{"id":3299,"date":"2020-10-12T15:52:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T07:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2020.ech.org.hk\/?page_id=3299"},"modified":"2026-02-11T01:40:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:40:45","slug":"milestones","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ech.org.hk\/en\/about-us\/milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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1956<\/div><\/div>
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1956<\/div>

Ms. Ruth Sundquist, American missionary of US Evangelical Free Church, came to HK and started the service of accommodating orphans and children from problematic families. Evangel Children\u2019s Home was founded.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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1963<\/div><\/div>
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1963<\/div>

Completion of Service Building at Shatin Pass Road<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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1960-70's<\/div><\/div>
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1960<\/div>

Taking care of babies, children and youth up to secondary school level, admitting altogether over 90, accommodating also western missionaries.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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1980's<\/div><\/div>
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1980<\/div>

Taking care of children and youth from kindergarten to secondary school level, admitting about 60 students. Started to receive the government funding in the mid-1980s.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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1990's<\/div><\/div>
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1990<\/div>

Social welfare policy changed and small group homes emerged. This home focused more on accommodating youngsters, with a total capacity of 64.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2002<\/div><\/div>
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2002<\/div>

Established a Holistic Life Development Center with service expanded to Extended Day Care Service and Counseling Service.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2003<\/div><\/div>
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2003<\/div>

Launched \"Day Care Service\"<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2007<\/div><\/div>
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2007<\/div>

Developed \"Prolonged Service Hours\" for Day Care Service. The pioneering to provide 14-hour Day Care in the NGO sector. A hostel was refit to Wilbur Hostel for a Youth Home Experimental Project.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2010<\/div><\/div>
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2010<\/div>

Ground-breaking ceremony of the new building of \"Holistic Life Development Center\" in May.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2011<\/div><\/div>
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2011<\/div>

\u201cYouth Home with Career Guidance and Counseling Service\u201d was launched.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2012<\/div><\/div>
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2012<\/div>

The new building was completed by the end of 2012. (Building costs were donated by Fu Tak Iam Foundation Limited and lots of donors). \u201cDay Care Service\u201d and \u201cYouth Home with Career Guidance and Counseling Services\u201d were in full force.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2014<\/div><\/div>
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2014<\/div>

Wilbur Hostel was reconstructed to Wilbur House. Capacity for Children\u2019s Residental Home Care Service was expanded to 81. Launched in addition \u201cRight Care, Right Time (2Rs) Project\u201d and \u201c2nd Chance in Life \u2013 Early Intervention Service\" to help children with multiple traumas and special eduation needs.\u3000<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2015<\/div><\/div>
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2015<\/div>

Launched in addition \u201cResidential On-site Counseling Service\u201d to allow individual children in need to receive long-term follow-up counseling service.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2018<\/div><\/div>
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2018<\/div>

Full launch of \u201c2nd Chance in Life \u2013 Transitional Youth Sponsorhsip Program\u201d, providing \u201cYouth Home\u201d and \u201cYouth Community Co-Living Service\u201d for transitional residence to independent living, study, career planning and life nurturing.<\/p>

\u201cBENZ\u201d youth project has won the first ever Keswick Foundation Limited Champion for Change Award 2018 \u2013 KF Recogniton Award, the best project of the year. \"Day Care Service \u2013 S.E.N. School Age Support Program\"fully catered for school-age children with special educational needs and their families.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2019<\/div><\/div>
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2019<\/div>

Expanded with \u201cYouth Community Co-Living Service\u201d, kinds ower provides low rental residency.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2021<\/div><\/div>
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2021<\/div>
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Alteration and addition of a sensory integration training room with facilities to provide professional training for SEN children<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2022<\/div><\/div>
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2022<\/div>
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\"Day Care Service\" provided extended service to school-based support service.<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2022<\/div><\/div>
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2022<\/div>
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The \u201c2nd Chance in Life \u2013 Early Intervention Program\u201d launched a \u201cYouth Nurturing Seedlings - Grow Together Scheme\u201d, which combined professional assessment of the physical and mental development of children and home training with youth career development enlightenment (Training & Internship being a Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant)<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2024<\/div><\/div>
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2024<\/div>

Two properties were donated for accommodation services and charity\u00a0purposes<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>

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2026<\/div><\/div>
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2024<\/div>

70th Anniversary \u201cLove \u00b7 Fulfillment \u00b7 Wholeness\u201d -
The Platinum Jubilee<\/p><\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div><\/div>\r\n

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