Name: ImpactHK
Start: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Set up in 2017, ImpactHK envisions an inclusive Hong Kong where everyone has a safe place to call home and cares for their neighbour. Their mission is to work with people experiencing homelessness to help them settle in a safe home, restore their mental and physical wellbeing, build their self-esteem and social capital, and discover their purpose.

Project Name

Centre 29 Community Centre

Project Summary

Centre 29, operated by ImpactHK, is a community based centre which addresses social problems associated with homelessness.

Operation Santa Claus's fund support the centre's daily operation, such as providing employment opportunities for people with prior experience of homelessness, offering training and development opportunities for those experiencing homelessness, becoming the logistic centre for their community outreach programmes, as well as a place where the local community, including those experiencing homelessness, can gather to build a more inclusive community.

The centre provides service users with a place for immediate relief from weather, while helping them to attain food security and access essential goods and services. The centre also facilitates and cultivates a sense of community, provides employment for 4 individuals as assistants with previous experience of homelessness, as well as early identification and prevention of re-homelessness through staff observations.

Beneficiaries

480 homeless individuals

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