Children and Youth Centres (CYCs)

Service Description

The Neighbourhood drop-in Children and Youth Centres (CYC) (the Service) provide children and youth with opportunities to organise and participate in a variety of activities and pursuits which respond to their personal, social and developmental needs.  Four types of core programmes are provided:

• Guidance and counselling service;
• Supportive service for young people in disadvantaged circumstances;
• Socialisation programmes;
• Social responsibility enhancement programmes

The main target group of CYCs is children and youth between the age of 6 to 24. Services may be extended to children and youth beyond the specified age range, their families and any community members should such needs be identified.

Target Group

They serve children and youth aged 6-24 on neighbourhood basis.

Application Procedures

Can approach the centres direct for enquiry and application.

Fees and Charges

The annual membership fee is $29 while the programme fees depend on the nature of activities and the cost incurred.

Operating Hours

Generally speaking, CYCs have different operating hours and there are three types of sessions, i.e. morning session (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.), afternoon session (2 p.m. to 6 p.m.) and evening session (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.). Given the centres' operating are subject to change to suit operational needs, please contact individual centre for exact operating hours

Information of Service Unit

At present, there are 17 CYCs over the territory.