The Association was pleased to be one of the NGO partners in PARKnSHOP Cash Food Coupon Charity Programme in a bid to reduce the financial burden of the underprivileged under COVID-19 pandemic.
The Social Welfare Department organised an online award ceremony for “Opportunities for the Elderly Project”. The Association received 3 District Best Activity Awards, recognising our effort on promoting intergenerational harmony and caring for the elderly.
To reduce the risk of infection, YWCA’s Care & Attention Homes for the Elderly have suspended all visiting arrangements since the outbreak of COVID-19. With no visitors, life becomes dull. In order to entertain the elderly while keeping social distance, Watsons Water’s volunteers organised an online event, “Fun with the Elderly during the Fight against the Epidemic”, to celebrate the Senior Citizens Day with over 150 residents from the Association’s Wan Wah Care & Attention Home for the Elderly.
Y Care Day Care Centre for the Elderly (Yau Yat Chuen) launches a playgroup programme for elders over 60 years old. The programme employs play therapy to let participants achieve their training goals in a fun way.
NWS Holdings Limited (“NWS Holdings” or “the Group”; Hong Kong stock code: 659) and Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association (“HKYWCA”) today launched an elderly day care centre in Fanling. Named “YWCA NWS Y-Care Centre (North District)” (“NWS Y-Care Centre”), the centre is funded by the HK$3 million donation from NWS Holdings Charities Foundation, and managed and operated by HKYWCA under a social enterprise model.
If God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. (1 John 4:11)
