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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1992

BEEN

OFFICER HAS

FOUR ADDITIONAL

TO MEET WITH THE EXPANSION, ONE SOCIAL WORK POSTED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL FOSTER CARE UNIT. CASE WORKERS WILL ALSO JOIN THE UNIT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR,

то PROVIDE A THE AIM OF FOSTERING IS

TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE OF BY THEIR FAMILY TO CHILDREN WHO CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY TAKEN CARE

OF PARENTS OR OTHER SOCIAL TO FAMILIES DUE PROBLEMS.

ILLNESS

NEGLIGENCE,

SETTING AND "THROUGH FOSTERING, CHILDREN CAN GROW IN A FAMILY

NATURAL PARENTS, ENJOY A NORMAL CHILDHOOD, WHEN THEY RETURN TO THEIR

ADJUST TO FAMILY LIFE, THE SPOKESMAN THEY MAY FIND IT EASIER TO EXPLAINED.

"

OF ROVING EXHIBITIONS AND HE SAID THE LAUNCHING OF A SERIES

JULY HAD HELPED ΤΟ ENHANCE RADIO PROGRAMNMES ON THE SERVICE SINCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF FOSTER CARE AND TO APPEAL TO MORE FAMILIES OFFER FOSTER HOMES.

TO

THE NUMBER OF ENQUIRIES HAD ALSO WEEK, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

INCREASED ΤΟ ABOUT 20 PER

DEPARTMENT

THE

APPLICATIONS

AND

ASSESSING WAS HE SAID THE LOOKING FOR SUITABLE AND CARING FOSTER PARENTS.

"FOSTER PARENTS CAN BOTH SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE ABILITY AS PARENTS," HE ADDED.

THEY

ARE

ENTITLED

ΤΟ A

MONTHLY

THEIR

ALLOWANCE OF $2,678

THEMSELVES. MAINTENANCE GRANT FOR A CHILD AND INCENTIVE GRANT FOR ADDITION, AN INITIAL SETTING-UP GRANT OF $893 WILL ALSO BE GIVEN.

THE SPOKESMAN

SAID THE IDEAL

MARRIED COUPLE AGED BETWEEN 25 AND 60.

FOSTER

AS

IN

PARENTS ARE

A

HAPPY

HOWEVER SOME DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY ON THE AGE LIMIT IS IF THE APPLICANTS ARE FOUND TO BE CARING AND SUITABLE.

ALLOWED

ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS ON FOSTER CARE SERVICES MAY BE ON TEL 852 4596 OR 852 4599.

MADE

DISABLED SHARE CAMPING FUN

MORE

THAN

DISABLED 600

PEOPLE,

THEIR

AND

FAMILY MEMBERS

LAUGHTER AND VOLUNTEERS BRIGHTENED UP WU KWAI SHA YOUTH VILLAGE WITH CHEERS DURING A CAMP TODAY (SUNDAY).

AS THE HIGHLIGHT OF

THE ANNUAL "CARE AND SHARE" PROGRAMME FROM ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HUNDREDS OF TRAINEES

EXPERIENCES AT THE OVERNIGHT 13 DISTRICTS SHARED THEIR FAMILY LIFE

CAMP.

/ALONG WITH