards Unit 1 -10, 2/F, Sand Martin House, Tel : 26 47 8816 Service Description Sha Kok Youth & Children’s Centre Sha Kok Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2647 4980

 To provide a wide range of services under one management to meet the multifarious needs of children and youth aged 6-24. ICYSCs provide four core programmes, i.e. guidance and counselling, supportive service for young people in disadvantaged circumstances, socialisation programmes and development of social responsibility and Service of Young People – After School Care Programme (ASCP) competence. Non-core programmes such as drop-in service, interest groups, summer Service Description youth programmes and study/reading room service are also provided to offer  For children aged between 6 to 12, if parents are unable to take care of them temporarily opportunities for children and youth to spend their leisure time constructively. because of work or other reasons, they may consider using the services of the After School Care Programme (ASCP). Services provided include homework guidance, Service Units of Working Group parent guidance and education, skill learning and other social activities. ASCP is Name of Service Unit Address Contact operated by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on a self-financing and Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong G/F, Hin Wan House, Tel : 269 2 2035 fee-charging basis. Hin Keng Centre Hin Keng Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2608 2861 Jockey Club Integrated Children & Service Units of Working Group Youth Services Centre Name of Service Unit Address Contact Hong Kong Young Women’s L4, Podium, , Tel : 2691 9170 The Church of United in Christ Unit 206 -208, Podium, Sun Yuet Tel : 2601 3017 Christian Association No. 21-27, Street, Fax: 2606 6351 Shatin Parent Resources Centre House, Sun Chui Estate, Sha Tin, Fax: 2699 5263 Jockey Club Shatin Integrated Sha Tin, N.T. (Sha Tin Office) N.T. Social Service Centre L2, Podium, Hip Wo House, Tel : 2698 3008 Unit 228-230, Prodium, Sun Wai Wo Che Estate, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2606 6357 House, Sun Chui Estate, Sha Tin, (Wo Che Office) N.T. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Jubilee Square, No. 2-18, Lok King Tel : 2699 4100 Jockey Club Shatin Integrated Street, , Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2602 7167 Services Centre (Fong Shu Fook Tong Service Unit)

Unit 18, 1/F, Siu Wo Commercial Complex, , Sha Tin, Tel : 2602 1220 N.T. (Sui Wo Service Unit) Fax: 2602 1230 Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui G/F, Yiu Wo House, Yiu On Estate, Tel : 2641 6812 Ma On Shan (South) Children & Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, N.T. Fax: 2640 3186 Youth Integrated Service Centre – Jockey Club Youth Express

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