Upholding the "family-centric" perspective, the Society has been providing different kinds of children services including the Foster Care Service, Kindergarten Social Work service, Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project, and the After School Care and Support Programme, to serve and support needy families, and to promote the well-being and development of children.
The Foster Care service provides temporary residential family care to children whose family members cannot adequately take care of them due to family problems. Children in need can enjoy family life and proper care until they can be restored home or have other long-term care arrangements. Emergency Foster Care Service provides immediate and short-term family care to children under 18 years of age, whose parents cannot care for them because of emergency or crisis situations. In our After School Care and Support Programme, we provide Centre-based and School-based After School Care and Support Programmes to primary and secondary school students in different service units to assist students. The Society also participates in the Pilot Scheme on Social Work Service for Pre-Primary Institutions (Phase 1 to Phase 3) to provide Kindergarten Social Work Service for 32 kindergartens. Our Society also launched "Nurturing Seeds” School Social Work Services in a self-financing mode to provide stationing kindergarten social work service to kindergarten and nurseries. The "Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project” (NSCCP) aims at providing a flexible form of day care service for children aged under 9 to meet the needs of the parents at the neighbourhood level.
Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project
The "Neighbourhood Support Child Care Project” (NSCCP) aims at providing a flexible form of day care service for children aged under 9 to meet the needs of the parents at the neighbourhood level. It also aims at promoting the spirit of mutual help at neighbourhood level in the community.
Target Users
To meet the caring needs of children aged under 9 whose parents are either working long, unstable and / or unconventional hours, in emergency needs, and / or for various reasons require child care assistance, but lack support network and have financial hardship in securing alternative child care support.
Service Content
（1）Home-based Child Care Service:
Service Delivery: Home-based child care provides service for children aged 0 to 9 at carer’s own residence or a suitable place approved by the operator.
Service Hours: The service is normally available from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm, according to the needs of the users.
Fee: The hourly rate of service is $20. For emergency use of Home-based Child Care Service within 24 hours or non-service hours, the hourly rate is $24. Eligible families could apply for fee waiving or reduction. One free meal would be provided for the child for every 4 consecutive hours of service. Parents should prepare and provide snacks, fruit and specified food (e.g. milk powder) themselves.
（2）Centre-based Care Group:
Service Delivery: Centre-based child care group offers close attention to children aged 3 to 9.
Service Hours: Mon - Fri: 1:00 pm - 9:00 pm (*Except 10 special days) &
Sat: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
(Except for public holidays)
* 10 special days including: Mid-Autumn Festival, Winter solstice, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, the 28th-30th day of the 12th Lunar Month & the 4th-6th day of Lunar New Year. Center-based care group will close at 5:00pm.
Location:Tseung Kwan O (South) Integrated Family Service Centre
Fee: The hourly rate is $13.
Registration
Parents / guardians can call the project social worker or complete the registration form in person and submit the required documents (Copy of parent / guardian’s ID card, original copy of child’s birth certificate, residential address proof).
*For fee waiving or reduction, please contact the project social worker for assessment.
