Where to go after the age of 18? For an independent life, they firstly need to have a “stable home”! The youth hostel of Evangel Children’s Home (ECH) in Wong Tai Sin provides low-cost housing in the urban. Through the 2nd Chance in Life – Youth Home Service, let the youth find the oasis in life, a place that gives strength and rest, and gain the feeling of home that their original family cannot give. Why would former residents recommend ECH youth hostel? Please understand and apply now.
Few hostels at Evangel Children’s Home extended building, located at 120, Shatin Pass Road, Wong Tai Sin, are still available.
Convenient transportation. Low cost and good value.
Accommodation Support and Career Development for 2nd Chance
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Icy (a former resident)’s sharing: “In fact, for an 18-year-old youth, without family support and facing confused future, it is very important to have someone to help.” Lack of family or other financial support, face challenges of residence, self-reliant living, further education and employment, turn out a helpless situation. 2nd Chance in Life – Transitional Sponsorship Program has been established for more than ten years, and has helped countless young people transit to self-reliant living, equip them, overcome all difficulties and successfully move up in adversity, and help them get started with service elements such as residency, career development, knowledge, connection, support and hope, and funding. The mentor through counseling and care, continue to care for all residents even after their leaving.
In this fast-paced and high-pressure society, this place brings a living source of love, firm support and endless encouragement, igniting their hopes for the future.
Former residents’ sharing
Affordable Accommodation as “Start-Up” Assistance, by 浩文
As a fresh graduate student, I was very financially strapped. I had to bear all my own expenses for clothing, food, housing, transportation, and tuition fees, which give me a lot of pressure. Living in a youth hostel has solved the dilemma of having to pay expensive rent (HK$7,000 can only live in a subdivided room). I only needed around HK$2,000 a month to pay for dormitory expenses include operating expenses and sundries. What was even more touching was that there were also various allowances, accommodation allowances, student allowances and other assistance, which perfectly matched my needs.
Career Development, Counseling and Advance Training, by Laura
The hostel provided me a convenient and stable environment, which allowed me to think about the future. I did not have to live in a place under complicated flow. The service provides life coaching and career planning, which would be a powerful force for young people to go upstream and pushed me to bravely pursue my dream and become a registered nurse.
Find the way, by Kyle
ECH mentor introduced a job to me, and let me found my future direction at work. By staying with young people, I learned how to get along with others, and also how to save money.
This is a right decision, by Gary
This is a place full of love. My mentor taught me how to find a job by learning practical skill of interview. He also helped me to develop the habit of saving through a savings plan. He taught me how to understand myself and how to deal with stress. He also taught me how to make desserts and makeup myself. There, I also got to know my good brother, friend and roommate Victor.
Find the warmth and love of home, by Lynn
The biggest gain from living there for two years is learning how to get along with a group of young people similar to myself. With a total of 12 girls living in 6 rooms, we would cook together and encourage each other in daily life. During this process, I felt a “kind of family” feeling that my original family could not give me.
Go through the difficult stage, by Icy
This place really feels like home to me! At that time, I felt confused and panicked because I had no support from my family, and I was in a negative mood. ECH helped me transition through a very difficult stage in my life. I was provided a lot of support and learned how to cook and take care of myself. In the ten years since I left, my mentor has continued to help me, encouraging me to participate in different interest classes, accompanying, listening and coaching my soul. So I changed to serve in an NGO finally, hoping to use my own experience to help children, and determined to influence lives with my life.
Service Users/Application
- Foster home youth aged 18 to 24, in lack of family or other financial support or when they age out from foster care while returning home to live is impossible
- Have work motivation or short-term work experience, or part-time students (must completed secondary education)
- Referred by institutional social workers or church staff, such as: children’s home, youth home, schools, Social Welfare Department and social welfare organization etc.
- Physically and mentally healthy, no bad habits
Service Fee
Service and accommodation fees around two thousand more, please inquire ECH for details.
Service Period
Basic 2 years (subject to the need and individual situation for extension).
Service Elements
Read more ECH Youth Stories
https://www.ech.org.hk/en/services/youth-home-service-2nd-chance-in-life-transitional-youth-sponsorship-program/
https://www.ech.org.hk/en/services/deprived-youth-career-personal-development-integrated-service/
https://www.ech.org.hk/en/all-stories/youth-stories/
Apply Now for a bright future！
For inquiries, please contact us at 2323 8224, extension 232/242.
