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The Committee on Services for Youth at Risk has held the 40th meeting on 24 November 2009 (Tuesday). You may download from here:

1.  Agenda of the 40th meeting 
      Acrobat Document
2.  Minutes of the 39th meeting held on 17 September 2008 
       Acrobat Document

The Task Group on Implementation of Integrated Family Service Centres (IFSCs) (Task Group), comprising representatives from all the nine Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) operating IFSCs, two NGOs operating the Integrated Services Centres in Tung Chung, 11 District Social Welfare Offices of Social Welfare Department (SWD) and the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, was formed in May 2004 to discuss on operational issues and common areas of concerns arising from the implementation of IFSCs. A total of thirty-one Task Group meetings have been held between May 2004 and December 2009. You may retrieve the notes of the meetings in the following section:

You may download here the notes of the thirtieth meeting.

The Family and Child Welfare Branch is now inviting bona fide charitable organisations with experience in providing services relating to family violence to submit proposals for the new service project to operate the Victim Support Programme (The Programme).  The Programme aims to enhance support service to victims of family violence, in particular those undergoing the judicial process.  

NGOs interested in operating the Victim Support Programme, please submit proposal with details on how to provide the services to meet the objectives and requirements set out in the Service Specification.  The Proposal, with pages not exceeding the requiring limit, has to be sent, in six hard copies and one soft copy in CD ROM (in MS Word 97 or above format), in a sealed envelope, by hand to Senior Social Work Officer (Domestic Violence) of Family and Child Welfare Branch, Social Welfare Department at Room 721, 7/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

The deadline for submission of the proposal is 5:00 p.m. on 8 February 2010 (Monday).  Late submission will NOT be considered.  In case a rainstorm black warning or typhoon signal No. 8 is hoisted between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on the closing date, the closing time will be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the first ensuring working day. 

A briefing session on the invitation of proposal will be held with details as follows:

Date: 17 December 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Room 209, Lady Trench Training Centre,
44 Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Quota: 2 representatives for each organisation

Interested parties who would like to attend the briefing session should complete and return the reply slip by fax (Fax no.: 2833 5840) on or before 5:00 p.m. of 15 December 2009.

Reply slip for briefing session can be downloaded here:
Reply slip for briefing session

To obtain a copy of Service Specification (English version only), please send an email to Ms Joyce LEE (Email address: sdv1@swd.gov.hk) or Ms LEUNG Sau-ying (Email address: sdv3@swd.gov.hk).  For further enquiries, please contact them on 2892 5180 or 2892 5181.

Applications are invited for the following categories of grants under the Hong Kong Paralympians Fund. 

(a) Development of target sports (2010-11);
(b) Employment facilitating grant for retired athletes with disabilities (2010-12);
(c) Subsistence grant to athletes with disabilities (2010-11).

The deadline for (a) and (b) is 16 December 2009 and deadline for (c) is 4 January 2010.

Detailed information and application forms can be downloaded from SWD Website:
http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/
page_rehab/sub_listofserv/id_hkpf/

Enquiries can be made to Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch, Social Welfare Department at Telephone: 2892 5345; Email Address: srm8@swd.gov.hk

Social Welfare Department conducted the above briefing session for non-governmental organisations concerned on 29.10.2009. Please download here for the PowerPoint, the hyperlink files and summary of questions and answers presented at the briefing.

 Powerpoint for the Briefing Session 29 October 2009

 Annex 1   Annex 2   Annex 3

 Qs & As for the Briefing Session 29 October 2009

The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places in December 2009 issued with Public Subscription Permit (PSP) can be downloaded here.

The list of Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places in January 2010 issued with Public Subscription Permit (PSP) can be downloaded here.