33. Recreational facilities for children who live in con- gested areas were catered for by the Children's Playground Association whose three playgrounds situated in some of the most congested districts were used daily by numerous "street" and school children, young workmen and apprentices and shop assistants. The Association's two multi-functional centres con- tinued to afford free accommodation to several welfare organizations.
34. The Silvermine Bay Holiday Camp continued to prove an unqualified success as a holiday resort for some of the Colony's poorest children, and up to the end of the period under review 2,941 children from very poor families and orphanages spent a holiday there.
35. Training of Leaders. Three very successful week-end Refresher Courses were organized by the Boys' & Girls' Clubs Association in co-operation with the Youth Welfare Section for men and women leaders. Short but intensive courses were also organized for all club leaders in physical training and various types of handicrafts. The Y.W.C.A. held two conferences for seventy young people, the main emphasis being on religious education and training for leadership.
CHAPTER VII
FAMILY WELFARE
36. Family welfare work can be divided into two main categories, which are (i) assistance to prevent family dis- integration through economic disaster and (ii) specialized social casework to help resolve personal maladjustments within the family.
37. A number of individual charitable organizations devote much effort to alleviating economic distress, and to seeking to find some solution to a family's problems more constructive than the mere handing out of relief in the form of alms. Chief among voluntary bodies working in this particular field is the
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