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Brief History on service developments

Hong Kong Christian Service first launched its Small Group Home Service in 1994. In 1995 we started to operate Integrated Small Group Homes for Mild Grade Mentally Handicapped children. In 1996 a Small Group Home only for boys age 12 to 18 was in operation. In the Year 2006 we had started the Emergency/Short-term Care in Small Group Home (for details please refer to the concerned webpage). At present, we have 12 units of Small Group Homes, mainly in 3 locations, namely, Kwai Chung, Fanling and Tin Shui Wai, for those needy families who could not take care of their children temporary. We would provide a home-like environment for the children until they can return to their families or a long-term alternative living arrangement is achieved.

Mission of the Service

To support and assist needy families in the care of their children and to facilitate them an early home restoration or a long-term alternative living arrangement.

Objectives of the Service
  1. Though the enhancement of the family culture of mutual support, understanding and interdependence and mutual respect, and the support to needy families we hope we could help the children to restore home or to have long-term care as soon as possible.
  2. Enable the children to strengthen their problem solving ability, to enhance their self-esteem so as to develop their potentials.
  3. Facilitate the children in the building of positive family relationship with family members to enable the building up of family cohesion.
  4. Support the children's families in facing and solving their difficulties by enhancing the roles and functions of the families.
The Services provided include:
  1. Placing children under the care of Small Group Home.
  2. Arranging children to keep contact with their families.
  3. Counselling service, social and recreational programs and other relevant services meeting the needs of the service recipients.
  4. Liaising and coordinating with other parties concerned to assist the home restoration work or the child's transferal/referral to other long term residential arrangement.
Service Targets
  1. Ordinary Placement ( Shek Lei Small Group Home, Ka Fuk Small Group Home, Tin Tsz Small Group Home, Tin Shui Small Group Home)
    • Children aged 4-18 of age
    • Families could not provide adequate care to them
    • May be slow-learners with minor problems
    • Had been medically assessed as fit for Small Group living
  2. Mild-grade Mentally Handicapped Children (Shek Lei Small Group Home)
    • Children aged 6-18 of age
    • Families could not provide adequate care to them
    • Those who could not be adopted and need long-term care
    • Those under crisis situation needing care
    • Those attending special school or formal training from institutions
  3. Boys aged 12 to 18 (Suitable for Ka Fuk Small Group Home I)
    • Besides sex and age, all criteria are the same as 1 (Ordinary Placement)
Steps in Service Delivery

Upon receiving the referrals from SWD, after the preliminary examination on the document and assessment of the Home's situation, our supervisor will:

  1. Contact the referring social worker, the child and his/her family to explore their needs and the child's future caring arrangement.
  2. Match children with suitable small Group Home placement according to their needs.
  3. Draw up service contract and prepare the child's admission to the Small Group Home.
  4. To see to the child's adjustment and arrange suitable services and support. To look after the daily living of the child and his/her relationship with others.
  5. Arrange the child to keep contact with his/her families.
  6. Liaise with the referring social worker and the child's parents to assist them to implement the future care plan of the children.
  7. There will be a 3 month after care service after a child is discharged and restored home.
Fee Charging

The service is subvented by government, service users do not have to pay any fees. However, parents/guardians have to support and pay for the children's daily living expenses such as transportation fee, clothing, books and stationery, charges from schools, pocket money and program fees, etc.

How to apply?
  1. Applications can be through the family service social workers, medical social workers, school social workers, etc. (the referring workers) of the Social Welfare Departments or the Non-government Organizations.
  2. Referring worker will send the application to the Central Referral System for Residential Child Care Services (CRSRC) or for the Mild- grade Mentally Handicapped Children, the Central Referral System Rehabilitation Services (CRSRehab operated by Social Welfare Department for Small Group Home Service. Suitable referrals will be sent to us.
  3. Upon receiving the application , our social worker will contact the referring worker and meet with the children and their families. Our social worker will explore the applicant's situation and needs, help them to understand the objective and nature of the services they are applying, and how the services will be arranged for them, and to answer to their queries.
  4. The application will be accepted if our social worker, the referring worker, the children and their families agreed that the service that they apply is the most suitable service.
How to leave the Service, if one doesn't need it any more?

Children's parents or guardians can, on behalf of their children ask to leave the service voluntarily by informing our social worker and the referring worker. However, the children's views should be considered.

Complaints, Opinions and Appreciations

We welcome public to give their feedback on our Small Group Home Service. One could send in their views in written form or to call us at 2731 6370 for enquiries.

We would handle the submitted views in an fair manner. The service rendered would not be affected.

Service Units
  • Shek Lei Small Group Home　I、II、III (Kwai Chung)
  • Ka Fuk Small Group Home　I、II、III (Fanling)
  • Tin Tsz Small Group Home　I、II、III (Tin Shui Wai)
  • Tin Shui Small Group Home　I、II、III (Tin Shui Wai)
Head Office – office Hours

Monday to Friday: 9:00am -1pm, 2:00pm -5:30pm.

To Contact Us
Address:
5/F, 33 Granvill Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong SAR, China
Telephone:
+852 2731 6370
Fax:
+852 2724 3655
E-mail:
sghs@hkcs.org