Application Period: Dec 20, 2019 - Jan 17, 2020 Funded by the Community Care Fund (CCF), a total of HKD287.04 million has been allocated to the “Assistance Programme to Improve the Living Environment of Low-income Subdivided Unit Households” (The Programme).  The Programme will operate for 2 years starting from the second quarter of 2020.  It is administered by the Social Welfare Department and operated by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, and will partner with non-governmental organisations to provide support services for the benefit of 24,000 SDU households. Partner NGOs will outreach to SDU households and help them improve their living environment through carrying out minor improvement/repair works, purchasing furniture and household goods as well as pest control services.  The Programme also aims at providing SDU households with welfare information and easier access to community resources, as well as engaging volunteers so as to build mutual-care networks within local communities. You are cordially invited to join the briefing session below, to understand more about the service workflow, application procedures and the role and responsibilities of partner NGOs. Briefing Session on the “Assistance Programme to Improve the Living Environment of Low-income Subdivided Unit Households”: Date: 20th December, 2019 (Friday) Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 nn Venue: Room 201, 2/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Targets: Agency Members of The Hong Kong ...

Dear HKCSS Agency Members and WiseGiving Members, You are invited to apply for a Citi Foundation grant for a program related to one of the following focus areas: 1. Youth Economic Opportunities 2. Financial Inclusion 3. Community Solutions Of particular interest are programs that: • Use innovative approaches to expand delivery and lower the costs of serving more low income people • Focus on urban low-income population  • Promote scale and thought leadership  • Produce positive, measurable behavior change and the accumulation and preservation of financial assets for low-income populations • Provide opportunities for Citi employee involvement, in particular skilled volunteering Program Grant Range: • Depends on the program size, reach, delivery and results Program Period and Duration: • Preferable for one year program Submission Process: Please submit your proposed program using the attached Concept Note* with Program Budget Template and Board and senior staff list of your organization to [email protected] on or before Friday, January 3, 2020. Late submission will not be considered. Successful organizations will be notified to submit the full program proposal in the 1st quarter of 2020. If no email reply is received within 3 months, your submission will be considered as unsuccessful. Please read the Application Guidelines for details and find more ...

Beneficiary application with a maximum funding amount of HK$500,000 is now open until mid-December for Walk For A Vision 2020, a charitable walkathon to be organised by HKSH Village Volunteers  on 29 March 2020. The funding project/programme should be medical service related. Interested parties are required to submit a funding proposal (Please click to download “Beneficiary Application Form”) to [email protected]  by 17 December 2019. Selection result will be announced by mid-January 2020. For inquiries, please contact Ms. Iris Tse, Secretariat of HKSH Village Volunteers at 3156 8080 or via email [email protected]. Application Criteria: 1. Applicant should be a non-profit charitable organisations registered in Hong Kong and exempt from tax under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance. 2. The raised fund should be designated to a medical service related project/programme. 3. Proposal should include project objectives, target group, plan and description, sustainability, budget, etc. 4. Proposal can be in Chinese or English. HKSH Village Volunteers was formed by staff of HKSH Medical Group including medical and general staff of Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, HKSH Healthcare and HKSH Eastern Medical Centre, as well as students/alumni of HKSH School of Nursing, and retired staff. Established 10 years ago, the volunteer group has become ...

The WiseGiving website (http://www.wisegiving.org.hk) is launched in 2007 to promote charity accountability and transparency in Hong Kong.  We encourage charities to disclose their services, governance and financial information voluntarily for public access.  As charities nowadays can share their information more timely through organization websites and social media, the WiseGiving website will stop operation with effect from 1 January 2020. The Council shall continue to display members’ information through the “Directory of Social Service Organizations in Hong Kong” (http://dss.hkcss.org.hk/ngo_list.php) so that the public can learn more about social service organizations. If you may have any enquiries, please email us at [email protected] or contact Ms Christine Kwan on 2876 2453 ...

“Smart Community Hackathon”, a STEM competition for all talented secondary students in Hong Kong, is  launched in 2019 under the “HSBC Hong Kong Community Partnership Programme” sponsored by HSBC, featuring “ Future Skills” and “Health” as the two key themes. The competition encourages all secondary school students to ignite their creativity on innovative technology and integrate their ideas into the community for enhancing employment related skills or improving the public’s mental health, establishing a caring and harmonious social network. Shortlisted teams will be awarded funding to improve their workpiece and exhibit the upgraded workpieces at the Award Presentation Ceremony. About “SMART Community Hackathon”: The shortlisted workpieces should focus on the creativity and rationale behind creation, address social needs, demonstrate experimental spirit and inspiration, and relevance to the two key themes (Click here for details) Share the rationale behind every workpiece and inspire one another The deadline of online registration will be on 11 September 2019. Each school or NGO can nominate up to 5 suitable workpieces for participation. Contestants must be current secondary school students. Contestants can submit the workpiece by team, in form of videos or photos with descriptions. (Please refer to the online application form for the suggested contents.) 20 shortlisted pieces will be announced in mid-September. Each shortlisted team will ...