Whenever we met Elaine (alias), she smiled always.  Whatever we told or asked her, she responded spontaneously with “yes”, “it doesn’t matter”, “whatever”, etc.  She has encountered many difficulties in these years and we understood her days were not easy.  We appreciated her positive attitude when we found she was

Due to drug abuse and negligence, Connie’s (alias) family failed to take good care of her. She had to move into a small group home at the age of 4, where regular caretakers (including a couple) worked on shifts to provide her a stable childhood. Soon after adolescence, girls of

Came from a broken family, Chloe (alias) was arranged to stay in children’s home due to domestic violence. In her childhood, she was often resentful but did not know how to express. At one time, she was so depressed she lingered on the street and became a “street kid”. She

Lacking family care since childhood, residential youth Mia (alias) pushed through adversity with her strong will. In face of a broken family and the alienation from family members, she no longer depends on her own. With intervention of social workers who helped her transit to self-reliance, she worked extra hard

Youngsters do not know what sadness is? Youth staying in children’s home have to think about housing, livelihood, independent living and other issues before the age of 18, and their growth is accelerated all at once. Kenny (alias) used to be taken care of by his grandma and lived a

Besides providing a place to stay for the “transitional” youth, the staff and supervisor here also lend their ears to them. They listen to voices of the youth carefully and let them express their feelings. An honest reveal of youth Zeta (alias): Short-lived Happiness It was unfortunate to move into

Nowhere Home Olivia (alias) used to live with her grandmother in an old village while her parents live in another place in Mainland China. Born in HK, Olivia was arranged by her parents to stay with her paternal aunt’s family in HK. Her parents insisted that she should stay in