Y Internet E-Force Outreach Program for the Elderly 2023
Features:- To enhance the elderly’s sociability through art therapy by using the electronic painting and augmented reality apps;
- To conduct music therapy for the institutionalised elderly by using the music rings and games;
- To enhance limbs and perceptual motor coordination of the elderly by conducting stretching exercises using tablets with augmented reality apps; and
- To broaden the elderly’s horizons on ICT through reminiscence therapy by conducting interactive games using tablets.
Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service
Phone: (852) 3149 4123
Email: ytnec@yang.org.hk
Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service is a multidisciplinary social service agency organised by the Ward Memorial Methodist Church and established in 1967. The objectives are as follows:
- To practice Christian love and stewardship towards any persons who are in needs without reference to religion or nationality;
- To present a Christian witness for social and economic justice;
- To discover unmet human needs in the evolving society, develop programmes to meet them, function as "social service laboratory", and demonstrate the value of these programmes to the community at large.
The services provided include: Family Health education, counseling services, Integrated Children and Youth Services, youth outreach services, school social work, rehabilitation services, elderly services, services for new arrivals, professional psychological counseling, and services for Ethnic Minorities, and more. Currently, there are over 40 service projects and service units spread across various districts in Hong Kong.