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The Council has launched the second cohort of "NGO Changemakers Incubation Scheme", and a briefing session was held on 3rd March. This project uses Design Thinking' as the learning framework, and through a range of activities such as 'Design Thinking Bootcamp' and the "Cross-Sectoral Internship', we hope to incubate a group of NGO changemakers'. The provision of subsidies and prototype fund encourage organizations and participants to actualize the innovative ideas. Application of NGO Changemakers Incubation Scheme: Scheduled time: April to July 2023 (Approximately 12 working days) Qualifications of Participant: Middle management staff from social welfare organizations (including social worker or non-social worker ranks) "SWD subvented social service organizations" or "non-SWD subvented social service organizations" with at least 3 years of full-time working experience. Participants are not required to work in cultural creation related services. (Nomination by the management staff is needed) Type of Internship Organization (8 working days): Cultural creation-related startups, ...

The government has just released the ‘Primary Healthcare Blueprint’ (Blueprint) in December 2022, proposing policy recommendations and objectives to improve the overall health status of the population, provide accessible and coherent healthcare services, and establish a sustainable healthcare system. Many initiatives are highly related to social welfare sector’s work. The stakeholder is also very concerned about the service development, and patients’ access to health services after the primary healthcare system reformed. Hence, the Council is going to organize a seminar, titled “Seminar on Primary Healthcare Blueprint Sharing. We have highlighted and summarized key agenda of “blueprint” for discussion. It helps workers to gain a deeper understanding of the relevant contents, and facilitate exchange of views. Details of the sharing are as follow: Date:  19th April, 2023 Time: 15:00 – 17:00 Venue: Room 202, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai Targets:  Agency Member Language: Cantonese Quota: 25 ...

Social welfare services are constantly innovating to accommodate changing social needs. To recognize and promote these innovative, inspiring and forward-looking practical experiences in the social service sector, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) has organized the “Best Practice Award in Social Welfare” every alternate year since 2003. It aims to recognize the outstanding performance of social services in promoting social welfare development, to encourage mutual exchange in pursuit of excellence, and to inherit outstanding practical experiences. Applications for “Best Practice Awards in Social Welfare 2023” are now open! Deadline for submission of applications is 16th June, 2023. This year, three categories of awards are established to recognize and promote best practices in the social service sector: Outstanding Social Service Award Outstanding Performance Indicators Award ( Innovation | Collaboration and Synergy | Impact ) Annual Thematic Award: “People, Society, Technology” You are cordially invited to join our upcoming 2023 ...

The healthcare delivered in the wake of the pandemic has further entrenched the pre-existing disparities between Ethnic Minorities and Chinese. To address these concerning disparities, our Working Group on Pandemic-related issues for Ethnic Minorities (2022-2023) has organized an upcoming capacity training for healthcare professionals.  According to the surveys*, there is a significantly high portion of Ethnic Minorities suffer from 1) obesity, 2) high blood pressure, and 3) high blood glucose. For example, Department of Health data shows that about 25% of female in the Hong Kong general population is obese, and community organizations working with ethnic minority estimated the equivalent figure for ethnic  minority female to be about 50 – 70%. Ethnic minority patients with diabetes are younger and more obese and have worse glycemic control. The physical health among Ethnic Minorities is worrying that chronic disease management and disease prevention needs to be critically addressed for this community.  The mental health among Ethnic Minorities also requires our attention ...

政府於二零一八年十二月推出《樂齡及康復創科應用基金》，資助合資格的安老及康復服務單位購置、租借和試用科技產品，基金已先後歷經八個批次的申請。第九批次的申請開放在即，為提升業界對樂齡及康復科技的認識，社聯將舉辦分享會，內容包括基金申請需知、購置樂齡科技產品時應考慮的因素。此外，社聯特邀機構分享安全及高效的器材清洗及保養方法，讓參加者了解如何提升器材耐用性、確保器材安全衛生，以保障服務使用者、員工的健康。分享會詳情如下︰ 《申請樂齡及康復創科應用基金前的準備、器材清洗及保養方法》分享會                 日期：       2023年3月28日（星期二）             時間：       下午3時至4時半             形式：       線上分享會(Zoom)             對象：       安老及復康服務單位主管 時間 內容 講者 14:45-15:00 登記 15:00-15:05 分享會簡介 15:05-15:20 樂齡及康復創科應用基金申請需知 香港社會服務聯會 長者創新及科技 總經理 郭家豐先生 15:20-16:00 從管理角度購置樂齡科技產品時應考慮的因素 香港社會服務聯會 長者創新及科技 顧問 陳潔玲女士 16:00-16:30 器材清洗及保養方法 (床、床墊、輪椅、沐浴椅) 器材清洗消毒流程示範 賽馬會「a家」 樂齡科技教育及租賃服務  聖雅各福群會 助理服務經理 李潔儀女士   如有興趣參與分享會，請於2023年3月27日中午12時或之前按此透過網上連結報名，成功報名的參加者將會於稍後接獲電郵確認登記。如有任何查詢，歡迎與我們聯絡（電話: 3705 5276  電郵: [email protected]）。多謝垂注！   附件：通告全文 ...