社聯舉辦的「香港消貧新想像」研討會已於10月17日圓滿舉行，吸引逾40位業界同工出席。社聯希望藉著是次研討會讓不同有志推動消貧的持分者交流經驗，共同構建更多可能。社聯感謝各位嘉賓的分享及參加者的支持，希望在未來推動消貧的路上，繼續同行共創，推動社會服務發展。歡迎按下列連結參閱講者發言簡報檔。 以不同視角理解貧窮? - 香港明愛專上學院 黃於唱教授 各地消貧政策對香港消貧方向的啟示 - 樂施會 孔繁強先生 政府與立法會推動消貧的策略? - 立法會 狄志遠議員 提升基層市民就業能力 - 香港聖公會麥理浩夫人中心 曾淑儀女士 善用社區資本支援基層市民 - 明愛荃灣社區中心 彭智聰先生 動用跨界別力量助青少年脫貧 - 凝動香港體育基金 江嘉惠女士 若有任何查詢，歡迎致電2876 2473 或 電郵至 [email protected] 與駱女士聯絡。謝謝。 ...

Poverty has always been a prominent issue in Hong Kong society. With the appointment of the new-term Government and Commission on Poverty, the society is currently reviewing the ways in which the poverty line is to be defined and re-formulating new directions for poverty alleviation. On 17th October, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) is organizing the "Imagining a New Approach to Poverty Alleviation in Hong Kong" seminar.  We would like to invite all stakeholders who are interested in promoting poverty alleviation, providing a platform for these stakeholders to exchange experiences and collectively explore new possibilities. Details are as follows: Event Details: Date : 17th October 2023 (Tuesday) Time : 0930 - 1300 (Registration starts at 0915) Venue : Room 201, 2/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai Language : Cantonese Target : Agency member Quota : 25 people If you are interested in the event, please do online registration on or before 13th October 2023. For enquiries, please contact Ms. Lok via [email protected] or at 2876 2473. Thank you! Attachment: Memo and rundown  (Chinese version only) ...

Hong Kong is home to more than 600,000 ethnic minorities, constituting 8.4% of the total population in 2021. However, our community has yet been as inclusive as it should be for them to enjoy equal opportunities, resources and support for a better wellbeing. The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) therefore has launched a few research initiatives since 2021, including The Hong Kong inclusion and Diversity (HKiD) Index and its supplementary community survey in Kwai Tsing and Yuen Long. These efforts are expected to provide evidence for various stakeholders to embark on discussion and, more importantly, take actions for building an inclusive and diverse society of Hong Kong. Last year, a Town Hall meeting was organized to bring together people of different backgrounds to sound out issues and concerns for the development of socially inclusive society.  The feedback was promising and the participants treasured very much the opportunity to get together, discuss and deliberate actions to be taken.  After all the research and engagement efforts, the captioned event is organized for stakeholders of different backgrounds to take a closer look at the situation of the ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, as they are represented in statistics, in stories of ...

Picture books use beautiful illustrations and concise text to lead readers into different worlds, and can play an important role in public education in social services. The Social Research and Advocacy Salon, organized by Council, will invite Mr. Kenny OR, the founder of Green Footprints, as well as Dr. Ada LEUNG Sau Wah, a clinical psychologist, and Ms. Erica NG Ho Ka, a social worker, from the 《童心童想》 project team of Po Leung Kuk, as speakers to share their experience of using picture books for public education. Details of the Salon are as follows: Speaker: Mr. Kenny OR, Founder of “Little Green Feet” Dr. Ada LEUNG Sau Wah, Clinical psychologist, Family Crisis Support, Po Leung Kuk Ms. Erica NG Ho Ka, Social Worker, Harmony Community Resources Centre, Po Leung Kuk         Date:      24th August 2023 (Thursday) Time:      10:30 am – 12:00 nn Quota:    40 Venue:    Room 103, Duke Of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessey Road, Wan Chai Participants:  Workers of agency members Content:   Please refer to rundown of the Social Research and Advocacy Salon (Chinese version only) Please register on or before 18th August, 2023 (Friday). We will send a confirmation email on or before 22th August, 2023 ...

Practice research emphasizes incorporating evidence-based research into social work to assist social work planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning and service development. In order to enhance the sector’s understanding of Practice research, the Council will hold the captioned sharing session and invite colleagues from the sector and academia to share their local and overseas experiences in applying action research. The details of the workshop are as follow: Speaker: Ms. Edith YIM, Officer (Policy Research and Advocacy), The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Ms. YE Minjuan, Senior Manager, Programme Quality and Impact, Save the Children Hong Kong Ms. Iris LIU, Service Director, International Social Service Hong Kong Branch Dr. YU Xiaonan Nancy, Associate Professor,  Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong Dr. Crystal Ying CHAN, Research Assistant Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Date:      29th August 2023 (Tuesday) Time:      10:00 am – 12:00 nn Quota:    50 Venue:    Room 202, Duke Of Windsor Social Services Building, 15 Hennessey Road, Wan Chai Participants:  Please refer to rundown of the sharing session (Chinese version only) Content:   Please refer to rundown of the Social Research and ...