Date: 30/06/2021
The programme is ended on 30 June 2021. If have any enquiry, please call 2596 2789 or email to "enquiry@jcfoodprog.hk".
As the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the Hong Kong community and led to growing unemployment and underemployment, with rising demand for food assistance. To support the local community, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust approved a HK$240 million donation to launch the “Jockey Club Food Assistance Programme”, in conjunction with six NGOs and CSR partners, to provide transitional and timely relief for over 70,000 people facing financial hardship through a variety of innovative initiatives.
The Programme encompasses four initiatives cater to different needs:
“Food express services” (Kowloon district and Sai Kung (Central)) under Hong Kong Christian Service, has been launched in October 2020. Leveraging the established online food delivery platform of CSR partners, this eight-week service provides meals to those affected by the novel coronavirus, in particular, for homebound persons or families that cannot cook at home to meet their basic needs and solve urgent needs.
Remarks: Priority will be given to physically handicapped persons or people whose living environment (e.g. subdivided units) is inconvenient for cooking.
Kowloon district (Kowloon City, Kwun Tong, Shamshuipo, Wong Tai Sin, Yau Ma Tei, Tsimshatsui, Mong Kok) and Sai Kung(Central)