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Community Chest of Hong Kong, The vs "F. O. C. U. S." (Focus On Children's Understanding In School)

Key details

Effective date
20 November 1968
6 September 1998

About

Description
The Community Chest of Hong Kong is a corporation established under the Community Chest of Hong Kong Ordinance in 1968. It is an independent, non-profit making organisation neither funded nor operated by the Government. The Community Chest is governed by a Board of business and community leaders. Role - to ensure that 100% of all donations go to the member agencies, without deduction of administration expenses; - to develop a stringent and transparent allocation and monitoring system to ensure that donations are put to best use in funding services of greatest needs, and to those not supported by the government; - to develop a stringent and transparent system to review the applications of, and admissions of new member agencies; - to work towards building a caring society by fostering a culture of giving by the community Mission - to raise funds through community wide appeals on behalf of member social welfare agencies; - to act as trustee of the donors and allocate funds prudently to our agencies - to provide quality services to those in need; - to serve donors who wish to support a wide range of services funded by the Chest in six major areas
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
Unit 1805, Harcourt House, 39 Gloucester Road, Wanchai
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

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

Sustainable Development Goals

SDGs
SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG4: Quality Education

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Documents & video

Legal documents (audit)
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Disclaimer

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This comparison is not a legal or professional audit.