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ChickenSoup Foundation Limited vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)

Key details

Effective date
30 January 2015
6 September 1998

About

Description
ChickenSoup Foundation is a grassroots philanthropic organization in Hong Kong, supported by working professionals who are aspired to solve social problems in an innovative yet practical and sustainable manner. The mission is to empower the most vulnerable children & youth with opportunities of their passion and talent, while providing immediate relief to restore stability and hopefulness in their families. CSF is current serving more than 4000 beneficiaries from more than ten underserved districts throughout Hong Kong. Youth empowerment programs are in the areas of education, sports, art and music, while family relief programs address urgent medical care and household needs. Managed by a full-time team of young and passionate talent, CSF is leading a private-to-public partnership, which involves more than 150 recurring partners in terms of businesses, startups, schools, families, sports clubs, charitable foundations, and NGOs/charities. Each partnership is customized to efficiently deploy available resources: financial donations, skill volunteering, and organizational assets, such as products, services and venue. Since its inception in 2013, CSF has delivered more than HK$60 million in household savings, which resulted from immedaite relief to at-risk families and regular services to hundreds of beneficiaries who are deprived of parental care. The operation of CSF also led to the employment of more than ten university graduates.
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
Shop 3, 32 Oi Kwan Road, Hong Kong
Rm 617, 6/F, One Island South, 2 Heung Yip Rd, Wong Chuk Hang, HK

Status

Subvented
No
No
IRD verified
Subsidiary
No
No
Crowdfunding

Categories

Target beneficiaries

Governance & transparency

Directors
Edward Ho Wai MAN,Billy Chun Fai TANG
Annual report on website
No
No
Financial audits on website
No
No
Board of directors on website
Yes
Yes

Sustainable Development Goals

SDGs
SDG3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG4: Quality Education

Social links

Documents & video

Legal documents (audit)
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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.