Introduction

The project is a three-year project for general application, which is also the second phase of the development project of We Walk with You (0013-28). By adopting the "Community-Welfare-Business-School" collaboration model, the project implements the "House Captain System" in Cho Yiu Estate and Tsing Yi Estate in Kwai Tsing District and carries out community care activities in Lai Yiu Estate to promote mutual help among neighbors, establish (in Cho Yiu Estate) and strengthen (in Lai Yiu Estate and Tsing Yi Estate) the community support network in the three estates. The project also aims at exploring the potential of residents with the concept of "time bank" service exchange to enhance residents' community participation, encourage them to contribute personal strengths by providing support services such as daily life support, physical and mental health management, home environment safety assessment and maintenance, disaster prevention and preparation, etc. for the elderly in need, and strengthen the neighborhood support network. At the same time, the project will further expand the cross-sectoral collaborative platform. Through this platform, all collaborators and community stakeholders can make full use of their expertise and advantages, and continue to support the elderly in community.
 

Service target
Elderly and local residents from Lai Yiu Estate, Tsing Yi Estate and Cho Yiu Estate

Service areas
Objective 1: Promote mutual help among neighbors in Lai Yiu Estate, Tsing Yi Estate and Cho Yiu Estate, and establish a neighborhood support network for the elderly.

Promote and cultivate residents in Tsing Yi Estate and Cho Yiu Estate to become "House Captain", build up a "House Captain System" for the two estates, and establish a neighborhood support network through paired visits.
The "Escort Ambassadors" of Tsing Yi Estate and Lai Yiu Estate will assist volunteers in Cho Yiu Estate to build up the "House Captain System" through the model of "bringing the old with the new" by regularly sharing experience and service skills, which help volunteers in Cho Yiu Estate to gradually improve their self-service ability.

Objective 2: Enhance residents' community participation, encourage them to contribute personal strengths, and support the needs of the elderly in community.

Establish a "Time Bank" volunteer service committee to assist in the launch, planning and management of "Time Bank" service. Through the operation of the committee, a volunteer support network with self-development capabilities will be established, and continue to contribute volunteers’ strengths.
Establish "Time Bank" service, to encourage community members to become "Escort Ambassadors" and use their own advantages to exchange services in the "Time Bank" service system and to support the elderly and needy families in community.

Objective 3: Give full play to the expertise and strengths of different collaborators and community stakeholders to provide continuous support to the elderly in community.

Consolidate and expand the cross-sectoral collaborative platform of the previous phase of the project. Through this platform, the synergy can be created with stakeholders in community. All collaborators and community stakeholders can provide advices about the project development and respond to the needs of the elderly in community.
By connecting more cross-sector stakeholders and using their strengths to co-organize activities, the project can respond to the needs of the elderly in community with all stakeholders.
 

Enquiry
Tsing Yi Neighbourhood Elderly Centre
Address: G/F, Wing B, Yee Wai House, Tsing Yi Estate, Tsing Yi, New Territories

Tel: 2433 6414

Lai Yiu Neighbourhood Elderly Centre

Address: Unit 102-106, G/F, Lok Yiu House, Lai Yiu Estate, Kwai Chung, New Territories

Tel: 2744 9308