Fu Hong Society (FHS) is a non-profit organization registered in Hong Kong. FHS has over 50 service units serving over 4,000 service users including persons with intellectual disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, and those with autism.
Since the establishment in 1977, FHS has been committed to providing pioneering and innovative services to meet the needs of persons with disabilities, enabling them to achieve maximum independence and become fully integrated citizens in the community. FHS has pioneered in developing different services for these individuals, including temporary residential care service, home-based training, hotline service, care and attention home, and extended services in day care centers.
On June 22, 2014, Roxanna Yuen, Project Manager in the CVI Hong Kong office, volunteered to participate in an activity organized by this society. One of the instructors accompanied her with two students for their haircut. After arriving at the center, many students approached her, held her hands, and led her towards the main gate. Two of them were allowed to go to the salon for their haircut. They both sat quietly in the salon without leaving their seats and communicated with the hairdresser using simple words.
After their haircut, two of these students were invited to join in for a nice Dim Sum lunch at a nearby Chinese restaurant. The instructor subsequently brought two additional students to join in. The six of them were able to enjoy Dim Sum lunch together.
After lunch, the instructor asked one of the students to do a portrait drawing of Roxanna. First, he looked at her for quite a while, then started to draw. Roxanna was amazed that he was able to draw quite well. [See photo of the young man drawing and the finished artwork.]
“I was pleased to have had this chance to get to know more about helping individuals with intellectual disabilities and to experience seeing how much they are able to do for themselves when given the opportunity.”
[By Roxanna Yuen]
