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| Name of Organization |
The ABM Hong Kong Swatow Baptist Church Community Service Association Limited, the |
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| Mission |
“Through the Love of God we are dedicated to serve all people in order to Glorify God.” |
| Telephone |
2327-0266 |
| Fax |
2320-6953 |
| Email |
abmssca@yahoo.com.hk |
| Website |
http://www.abmsbc.org.hk |
| Address |
4/F., Fung Tak Estate Community Centre,
Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
| Chairperson |
Dr. YANG Fan Shing, Andrew |
| Chief Executive |
Ms. CHANG Siu Wah |
| Year of Establishment |
2004 |
| Registration & Number |
Certificate of Incorporation 928856 |
| Tax-Exempt Charity |
Yes, Ref No. 91/7330 |
| 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 |
Christianity |
| Political Background |
Nil |
| Core Services |
The ABM Hong Kong Swatow Baptist Church Community Service Association Limited (its alias: ABMSBC) was formed on 20th October 2004. ABMSBC has formally taken up all the social and educational services under American Baptist Mission with effect from 1st April 2005. The American Baptist Mission started its work in China as early as 1837. It began its relief work to refugees and social services as joint effort with local Swatow Baptist Churches in Hong Kong in 1950s.
Our agency initially offered centre-based services to the children and youth. However, in response to the rapid changes in the social needs, we started to develop services in collaboration with non-welfare organizations. These parties include primary and secondary schools, Federation of Parent-teacher Association, commercial firms and the Labor Department.
Our agency is providing different types of children and youth services:
(a) Children & Youth Integrated Services:
(b) Stationing School Social Work Services
(c) Understanding the Adolescent Project (Primary)
(d) P.A.T.H.S.
(e) School-based After-school Learning & Support Programs
Community-based Project
(f) Youth Pre-employment Training Program:
(g) Youth Work Experience & Training Scheme:
We also render family and community services:
(a) Clinical Psychology Service
(b) Family Therapy Counseling Service
(c) Family Mediation
(d) Moon Lok Community Service Centre
Apart from the social services, our agency offers educational services:
(a) Moon Lok Kindergarten:
The Moon Lok Kindergarten was started in Tuen Wan in 1965. It is our Agency’s mission to serve the deprived children and the needy families through this Kindergarten.
(b) Adult Education Programs: training courses with different themes are organized for adults.
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| Pioneer Projects |
RIPE
A project to enhance social inclusion and fight poverty among low-income families and new arrivals
We had conducted psychological training courses to approximately 60 deprived adults in the past few months.
Upon completion of the training course, participants indicated a lower anxiety level, thought more positively, acted more assertively, became more fore coming and more willing to voice out their needs and opinion. The most important of all, they attained a higher level of self-esteem.
In parallel with the training courses, we had recruited more than 70 church members from 5 local churches for providing long term social support network to the participants.
We have moved one step further in this summer vacation to arrange psychological training course to approximately 30 deprived teenagers. Different from adults, we organized adventure-based events for the teenagers and the objective was to improve their psychological quality same as adult group.
Upon completion of the teenagers training courses, we are planning to have all participants including the deprived and church members, adults and teenagers to contribute back to the society by doing volunteer works.
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| Future Development |
(1) Social Inclusion
(2) Poverty
(3) Therapeutic services for children & youth |
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