Enhancing Community Partnership Ideas About the Interfacing of Family-Related

1. The 2nd Progress Update and Consultation Sessionfor NGO IFSC Unit Staff on the Implementation of IFSCs(6 January 2005) Moderator: Mr. KWOK Wai-keung Member, Specialized Committee of Family and Community Service Enhancing Community Partnership Ideas About the Interfacing of Family-Related Community-based Integrated Services

2. 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.

3. Family –related and Community-based Integrated Services for discussion Integrated Family Service Centres Integrated Children & Youth Service Centres District Elderly Community Centres Community Centres

4. 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.

5. Catchment Area-based Cross Service Clusters • Family-relatedand community-based integrated servicesto 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, IFSCsmay 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.

6. CC Targets(80,000 – 100,000General Population) Service Planning Standards Possible Scenario of Overlapping of Geographical Boundaries IFSC Targets (100,000-150,000 General Population) DECC Targets (1,700 Elderly) ICYSC Targets (20,000 Youth Population)

7. ‘Ideal’ Interfaces of FSA Service Targets of Community-based Integrated Services In Supporting Families ICYSC FSA IFSC FSA Family Support Network DECC FSA CC FSA

8. 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.

9. 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 ?

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