Mother's Choice () is a local
charity
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Giving
* Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons
* Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing
* Ch ...
serving
children without families and
pregnant teenagers in Hong Kong. Mother's Choice was founded in 1987 by a small group of people concerned with the plight of Hong Kong's
single teenagers and their family members coping with
crisis pregnancy. Today, Mother's Choice works toward a stated goal of building stronger families.
Services
Pregnant Girls Services
Their services include a hotline, counseling and a hostel for those needing a place to stay during their pregnancy. Community education is also critical to their mission—they deliver
sex education
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knowledge and information to young people, teachers and parents in the form of school talks, workshops and their bilingual website.
Child Care Home
In their Baby Care section, they care for up to 32 babies at any time ranging from newborn to 2 years old. In their Wee Care section, they care for up to 12 children from newborn to 6 years old with a wide range of special needs.
Adoption Services
In collaboration with the
Social Welfare Department
The Social Welfare Department () is a department of the Hong Kong Government responsible for providing welfare services to the community.
Responsibilities
The department provides services to families and children, the elderly, recovering crimin ...
of Hong Kong, they provide local and international
adoption
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services and advocate for their babies and children to join their forever families as soon as possible.
Foster Care Services
They provide
temporary residential family care to children under 18 years of age whose parents cannot adequately care for them due to various reasons. At Mother's Choice, they care for 80 children under their Foster Care services.
Key People
Founders
* Ranjan Marwah
* Phyllis Marwah
* Helen Stephens
* Gary Stephens
Board of directors
* Ronald Lee, Co-Chair
* Lily J Ng, Co-Chair
* Nancy Chang (Yang)
* Patricia Chu
* Matthew Ginsburg
* Sunita Makhija
* Phyllis Marwah
* Julie Parkinson
* Gretchen Ryan
* Gary Stephens
* Andrew Gardener
Ambassadors
* Purviz Shroff, Patron
*
Rosanna Wong
Dame Rosanna Wong Yick-ming (, born 15 August 1952) also known by her married name, Rosanna Tam Wong Yick-ming, in her former marriage from 1979 lasting until 1992, and primarily known as Dr Rosanna Wong in public occasions after 1997, is a ...
, Vice-Patron
*
Cass Phang
Cass Phang ( Chinese: 彭羚, born 2 February 1969) is a retired Cantopop singer from Hong Kong, affiliated with EMI from 1993 to 1998 and then with Sony Music Entertainment. She was born in Hong Kong, studied at Munsang College and a high sc ...
, Celebrity Spokesperson
References
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Adoption, fostering, orphan care and displacement
Organizations established in 1987
Child-related organisations in Hong Kong