IntegratedChildrenandYouthServicesCentreswithServicesforYoungNightDrifters.docVIP

Funding and Service Agreement (Lump Sum Grant) Integrated Children and Youth Services Centres with Services for Young Night Drifters The Boys’ Girls’ Clubs Association of Hong Kong (Jockey Club Tsz Wan Shan Children Youth Integrated Services Centre) Service Definition Introduction Through the adoption of a “total person approach”, integrated children and youth services centres (ICYSCs) with services for young night drifters (YNDs) provide a variety of services to meet the multifarious needs of children and youth, including YNDs, in a specific catchment area. BGCAHK Jockey Club Tsz Wan Shan Children Youth Integrated Services Centre provides these services in the Wong Tai Sin District. Purpose and objectives The aims of ICYSCs with services for YNDs are to support and develop children and youth to become happy, mature, responsible and contributing members of society. ICYSCs with services for YNDs should achieve the following specific objectives:- to facilitate the personal development of children and youth to develop their life skills, potentials and problem-solving ability; to enhance the social development of children and youth in building up positive social values and attitudes, enhancing interpersonal and family relationships as well as contributing to the well being of the community; to provide guidance and support to children and youth in disadvantaged circumstances such as disadvantaged family environment, deprived living environment and unfavourable social environment etc. and to direct them to more positive lifestyle; to reach out to prominent spots in the street where young people usually gather at late night so as to provide them with appropriate, on-the-spot services, prevent them from falling prey to negative elements and steer those vulnerable away from drug; to adopt a community-based planning strategy to respond and address to local youth needs and to arouse the community’s concern on youth issues so that young people co