Community Investment and Inclusion Fund

" Caring Estates" in

Southern District

HK Southern District Women's Association LtdAberdeen Kaifong Welfare Association Social Service Centre

To build up a quality & caring community To build up a quality & caring community

through “networking” social capitalthrough “networking” social capital

To build up a quality & caring community To build up a quality & caring community

through “networking” social capitalthrough “networking” social capital

“Caring Estates” in SD

Objective

Social Inclusion

Community Solidarity

Project objective: is to set up “Caring Estates” in the Southern communities through networking residents, businesses, government and local organizations, thereby creating an environment for building-up of social capital. We hope to achieve the following results:

CommunityParticipation

Self-help and Mutual-help

Delivery Mode“Caring Estates” in Southern District

Services

Self-help and Mutual-help

Social Inclusion

Caring Neighbourhood

Campaign

Caring Community Campaign

Community Solidarity

Caring Businesses Campaign

CommunityParticipation

Inter-networkingIntra-networking

“Caring Estates” in SD

Networking Model

Outcomes

1. Caring Neighbourhood Campaign: Neighbourhood Networking and Employment Training

   Promotion: launched in 8 Public Housing Estates in the Southern District.   Neighbourhood Support:

Setting up a Neighbourhood Volunteer Team and equipping them with fundamental & advanced trainings.

The volunteers will contact their neighbours & work out tailor-made neighbourhood care plans.

The volunteers will also explore the potentials of families & encourage them to join the Neighbourhood Volunteer Team.

   Employment Support:Job skill training & employment counseling service offered to the local unemployed.An Employment Support Centre & liaison office will be set up in Southern to provide

updated employment information.Identifying job vacancies in the local business sector, local organizations etc.An “Environmental-friendly Market” will be set up to gather second-hand goods for sale and

exchange. Unemployed people will be motivated to work as “voluntary shopkeepers”.Volunteers & the unemployed participants will be given “Caring Saving Passports” to

record voluntary services provided, which can be exchanged for second-hand goods & services or for discounts at recognized shops.

Delivery Mode

“Caring Estates” in SD

   2.  Caring Community Campaign: Local Organizations Networking

The organizer and the Neighborhood Volunteer Team will visit local organizations and invite them to be “Caring Organizations”.

A “Caring Organization” will agree to provide resource support to this project.

In recognition of their participation and supports, we will grant them “Caring Logos” putting up at their organizations and to acknowledge them publicly.

Efforts of “Caring Organization” would also be recognized by commendation ceremony, press releases, etc.

Delivery Mode

“Caring Estates” in SD

 3. Caring Businesses Campaign: Businesses Networking

The organizer and the neighborhood volunteer team will visit local shops and invite them to be “Caring Shops”.

A “Caring Shop” will agree to provide special offers, donate goods or provide job vacancies to people in need.

In recognition of their participation and support, we will grant them “Caring Logos” putting up at their shops to acknowledge them publicly.

Efforts of “Caring Organization” would also be recognized by commendation ceremony, press releases, etc.

A “Caring Saving Passports” will be issued to the unemployed and volunteers for recording their time of voluntary services provided, which can be exchanged for second-hand goods and services, or for discounts at recognized shops, or for the fee of taking part in activities organized by the projects.

Delivery Mode

“Caring Estates” in SD

Social Capital

Resident

Resident

Organi-zation

Organi-zation

Govern-ment

Govern-ment

Shop

Shop

Shop

Shop

Community Capacity

To Create :~Knowledge ~Skills~Financial Resources~Personal Network~Sense of Belonging

Community Result

~Mutual Help

~Social Solidarity

~Social Inclusion

~Community Participation

Networking Mode (1)

“Caring Estates” in SD

Resident

Resident

Collaboration

WomenOrganization

Welfare Agency

HK Southern District

Women's Association Ltd

Aberdeen Kaifong Welfare Association

Social Service Centre

FeaturesFeatures

• WomenVolunteersWomenVolunteers• Grassroots ServicesGrassroots Services

• Local NetworksLocal Networks

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Southern DistrictSouthern District

FeaturesFeatures

• Professional Professional Social Worker Social Worker

• Multi-servicesMulti-services• Local NetworksLocal Networks

Networking Mode (2)

“Caring Estates” in SD

Caring Caring NeighborhoodNeighborhood

CampaignCampaign

150 volunteers join the Neighbourhood

Volunteer Team & visit 450 families. 8000 (person-times) unemployed people join

the Job Skill Training Programme. at least 300-350 local job vacancies will

identified.Caring Caring

CommunityCommunity

CampaignCampaign

liaise with at least 25-30 local organizations. at least 10-15 local organizations join the

“Caring Community” Campaign.Caring Caring

BusinessesBusinesses

CampaignCampaign

liaise with at least 60 shops / companies. at least 10-20 shops/companies join the

“Caring Businesses” Campaign.

Expected Output

“Caring Estates” in SD

Caring NeighborhoodCaring Neighborhood

Campaign: Campaign: networks networks built amongst local built amongst local

residentsresidents

at least one of the assessment items can be improved out of 60% of families outreached. at least 70% of volunteers feel satisfied with our project. 20% of families outreached join the neighborhood volunteer team or build networks with their neighbours. 25%-30% unemployed people of our Employment Centre will participate in voluntary services.

Caring CommunityCaring Community

Campaign:Campaign:

Increased involvement of Increased involvement of volunteersvolunteers

at least 50 volunteers will be referred by the participating

local organizations.

Caring BusinessesCaring Businesses

Campaign:Campaign:

Increased cross sector Increased cross sector participationparticipation

at least 30 shops/companies donate goods/provide special

offers to the community.

Expected Outcome

“Caring Estates” in SD