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ABM Hong Kong Swatow Baptist Church Community Service Association, The

Our History The ABM Hong Kong Swatow Baptist Church Community Service Association (its alias: ABMSBC) was formed on 20th October 2004. ABMSBC is formed to recognize the actual makeup and organization of our agency. American Baptist Mission has a long working relationship with Swatow Baptist Churches. The history of cooperation can be dated back to 1954. Over the years as various Swatow Baptist Churches have been interested in supporting and running various social service programs, the American Baptist Mission has agreed to render its name and support to facilitate this process. This arrangement has been effective and our services have become well established. The churches feel it would be most appropriate to administer these various programs through a local non-profit agency. The American Baptist Mission agrees. Therefore, ABMSBC has been set up to formally take up all the social and educational services under American Baptist Mission with effect from 1st April 2005. Our Social Services I. Children & Youth Services (a) Fung Tak Baptist Children & Youth Integrated Services: The “Fung Tak Baptist Children & Youth Integrated Services” (FTCYIS) offers centre-based, school and outreaching services to the children & youth since September 2002. It has rendered service in Kowloon East since 1992. (b) Stationing School Social Work Services We have been offering social work services to secondary schools, primary schools and kindergarten since 2000, 2002 and 2005 respectively. II. Family & Community Services (a) Moon Lok Community Service Centre: The Centre is located in Tsuen Wan. It commenced its services in 1967. However, due to limitations in resources, the Centre was temporarily closed in early 1990’s. Then, it resumed its delivery of services to the community in 2004. (b) Clinical Psychology Service: The Clinical Psychology Service has been developed since October 2006. Our Clinical Psychology Team offers a wide range of services for children and families on individual and group basis. The Team is staffed with a Clinical Psychologist and Registered Social Workers. Our services include counseling and therapy, educational and psychological assessment, parenting training as well as family therapy. We render therapeutic services to the students with Special Educational Needs at various primary schools. III. Caring Service The main objective of this service to look after people’s physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs through provision of caring services. Special attention is paid to the underprivileged. IV. Poverty Eradication Programs (a) Daily Meal Network (Wong Tai Sin/Sai Kung) (DMN) – Short-term Food Assistance Services (Government funded): We are the principal service operator of the Daily Meal Network (Wong Tai Sin/Sai Kung) – Short-term Food Assistance Services subsidized by the Social Welfare Department (SWD) with effect from 1 August 2018. Prior to that, we have been one of the five Co-organizing agencies of Daily Meal Network also subsidized by the SWD in Kowloon East from 27 February 2009 to 31 July 2018. (b) Abundant Blessing Meal (ABM) – Short-term Food Assistance Services (Self-financed): The predominant goal of this service is to relieve the underprivileged group’s hardship in livelihood by providing them with short term food assistance. This is a self-financed program developed to help those who require a longer period of food assistance than that offered by DMN. (c) Children Fun Fun Fun: This program aims at widening the underprivileged children’s horizon and enriching their life exposure through provision of alternative learning opportunities, such as visits and outings. (d) Learning Opportunities The Program provides the underprivileged children with free learning opportunities, including tutorials and interest classes, etc. (e) ABM Embrace Ladies’ Club: The primary objective of this program is to empower the disadvantaged women with self-belief and skills that will assist them in making a positive contribute to their families and community. (f) Assistance of daily necessities: Assistance of daily necessities are rendered to the underprivileged through donation-in-kind raised by our agency. (g) Charities Sale The revenue generated from the Charities Sales will be used for supporting the Poverty Eradication Programs. Our Educational Services (a) Moon Lok Kindergarten: The Moon Lok Kindergarten was started in Tsuen Wan in 1965. It is our Agency’s mission to serve the children and their families, especially the underprivileged, through this Kindergarten. (b) Adult Education Programs: Training courses with different themes are organized for adults.

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