Deprived Youth Career & Personal Development Integrated Service(“Stand by You”)

This “Life Coaching – Always Stand by You” project help deprived youth in lack of family support with personal development and training, and implementation of career planning for a smooth transition to an independent living.

Youth Career Development Program

  • Individual career counseling
  • Pre-employment training/internship
  • Vocational workshop
  • Industry visit 

Youth Integrated Development Activities

  • Activities to enhance interpersonal relationship
  • Volunteer Service
  • Life Coaching Program

Service Objectives

  1. To help explore career aspirations and improve their employability and employment rate.
  2. To enhance self-confidence, cultivate financial management and problem-solving skills.
  3. To establish a youth support network and advocate inter-generational integration.

Service Users

  1. Youth aged 18-24 and in lack of family support
  2. Foster home youth when they age out (when reaching aged 18) from foster care, and are coping with the transitional stage for an independent living.
  3. Quota: 21

Project Features

1. Strength base

Everyone is born with talents and is different. Through in depth exploration, affirmation, and cultivation, the youth beneficiaries can discover their potential, develop their talents, and contribute to the society.

2. Experiential learning

Through activities with personal experience and regular meeting with Life Coach, the youth could understand better themselves; reflect on the experience for learning and growth.

3. Cross-generational support

By matching with mentors (Life Coach), they interact in life. Mentors could pass on life experience and work experience, and help the youth when facing difficulties to find a way out.

Method of Application

  1. Fill in the “Stand by You” application form.
  2. Provide the relevant documents and attend interview from the organization.
  3. Please contact our Youth Home staff to get the form, fill in and send to ECH by mail, fax or by hand;

Service Termination and Withdrawal

Both service users and Evangel Children’s Home can apply for an early termination or withdrawal of service.

For inquiries about the “Stand by You” project, please contact our staff at 2323 8224 ext. 232/242.

Funding

This is a non-subvented service and relies fully on the donation support from business or other sectors from the community, and individuals to help homeless youth for the transition.