The government has implemented several measures in response to the pandemic. People like chronic patients, discharged patients and their caregivers, however, are still facing higher risk when eating out or going out for daily necessities or personal protective equipment supplies/medicine.

In view of this, CCMCCF supports Jockey Club Tseung Kwan O Youth S.P.O.T. of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups with the Buy and Delivery project that aims to increase community support for high-risk groups by having youth assist them in buying daily necessities and establish support network within neighbourhoods.

The project mobilized over 300 youth volunteers to deliver care to 350 disadvantaged families from Kowloon and the New Territories.

Objectives

• Provide personal protective equipment supplies/daily necessities for those in urgent need in communities to mitigate their financial and living difficulties;
• Strengthen the role of youth in society by encouraging them to respond to social needs with vigorous efforts and in practical ways;
• Train youth as project ambassadors who help social workers with service assessment and daily necessities purchase for cases supported by the project, thus encouraging them to take social responsibility and further understand the needs of disadvantaged groups;
• Match youth with cases and encourage regular reaching out, so as to set up effective support network;
• Support youth with employment and financial difficulties.