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| Name of Organization |
Christian Action |
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| Mission |
Our aim is to serve those who are disadvantaged, marginalized, displaced or abandoned.
Our service is to give them hope, dignity and self-reliance.
Our mission is based on the example of Jesus Christ who came to serve all people, regardless of their age, gender, nationality and religion. |
| Telephone |
23823339 |
| Fax |
23620046 |
| Email |
ca@christian-action.org.hk |
| Website |
http://www.christian-action.org.hk |
| Address |
New Horizons Building, 2 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon |
| Chairperson |
Mr. Anthony Charter, JP |
| Chief Executive |
Mrs. Cheung-Ang Siew Mei |
| Year of Establishment |
1985 |
| Registration & Number |
Certificate of Incorporation 161 383 |
| Tax-Exempt Charity |
Yes, Ref No. 91/2429 |
| Agency Member of HKCSS |
Yes |
| Member Agency of the Chest |
Yes |
| Subvented by the Social Welfare Department |
No |
| Religious Background |
Christianity |
| Political Background |
Nil |
| Core Services |
Employment Training, Social Enterprise, Social Services, and Humanitarian Services in Hong Kong and the Mainland |
| Recent Achievements |
1. 10 years commitment in Qinghai Province of China to improve children’s welfare, to save and help children with special needs, and to alleviate poverty for the abject poor ethnic Tibetan families. More than 10,000 people have been helped in Qinghai.
2. To co-manage the first and only Special Education and Rehabilitation facility, Xining Children’s Rehabilitation Centre, in Qinghai Province in the summer of 2007.
3. 6 IEAP teams to provide employment assistance to CSSA recipients with a success rate over 50%.
4. Set up 2 integrated services centres to provide holistic support to the ethnic minority communities in Kwun Tong and Yau Tsim Mong areas.
5. Set up the only drop-in centre in Chungking Mansions and provide comprehensive humanitarian and empowerment assistance for asylum seekers and ethnic minorities in Hong Kong.
6. Launched supportive program for cross border students and their families in the North District and Shenzhen.
7. Home Affairs Department’s authorized operator to run Community Used Clothes Recycling Banks to promote reduction of waste and recycling.
8. Opened 2 Charity Outlets to promote recycling and provide employment opportunities for the disadvantaged groups.
9. 14 years commitment in employment training and retraining to help the underprivileged and the unemployed to become self-reliant. More than 170,000 people have been trained with average employment rate over 70%
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| Future Development |
1. To develop innovative Social Enterprise projects
2. To provide new youth development program
3. To build pioneer training facilities in the Kowloon East area
4. Project SEED, to save, educate, empower and develop her poorest of the poor and marginalized-especially the children in China
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| Awards Received in the Past 3 Years |
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Award Organization |
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| Strategic Partners Award | The Employees Retraining Board | 2008 | | 15th Anniversary Training Award | The Employees Retraining Board | 2008 |
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