Service Objectives

• To protect and promote children's health and welfare
• To take care of their overall development
• To enhance potential development, sense of responsibility, self-respect and self-care abilities.

Service Capacity

Services Provided

• Provision of daily care and supervision to the children within a home-like environment
• Provision of counseling service and welfare plan by registered social worker
• Provision of self-care training, tutorial service, social skills training, etc.

Service Facilities and Characteristics

Admission & discharge of residential child care service

• All applications are referred to the Home via the Central Referral System for Residential Child Care Services. For Emergency / Short-term SGH, please contact the Home directly. Children leaving the service should go through the joint conference held among the Referring Officer, the Home's social worker and the child's parents / guardians.
• Nevertheless, if a child’s behaviour creates immediate danger to other inmates and / or carers, the Home can discharge the child from the service.

Fee

Accommodations and food are free of charge. But, parents/guardians are responsible for the child's personal expenses such as school related expenses.