The 2nd Progress Update and Consultation Sessionfor NGO IFSC Unit Staff on the Implementation of IFSCs

(6 January 2005)

Enhancing Community Partnership

Ideas About the Interfacing of

Family-Related

Community-based Integrated Services

Moderator: Mr. KWOK Wai-keung

Member, Specialized Committee of Family and Community Service

Criteria for ConsideringInterfacing Partners with IFSCs

Community-based integrated services with defined geographic boundaries in the catchment of IFSCs;

Service targets should have clear status as members of families;

Service partners’ service targets have specific needs to be fulfilled by resources/services offered by IFSCs; common understanding on the duty of care to families in the catchment should be developed.

Partnership should create win-win synergies for the service targets.

Family –related and Community-based Integrated Services for discussion

Integrated Family Service Centres

Integrated Children & Youth Service Centres

District Elderly Community Centres

Community Centres

Key Interfacing levels

• Case level: Mutual referral of cases

• Programme/activity level: Mutual referrals of programmes / group activities

users.

• Community level: Building community capacity to prevent family

problems and support families in need.

• Strategic partnership level: Comprehensive collaboration, joint business

planning, resources sharing, allies with agreed division of labour in supporting families in the concerned catchments.

Catchment Area-based Cross Service Clusters

• Family-related and community-based integrated services to form catchment-based and cross-service clusters to provide locality support network for families.

• There will not be a “one-fits-all” model of cross-service clustering. Partners in each cluster may contribute differentially to support families in various aspects.

• The clusters are to be formed voluntarily and based on win-win synergies.

• As community-based services are to respond to district needs, district planning mechanism is needed to start the exploratory work and to discuss boundaries of the clusters.

• In supporting families, IFSCs may take initiative to start the dialogue with community-based integrated service units in the catchment area with facilitation by NGO HQs or DSWOs, on opportunities for collaboration and levels of interfacing.

CC Targets(80,000 – 100,000

General Population)

IFSC Targets(100,000-150,000

General Population)

DECC

Targets

(1,700 Elderly)

ICYSC Targets

(20,000 Youth Population)

Service Planning Standards

Possible Scenario of Overlapping of Geographical Boundaries

IFSC FSA

ICYSC FSA

DECC FSA CC FSA

‘Ideal’ Interfaces of FSA Service Targets

of Community-based Integrated Services

In Supporting Families

Family

Support

Network

When FSCs are Transformed into IFSCs

• When family service centres are transformed into IFSCs, elements of community services become significant features of the new model.

• No. of Interfacing issues with different services at case level increase greatly.

• Increased use of diversified intervention means: Drop-ins, programmes/activities, groups, classes, and mutually-support networks.

• Use of similar intervention means by CC, IFSCs, ICYSCs, DECCs can provide more chances of collaboration at programme level.

Round Table and Open Discussion

• Do you think “Enhancing Community Partnership” to support families can be a good backbone for organizing discussion of interfacing of CC, ICYSC & DECC ?

• Is “Strategic Partnership” of IFSC, CC, ICYSC, DECC feasible?

• Do you see if ideas of “Catchment Area-based cross-service clustering” is worth to be further explored?

• Any other concerns ?

Thank You

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