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Asian Charity Services Limited vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)

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Key details

Effective date
24/07/2002
06/09/1998
Charity number
91/5927
91/5178

About

Description
Asian Charity Services (ACS), a registered charity, was established in 2007 to serve nonprofit organizations that serve Hong Kong's neediest people and communities. We provide pro bono capacity building workshops, training and solutions to NGOs in Asia so that they can be better equipped, be able to operate more effectively so as to serve their beneficiaries in a more efficient and sustainable way. We serve with a focus of small to medium-sized nonprofits by connecting businesses, social-minded individuals and organizations to provide advice and resources to the social sector. We engage and mobilize business professionals to volunteer their time and expertise at structured development workshops, to empower and inspire NGO leaders. Since 2007, ACS volunteers have contributed over 35,000 skill-based volunteering hours. Through 900 engagements, ACS has served more than 500 NGOs and 2,000 NGO leaders representing a broad range of social causes across Hong Kong and Asia. ACS also connects corporations to NGO networks and facilitates implementation of their CSR and community development projects, and provides a platform for corporations to engage and develop their middle and senior leadership teams in skill-based volunteering to benefit NGOs and the community.
For over 25 years FOCUS has been a trusted resource for Hong Kong parents, educators and medical professionals seeking to learn how to better support the academic and social lives of children with mainstream learning differences. FOCUS aims to improve educational and life outcomes of children with AD/HD and SpLD by expanding understanding and raising awareness of what it means to have a mind that learns differently Our mission is is to improve the education of mainstream students who are challenged by Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) by providing accurate evidence-based information, practical strategies and support to parents and professionals in education and healthcare and by improving understanding of how learning differences impact youth both emotionally and academically.

Contact

Address
23/F, Chun Wo Commercial Centre, 23-29 Wing Wo Street, Central, Hong Kong
Rm 617, 6/F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, HK

Status

Subvented
No
No
Subsidiary
No
No

Categories

Target beneficiaries

Governance & transparency

Annual report on website
No
Financial audits on website
No
Board of directors on website
Yes

Sustainable Development Goals

SDGs
SDG4: Quality Education

Social links

Documents & video

Legal documents (audit)
View
Annual / impact report
View
Video intro

Organisation structure

Structure
Company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance

Disclaimer

Information is based on publicly available data and may not reflect recent changes.

This comparison is not a legal or professional audit.