Integrated Children and Youth Services Centreswith Services for Young Night Drifters

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October 2008 Funding and Service Agreement

(Lump Sum Grant)

Integrated Children and Youth Services Centres

with Services for Young Night Drifters

The Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong

(Jockey Club Tsz Wan Shan Children & Youth Integrated Services Centre)

I Service Definition

Introduction

Through the adoption of a “total person approach”, integrated children and youth

services centres (ICYSCs) with services for young night drifters (YNDs) provide a

variety of services to meet the multifarious needs of children and youth, including

YNDs, in a specific catchment area.

BGCAHK Jockey Club Tsz Wan Shan Children & Youth Integrated Services

Centre provides these services in the Wong Tai Sin District.

Purpose and objectives

The aims of ICYSCs with services for YNDs are to support and develop children and

youth to become happy, mature, responsible and contributing members of society.

ICYSCs with services for YNDs should achieve the following specific objectives:-

 to facilitate the personal development of children and youth to develop their life

skills, potentials and problem-solving ability;

 to enhance the social development of children and youth in building up positive

social values and attitudes, enhancing interpersonal and family relationships as

well as contributing to the well being of the community;

 to provide guidance and support to children and youth in disadvantaged

circumstances such as disadvantaged family environment, deprived living

environment and unfavourable social environment etc. and to direct them to more

positive lifestyle;

Service-specific Sections(LSG) Funding and Service Agreement

October 2008 2  to reach out to prominent spots in the street where young people usually gather at

late night so as to provide them with appropriate, on-the-spot services, prevent

them from falling prey to negative elements and steer those vulnerable away from

drug;

 to adopt a community-based planning strategy to respond and address to local

youth needs and to arouse the community’s concern on youth issues so that young

people could grow up in a more concerned and supportive environment.

Nature of service

Through the flexible application of different work approaches, i.e., street work,

centre-based work and stationing in school (wherever appropriate), the following four

core programmes should be provided by ICYSCs with services for YNDs:-

(a) Guidance and counselling services aiming at enabling children and youth in

dealing with their difficulties and stress;

(b) Supportive services for children and youth in disadvantaged circumstances aiming

at facilitating mutual support and enhancing their personal/social functioning;

(c) Socialization programme for children and youth aiming at enhancing their

interpersonal and family relationships and development of life skills;

(d) Social responsibility and competence enhancement programmes for children and

youth aiming at enhancing their civic mindedness and involvement in community

affairs.

Priority of work of ICYSCs with services for YNDs should be set according to

community needs. In addition, ICYSCs with services for YNDs should collaborate

with other significant persons or systems which affect the welfare of children and

youth.

While emphasis of ICYSCs with services for YNDs should be on the above four core

programmes, other non-core programmes may also be run to achieve the following

purposes:-

 to attract children and youth to the base of the team;

Service-specific Sections(LSG) Funding and Service Agreement

October 2008 3  to enable children and youth to use their leisure time constructively;

 to build rapport with members and their families;

 to build up community links;

 to provide extended hours service covering at least 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day

for reaching out to YNDs and to provide centre-based or drop-in service during

these hours, if necessary;

 to provide on-the-spot crisis intervention, including escorting YNDs back to their

home or temporary shelters, if required, within the designated districts;

 to provide short-term intervention, including counselling, welfare referrals and

escorting YNDs to agencies concerned, if necessary; and

 to arrange YNDs and their families to receive mainstream young people and family

services for positive social and personal development.

 to refer YNDs with drug history to Counselling Centre for Psychotropic Substance

Abusers (CCPSA) or other drug treatment and rehabilitation (T&R) programmes

for follow up services.

Programmes are drawn up in consultation with Social Welfare Department (SWD) and