Annual Report 2021-22

15 Key to Success — Career and Life Planning Project for Ethnic Minority Youth Some Ethnic Minority (EM) youth in Hong Kong because of the language barrier, experience limited chances for further study and employment, which may affect their upward social mobility and integration into the society. With the support from HOME FUND by Hongkong Land, a project namely ’Key to Success — Career and Life Planning Project for Ethnic Minority Youth’ had launched in October 2021, which was aimed at enhancing Chinese language proficiency of EM secondary school students (F.4–F.6) and disadvantaged EM youth in community (aged 15–29), and early engaging them into career and life planning through programmes and activities such as junior community and career reporter programmes, mentorship programmes, career-related Chinese language courses and pre-employment preparation workshops so that they can have more equal opportunities to access education and occupational attainment. We would also liaise with employers from different sectors to hold job fairs so as to provide job opportunities and enabling work environment to EM youth as well as enhance readiness and support of employers towards EM youth which might also positively affect their social mobility and social inclusion. Lighthouse Project — Pilot Project on Transitional Support Service for Persons in Mental Recovery With years of experience of serving persons in recovery (PIRs), SRACP had got the support from Social Welfare Department (SWD) to launch a project namely ‘Lighthouse Project — Pilot Project on Transitional Support Service for Persons in Mental Recovery’. A multi-disciplinary team, including social worker, occupational therapist, psychiatric nurse, peer supporter and home care worker, was set up to provide individual, group and outreaching intervention service for PIRs. By adopting recovery model with medical-social collaboration, we aimed to provide professional and transitional support to facilitate service users to bridge community support service and reintegrate into the community. Apart from providing support to potential service users of halfway house (HWH), to facilitate their adjustment in the community, to enhance their understanding in HWH living and prepare their admission, or sustain their community living, the project team would also provide support to HWH users who left HWH pre- maturely on their integration in community living and to maintain their motivation for recovery. Moreover, the project would assist HWH service users who have been residing for over 36 months to be smoothly discharged from HWH and reintegrate into the community. 自在地 • 活出真的你 — 少數族裔青 年職涯探索計劃 本港部分少數族裔青年因語言障礙，不僅升學 及就業機會受到局限，更成為他們難以向上流 動及融入社會的主因。本會承蒙「置地公司 • 家基金」資助，由 2021 年 10 月起展開「自在地 • 活出真的你 — 少數族裔青年職涯探索計劃」， 透過一連串的學習及體驗活動，包括：記者體 驗及訓練活動、同行導師計劃、行業學習與探 索活動、職業相關中文課程及職前預備工作坊 等，協助就讀中四至中六年級的少數族裔學生 及 15 至 29 歲即將或已離校並有職涯發展需要 的少數族裔青年，提升他們的中文能力及職場 技能，探索前路，擴闊職涯發展方向。我們亦 會聯繫不同界別的僱主舉辦招聘會，期望能透 過多元職涯發展機會及體驗予少數族裔青年， 並提升僱主對少數族裔青年的認識及接納度， 為有需要的少數族裔青年提供更多工作機會及 友善工作環境。 導航計劃 — 精神復元人士過渡支 援服務試驗計劃 本會服務精神復元人士多年，於 2022 年獲社 會福利署撥款，設立「導航計劃 — 精神復元人 士過渡支援服務試驗計劃」，由社工、職業治 療師、護士（精神科）、朋輩支援員及家居指導 員組成跨專業團隊，透過個別、小組及外展形 式提供服務。採用復元模式及醫社協作為本， 為精神復元人士提供跨專業及過渡性支援，促 進他們接受適切服務及融入社區。本計劃除了 為輪候中途宿舍的人士提供支援，促進他們的 社區適應，及對中途宿舍的認知，並協助他們 接受中途宿舍服務或融入社區，亦會為提早離 舍的服務使用者提供融入社區的支援，並協助 他們維持復元的動機。此外，計劃亦會協助已 入住中途宿舍 36 個月以上並面對遷出困難的 服務使用者實踐遷出計劃，以讓他們再次融入 社區。