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

Key details

Effective date
11 October 1994
6 September 1998

About

Description
Children's Heart Foundation (CHF) was set up on 10th November 1994 by a group of concerned parents and volunteers. It was founded as a registered charitable organisation devoted to supporting children suffering from congenital heart disease and their families. The running of the organisation is entirely dependent on donations. Dependant on donation from the public and corporate, the CHF organizes various of fund-raising activities to support all its charitable services. The CHF provides wide range of service like financial support for treatment; purchasing medical equipment; counseling service, arranging oversea surgeons to come to Hong Kong; overnight accommodation for parents of the hospitalised children; and organising regular educational, developmental and supporting programmes etc. Objectives - To raise public awareness of congenital heart disease - To provide financial and psychological support to families with children suffering from congenital heart disease - To advocate the development of technology and methods to prevent defects and to treat congenital heart disease
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
Room 821, Nan Fung Commercial Centre, 19 Lam Lok Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon
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
Kai Tung CHAU,Christine Wai Ching HO,Jenny Ying Foon CHENG,Monica Kim To WOO,Connie Yuk Lin LAU,Wai Kwan AU,Tak Cheung YUNG,Kin Tak WONG,Yu Hin LO,Kin Shing LUN,Wei Yee CHEONG,Wa LUK,Pui Suen LEUNG
Annual report on website
Yes
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)
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.