Aims
- To protect children’s basic rights to live in a safe environment and grow up healthily for a well-being.
- To cultivate them with well-rounded and healthy personal development.
- To develop their social skills, self-care ability for their future independent life in the society.
- To cultivate children’s moral education and spiritual growth.
Capacity
81
Service Users
6-18 years old orphans and children and youth from broken and difficult families (e.g. cases of divorced parents, illness, death and inability to take care of children, violence, abuses, abandonment and negligent care)
Service Content
- Provide a comfortable home and a caring environment.
- Supervise their daily routine and self-care training.
- Pay attention to children’s emotional, behavioral, psychological, and interpersonal development.
- Provide counseling and tutorial assistance to children in need.
- Develop case plan for every child to cater for their individual needs.
- Organize interest classes to develop their talents and to build up their confidence.
- Organize recreational activities and social gatherings to enhance their interpersonal skills.
- Religion activities to facilitate children’s spiritual growth.
4 Houses
We provide family-like environment for the children. The children are assigned to different houses according to their age group as follows:
| House Names | Users |
|---|---|
| Peter House | For secondary school boys |
| Esther House | For secondary school girls |
| Wilbur House | For primary school boys |
| Ruth House | For primary school girls |
Under the supervision of hostel parents, children learn to take care of each other and share house chores, thereby foster a sense of responsibility and self-care ability.
Casework
To cater for children’s mental growth and developmental needs, the Case Conference is arranged regularly with children’s parents or guardians, social workers and school teachers. An individual growth plan is worked out for their holistic growth and development in different areas, such as emotions, social skills and academic performance.
Religious Education
We value Christian education, through evening prayers and a variety of religious activities, children’s spiritual growth can be fostered.
Financial Support
Service funding mainly comes from the following:
- Social Welfare Department
- The Community Chest of Hong Kong
- Donation from churches, charitable foundations and general public
- ECH Sponsorship Program – to improve children’s living and education quality
Method of Application
All our intake of children is referred by social workers of the Social Welfare Department or NGOs, through the Central Referral System for Residential Child Care Services of the Social Welfare Department. Interviews will be arranged by Evangel Children’s Home for assessment.。
Fees
Residential fee is waived. However, parents, guardians or relatives are responsible to pay for the child’s daily needs, medical and miscellaneous expenses incurred in schooling, etc.
Service Termination and Withdrawal
Prior case conference is arranged for discussion collectively with social workers and the family members or guardians. With consent, formal discharge plan and procedures would be arranged.
