YWCA has been paying close attention to the poverty issue in Sham Shui Po, and has conducted the “10 most concerning burdens” surveys for 3 times over the last 10 years. The latest survey done in Jul and Aug 2021 interviewed 628 Sham Shui Po residents about the causes of stress. “Worried about my health (68.0%)” and “worried about the health of my family member(s) (67.8%)” were the top 2 concerns, followed by “expensive food (65.9%)”, “high rent (58.1%)” and “expensive utility bills (58.0%)”.

Sham Shui Po, located on the edge of the prosperous city centre of Kowloon, is an interesting community where the trendy meets the old. There are many characteristic small shops in the district, including old shops that witness social changes and trendy shops that carry the dreams of young people.

YWCA stepped forward in 1940s to start service in Sham Shui Po. To celebrate the centenary of the Association, our service units in Sham Shui Po organised a community partnership ceremony to share the development of our services in the area.

“10 Stories 100 Pieces” programme, under the Association’s Sham Shui Po Integrated Social Service Centre, launched a gate painting project last year, in which teenagers revealed the stories of different old shops by revitalising the metal gates.

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區內低收入人士生活環境四年間持續惡化 促政府注視

深水埗整體貧窮率多年來一直冠絕全港。政府發佈的統計數字雖顯示情況有所改善，但貧窮情況事實上依舊嚴峻，甚至有持續惡化的跡象。香港基督教女青年會 (女青) 去年底進行的深水埗區調查發現，區內居民生活壓力事項持續增加，「醫、食、住」三大基本生活需求成為區內基層家庭的三大壓力夢魘，有居民更不諱言就算明知食物便宜得「有古怪」，亦礙於家貧而選擇「搵命搏」。

女青於2016年11至12月期間，以問卷方式訪問了深水埗區430名居民，讓他們選出十大生活壓力事項，了解他們的生活問題、個人生活滿意程度及精神健康狀況。整體而言，基層家庭眼中的生活擔子首三位依次為食物價格高昂(80.0%)、擔心自己健康(62.1%)及租金昂貴(57.9%)，而平均生活壓力事頂達10.97項。

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深水埗區獨居長者人數全港排行第二，香港基督教女青年會進行的深水埗區「十大長者最喜愛的長者友善行動」調查正正反映，該區長者除最渴望獲主動讓座外，最盼望可多與人聯繫。

女青去年的「長者友善社區調查研究」顯示，在長者友善八大範疇中，「尊重和社會包容」平均值較其他服務地區如港島東、中西區、葵青區及新界北區為低。女青深水埗分區督導主任吳翠萍指出，雖然該研究的被訪者未能覆蓋全港地區，有其局限性，但仍反映有需要正視深水埗區的長者友善情況，因此發動了女青在深水埗區不同服務單位，包括耆年、青年服務及幼兒學校一起在該區進行「十大長者最喜愛的長者友善行動」調查，藉此了解長者期望社區人士或親友為他們實行的長者友善行動，同時了解該區不同年齡組群的社區人士認為自己有能力可做到的行動，從而整合具體而可實行的行動建議，營造深水埗成為更為長者友善的社區。