社聯將於六月舉行《戒毒服務交流研討會2020》。會議主題為「凝聚業界、實踐智慧、多元模式、緩減傷害」，禁毒常務委員會戒毒治療及康復小組委員會主席張越華教授，以及香港大學社會學學系教授兼香港大學犯罪學中心總監黎樂琪教授將擔任主題發言嘉賓，他們會參考海外經驗，探討緩害在本港的可行性，以及如何應用於新型毒品或精神藥物。屆時還有七場平行專題工作坊、海報展示等，內容豐富，期望業界踴躍參與，深入交流。 日期：2020年6月2日至3日（星期二及三） 地點：香港灣仔軒尼詩道15號溫莎公爵社會服務大廈一樓禮堂 收費：$70 （一天）/ $120 （兩天） 研討會報名截止日期：2020年5月19日（星期二）（網上報名 https://forms.gle/eEEWtphiRwzRvxif7 或填妥報名表） 註：因應新型冠狀病毒情況，如疫情未有改善，活動將會改為以網上形式進行，有關公佈將於5月19日（星期二）或以前發出。 如有查詢，請致電 3611-2295 或電郵 [email protected] 與本會項目助理(家庭及社區)林蔓芝女士聯絡；亦可致電 2876-2421 或電郵 [email protected] 與本會項目經理(家庭及社區) 鄺穎欣女士聯絡。多謝垂注。   附件： (1)　研討會報名表 (2)　研討會流程 ...

NGOs handle large volume of personal data in everyday operations, from personal particulars of service users, volunteers, donors, to photos taken at events and videos of surveillance cameras in service units, etc. Without careful handling of the data, agencies may face the risk of breaching the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap. 486) (the Ordinance), which will not only infringe the privacy of stakeholders, but also harm the reputation of the organization. The risk is even higher nowadays as a lot of personal data is collected online and stored in digital format with serious security concern.   With the coronavirus outbreak and public health recommendations of physical distancing, working from home and the use of digital communications tools have become a new normal.  Under such circumstance, has your organisation put in place personal data protection guidelines and protocols to guard against the risks of possible breach of the Ordinance? To facilitate better understanding of personal data protection, the Council has collaborated with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as the knowledge partner in developing the Personal Data Privacy Toolkit for NGOs. The upcoming webinars will be conducted in Cantonese and English respectively, where Data Privacy Team of PwC will present the toolkit and share their experience in supporting organizations to ...

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, normal lives are seriously interrupted globally, and the non-profit sector is no exception. Minimizing social contacts is one of the measures to prevent the spreading of the coronavirus.   Without face-to-face meetings, many NGOs' routine governance functions are disrupted. Do your organization's existing governance documents provide clear guidance on the proper way to handle this circumstance? Is your board allowed to have virtual meetings to keep functioning? Are you worried about meeting the quorum requirement for your forthcoming AGM? To facilitate NGOs response to such challenges, the Council and PILnet are going to organize a webinar in early April. Details as follows: Date: 9 April 2020 (Thursday) Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Speakers:  Ms Jacqueline Chiu, Partner, Mayer Brown Ms Jevon Tsang, Associate, Mayer Brown Language: Cantonese (materials in English) Target participants: NGO Board / committee members (top priority), Agency Heads, Company Secretaries, Senior Management of HKCSS Agency Members Interested parties please register online, on a first-come, first-served basis, on or before 8 April 2020 (Wednesday). We encourage you to submit your questions upon registration, so that the speakers can prepare in advance and address the common concerns raised. For enquiries, please contact the Project team at ...

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Community Housing Movement is a new initiative of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service. We are committed to working with property owners, NGOs and social enterprises to provide affordable and decent transitional social housing. The project is aimed at not only meeting the temporary housing needs of the grassroots without support of public rental housing, but also enhancing their individual capacity, and strengthening their community network. Through the provision of social housing, tenants are empowered to live independently in the market or move to the public rental housing after the end of a tenancy. We are going to release 185 social housing units located at Tai Po Kau for operation. The flat size is around 27 to 48 m2. The lease term is 5 years. The tentative move-in date will be around August, 2020. Now a service operator is invited to help in two parts: (1) allocate and manage 51 flats, and (2) provide community social services to all households living in these 185 flats. Agencies interested in visiting the site may contact us for further arrangement.  NGOs and social enterprises interested in providing innovative social housing services and/or in becoming our recognized service operator are welcome to submit proposal on social ...