Jockey Club Age-friendly City Project - Fun with Elderly and Youth

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Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

District：Sha Tin

Organisation：Hong Kong Children and Youth Services

Key components：

Recruit 30 teenagers, 12 young-old mentors and 3 elderly supervisors to take part in a workshop on young elderly mentors, aiming at equipping the young-olds to become volunteer mentors and take part in the programme together with street teenagers.
Teenagers and young-old mentors to join the volunteers training camp and learn about the challenges and needs of the underprivileged elderly through games and activities. Young-olds will act as mentors to share their life experiences to teenagers.
Teenagers and young-old mentors to jointly develop an intergenerational volunteer platform, with training courses on home maintenance, volunteer pet caring, and haircutting for the elderly.
Provide home-based support services for elderly households in the district by home cleaning and maintenance team, volunteer pet caring team, and elderly haircutting team.
Organise an award presentation ceremony cum sharing session at the end of the programme to recognise the participation of the teenagers, young-old mentors and elderly supervisors.

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Jul 2017 - Feb 2018

Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

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