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| Name of Organization |
Fu Hong Society |
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| Mission |
To provide for persons with disabilities, mental handicap and psychiatric disabilities, opportunities to develop all their abilities and integrated into the community |
| Telephone |
2745 0424 |
| Fax |
2786 4097 |
| Email |
fhs@fuhong.org |
| Website |
http://www.fuhong.org |
| Address |
G/F, 2A Po On Road, Cronin Garden, Shamshuipo, Kowloon |
| Chairperson |
Mr. Simon P.H. Li, MBE, JP |
| Chief Executive |
Ms. S.K. Leung |
| Year of Establishment |
1977 |
| Registration & Number |
Certificate of Incorporation 60642 |
| Tax-Exempt Charity |
Yes, Ref No. 91/1480 |
| Agency Member of HKCSS |
Yes |
| Member Agency of the Chest |
No |
| Subvented by the Social Welfare Department |
Yes, over 50% of total income |
| Religious Background |
Nil |
| Political Background |
Nil |
| Core Services |
Rehabilitation Service for persons with disabilities, mental handicap and psychiatric disabilities |
| Recent Achievements |
Offer diverse and comprehensive services to respond the needs of society
-Establish the first Development and Support Centre for Persons with Autism for youth and adults with autism, so that they can receive training and rehabilitation services in the most suitable environment.
-Establish Casa Famiglia, which is a small family home with 6-8 persons with mental handicap and builds a relationship with respect, equality and intimacy.
-Provide Community-based Integrated Services to persons with mental handicap and their families in the community, reaching over 8,000 persons every year.
Pioneer training module to achieve whole person development
-Launch Cognitive Behaviourial Therapy training programme as the first organization to use such therapy for persons with mental handicap and develop a training manual “Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: Anger management for People with Intellectual Disabilities”.
-Establish two Sensory Integration Therapy Centres to fill the service gap and provide sensory therapy for adults with mental handicap.
-Use information technology in the services for persons with mental handicap and launch Multimedia-assisted Training by using computer software and video projection to enhance the learning interest, cognitive and social skills development. We also promote Cyber Care Movement as to teach persons with mental handicap to employ webcam facilities to communicate with the persons in the community, thus enhancing social inclusion.
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| Pioneer Projects |
“Best Buddies Hong Kong” Movement – to promote one-to-one friendship for persons with mental handicap and students or members of the community.
-Our Society promotes an international movement called Best Buddies. Persons with and without mental handicap share the same activities and become a buddy.
-Every year our Society organizes “Best Buddies Hong Kong” Movement Electric Cooking Competition. We encourage students or members in the community to form teams with persons with mental handicap to participate in the competition.
“Fly on the Stage” A Fashion Show for Persons with Mental Handicap
-As to build an energetic and self-confident new image with personal style, our Society organized the first fashion show for persons with mental handicap, so that they can show their real self and talents on the stage.
Social Enterprise -- Hong Yung Services Limited
-In order to provide more suitable job vacancies for persons with disabilities to develop their potential, achieve independency and social inclusion, a social enterprise named “Hong Yung Services Limited” was established by our Society to promote open employment for persons with disabilities.
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| Future Development |
Strengthen “person-centered” spirit, promote development and social inclusion of persons with mental handicap
-Fu Hong Society will continue to develop the potential of persons with mental handicap and be fully integrated citizens in the community through art for persons with disabilities, life experienced interactive training, social activities and services.
Enhance corporate governance
-Our Society will continue to enhance corporate governance and maintain high service transparency with qualitative rehabilitation services.
Strengthen the relationship with parents
-Our Society establishes different channels in different levels (e.g. daily operation in service units) for parents to participate and provide feedback. We will continue to keep a close relationship with our parents and care for their needs.
Exchange Programme
-Our Society and the rehabilitation agencies in the nearby regions visit each other regularly and share experiences, provide staff training in different regions and arrange placement in Hong Kong. This enhances both quality and development of services. In addition, our Society in collaboration with the local enthusiastic residents of Macau established Fu Hong Society of Macau a few years ago to provide services for persons with mental handicap in Macau. We will continue to develop exchange programmes with the nearby regions to enhance service development.
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