We collaborated with The Project Futurus to host a series of soft meal activities from August to October 2024, offering delightful "yum cha" experiences to elderly with swallowing difficulties. These activities included a soft meal cooking workshop and four sessions of the "Sensory Restaurant on Wheels" held at various elderly centers in the community.

The soft meal cooking workshop equipped our volunteers with the skills needed to prepare soft meals. During the “yum cha” sessions, the elderly centers were decorated as traditional Chinese restaurants. Each session engaged around 15 volunteers to assist with simple venue setup and taking on different operational roles to serve meals to the participants.

The participating elderly received cognitive stimulation through five senses and enjoyed a delightful and interactive event that helped them recalling fond memories of “yum cha”. We hope that this initiative can promote social inclusion and raise awareness about well-being of elderly.

Amid rising childhood myopia and astigmatism due to the increasing prevalence of electronic devices in Hong Kong, we partnered with the Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service to launch the "Children's Vision Support Programme" between April and August 2024. Targeting underprivileged families, the initiative included home environment assessments, vision check-ups, free myopia-control glasses and health education.

More than 95% of children of the participating families had vision issues requiring glasses or therapy, including hyperopia and retinal concerns. Through the programme, 86% received specialized glasses to slow myopia progression. By combining practical support, screenings and education, we hope that this programme can help improve vision of vulnerable children, addressing a critical gap in community care.