YWCA has started operating Jockey Club Carer Space in Tsing Yi, Sheung Shui and Sai Wan Ho respectively since March this year. They adopt a carer-centric approach to provide appropriate services to carers. Professor Patrick Nip, Convenor of the Advisory Committee of the Jockey Club Carer Space Project, accompanied by Ms. Yvonne Yeung, Chief Executive of YWCA and Mr.

“Railway 101” was jointly organised by MTR Academy and the Hong Kong Island Elder Academies Cluster, operated by YWCA. 40 elder participants acquired basic knowledge of the railways and enhanced their safety awareness when riding on the MTR. They became "Caring Ambassadors" at the end of the programme and promoted safe and smart mobility.

YWCA publishes the Emotion Education Series to help children and their parents to manage emotions through pair-reading. Previous published picture books Angry Croissant, Crying leaf and Disgusting Hair were highly recommended by clinical psychologists and well received among parents and children. The fourth volume Worrying Otter has just been published in July, and explores the emotion of “worry” through interesting pictures and story.

Verinteers (Volunteers of Verint) invited children from the grassroots living in Sham Shui Po to join a baking class and make chocolate cakes together. They also prepared pastry for grassroots elderly. All children, elderly and Verinteers had a wonderful afternoon.

YWCA “Career and life development supportive service for young mothers” assists “young mothers” to perform the role of a mother while pursuing study, career and other possible life goals. The programme was granted “The 6th Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Community Services Award” by Lions Clubs International District 303 - Hong Kong & Macao, China.

Donate while you shop! YWCA participates in AEON "Yellow Receipt Campaign" and cordially invites your support. On the 11th of every month, customers will receive an extra yellow receipt after purchasing at AEON stores. By placing the receipts into the boxes given to YWCA, you can help raise funds for the Association, as AEON will donate products equivalent to 1% of the total transaction amount to our service users. 

YWCA joined HKCSS’s S+ Summit cum Expo and introduced the Association’s career and life development supportive service for young mothers. The Expo was divided into four major zones under the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our booth was located at the zone on “Decent Work and Economic Growth”, and was transformed into a supermarket stocked with crochet vegetables, fruits and fishes by young mothers. The creative and exquisite handcrafts made our booth very popular and attracted many corporate partners to pay a visit.

According to the data from the Education Bureau, the number of teen suicide cases has been on the rise in 2023. To tackle with the growing mental health problems among secondary students, the Association has launched the two-year “Embrace Emotions Programme for the Youth", which incorporates music therapy, art therapy, mental health workshops, etc. A series of activities will be organised to raise participants’ awareness of one’s own mental health, and to guide them to establish a good mental state by relieving their negative emotions.

YWCA Flag Day was successfully held in Kowloon region last Saturday (Apr 13). Thanks to all YWCA members, students and working partners, more than 2,000 volunteers joined the event and helped raise funds for women-oriented services to support underprivileged women. The Association would like to express our sincere gratitude to all participants and supporters who made the event a success. 

YWCA was honoured numerous awards in two award presentation ceremonies last month, including “ERB Outstanding Award for Promotion and Marketing” in “ERB Annual Award Presentation Ceremony 2023 – 24”. Three ERB trainees of the Association were honoured with “ERB Outstanding Award for Trainees” and one was honoured with "ERB Merit Award for Trainees". Another ERB trainee was awarded “Self-improvement for Working Adults Award” in Sir Edward Youde Memorial Awards.