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Integrated Family Services
 
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Service Description

Integrated Family Service Centres (IFSCs), operated by the Social Welfare Department and subvented non-governmental organisations, provide a spectrum of services to address the multifarious needs of individuals and families of specific localities.  With the guiding principles of accessibility, early identification, integration and partnership, the IFSCs are set up to support and strengthen individuals and families through delivering of services under the direction of 'child-centred, family-focused and community-based.'

An IFSC consists of three major components, namely family resource unit, family support unit and family counselling unit.  At present, there is an extensive network of 62 IFSCs over the territory and two Integrated Services Centres in Tung Chung to provide a range of preventive, supportive and remedial family services.

* Service Content

Services include enquiry service, resource corner, family life education, parent-child activities, group work service, programme activities, volunteer training and service, outreaching service, counselling service and referral service, etc. for individuals and families in need with extended hour services.

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Leaflets on Services of Integrated Family Service Centre

Leaflets on services of Integrated Family Service Centre in Chinese, English and Ethnic Minority languages can be downloaded here:       
  

  buttondot   Chinese and English versions                 PDF   Acrobat Document
  buttondot  Hindi and English versions                       PDF   Acrobat Document
  buttondot  Indonesian and English versions            PDF   Acrobat Document
  buttondot  Nepali and English versions                    PDF   Acrobat Document
  buttondot  Tagalog and English versions                 PDF   Acrobat Document
  buttondot  Thai and English versions                        PDF   Acrobat Document
  buttondot  Urdu and English versions                 PDF  Acrobat Document

* Target Group and Application Procedures

Any individuals or families can approach the nearby centre for enquiry / assistance.

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List of Integrated Family Service Centres / Integrated Services Centres

Addresses, telephone numbers and operating hours of Integrated Family Service Centres / Integrated Services Centres operated by the Social Welfare Department and subvented non-governmental organisations can be downloaded here.


 PDF Acrobat Document         Excel MS Excel Document   

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Service Boundaries of Integrated Family Service Centres / Integrated Services Centres

By District Social Welfare Office

By Centre Name

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Committee on Integrated Family Service Centres

(Please click here for details)

 

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Follow-up Actions on the Recommendations of the Review on the Implementation of the Integrated Family Service Centre Service Mode


(Please click here for details)

 

 

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