About the organisation
Founded by the Rt. Rev. Bishop R.O. Hall of the Anglican Church in 1949, St. James’ Settlement began as a club for boys and girls in a temple in Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai. It was then developed into a six-storey building on Kennedy Road in 1963 to provide diversified services, including children and youth services, elderly services and rehabilitation services. In 1987, the headquarters was opened in Stone Nullah Lane so that the scope of services could be further extended. Our first centre outside Wanchai (named Central and Western District Elderly Community Centre) was established in 1990. Since then, different service centres have been developed and most of them are located along the north coast of Hong Kong Island, from The Belcher’s in Western to Hing Wah Estate in Chai Wan. In recent years, in view of the society’s ever changing needs, we have opened service centres in Kowloon and the New Territories. To date, our 114 service points are in operation across Hong Kong. By the end of September 2024, we have over 1,982 staff members to provide a vast range of high quality services for people of different ages and needs. In the past year, total 3,844 volunteers have helped in different service units. In 2023-2024, St. James’ Settlement served more than 3.5 million person-times, and our target beneficiaries include children, teenagers, families, the elderly and people with disabilities. We provide a broad spectrum of services ranging from community support to residential care. At first, the major source of funding support came from donation and the Church. We are then supported by the social welfare subvention. Besides, part of our income resources comes from charity agencies, individual and corporate donors in Hong Kong and overseas.
Mission
St. James' Settlement is a multi social service agency which provides high quality comprehensive services to meet the diverse needs of our society, to enable the individuals to help themselves and to help others, and to build an integrated and harmonious community. The services will be continuously improved to become a centre of excellence and pioneer in social service. In order to respond appropriately and timely to the changing needs of society and to meet and exceed the needs of service recipients, monitoring social service development outside Hong Kong closely enables mutual learning and e
Contact
- Phone
- 25745201
- amoffice@sjs.org.hk
- Website
- www.sjs.org.hk
- Address
- Administration Office, 9/F, 85 Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Focus Areas
Categories
Target beneficiaries
Sustainable Development Goals
Organisation type
Governance & transparency
- Annual report on website
- Yes
- Financial audits on website
- Yes
- Board of directors on website
- Yes
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Subvention (SWD) allocations
Social Welfare Department allocations.
| Year | Mode | Amount (HK$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Lump Sum Grant | HK$ 545.68 million |
| 2024-25 | Lump Sum Grant | HK$ 504.51 million |
| 2023-24 | Lump Sum Grant | HK$ 463.03 million |
| 2022-23 | Lump Sum Grant | HK$ 438.71 million |
| 2021-22 | Lump Sum Grant | HK$ 452.27 million |
Past Funding Projects
Past funded projects for this charity.
| Project | Fund / opportunity | Amount (HK$) |
|---|---|---|
| FOOD-CO 2.0 | SIE Fund Projects | HK$ 22,825,000 |
| CharityToday (Phase II) | SIE Fund Projects | HK$ 12,355,437 |
| FOOD-CO | SIE Fund Projects | HK$ 10,572,676 |
| CharityToday | SIE Fund Projects | HK$ 5,011,568 |
| “Future $avvy” Youth Upskill Project | Community Chest | HK$ 3,696,307 |
| Scholarship Programme | Community Chest | HK$ 900,000 |
| Community Based Health Involvement Project | Community Chest | HK$ 760,000 |
| Newspaper for the Elderly - The Voice | Community Chest | HK$ 558,729 |
| Central Administration | Community Chest | HK$ 421,631 |
| Household Maintenance and Improvement Services | Community Chest | HK$ 355,000 |
| Scholarship Programme | Community Chest | HK$ 345,450 |
| "SUN Teens" Youth Mental Health Project | Community Chest | HK$ 297,602 |
| Community Resources Recycling and Repairment Project | Community Chest | HK$ 251,774 |
| Future in My "Hand" | Community Chest | HK$ 249,564 |
Annual / Impact Reports
Other
- Subvented HK Charity
- Yes
- Charity number
- 91/1840
- BRN
- C0099488
- Effective date (charity status)
- 23/06/1981
- Incorporation date
- 23/06/1981
Disclaimer
Last updated: Mar 14, 2026
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