The Scheme is for all children of the Home. No individual child will be matched. The minimum sponsorship fee is $90 per month or $1,080 per year, at least one year commitment. Sponsors will be invited to join the Sponsor’s Functions. The Scheme's name, "Lok-lok" & "Yiu-yiu", meaning "happiness" in Chinese, is created by the Home's children to represent that all the children live happily under the care and support of the Home.
The fund raised will be designated for providing accommodation, care, daily necessities, educational support, counseling and development opportunities for children in adversity (i.e. who cannot receive adequate family care, have special needs and come from grassroots family) as well as supporting the Home's service operation and development, with a mission to develop their potentials and facilitate them to live a life of fullness.
As close as family, the housemother is the stronghold of life
Luke lacked parental care and was referred to the Home at age six. He was adopted in Form 3 and moved to the U.S. "If
I only focus on not having my parents around as a child, it would seem unfortunate. But under the Home's care, every
step I took felt meaningful."
Despite no blood ties, the love from the housemother made Luke feel at home. "She led by example and taught me how
to treat others. During holidays, although I was the only one staying behind, she would make time with me as if family."
Luke fondly recalls the abundant resources provided by the Home- annual trips to Ocean Park, music lessons (he passed
Grade 7 piano), tutoring, abacus classes, lion dancing, and even calligraphy taught by staff.
When the opportunity for overseas adoption came, Luke hesitated. "But with encouragement from the housemother and
social worker - and their promise to welcome me back if things didn't work out - I found the courage to take the leap.
Luke returned to Hong Kong after graduating from university in the U.S. Now working at a multinational company here and keeping contact with his housemother, Luke is building an independent life and confidently walking his own path.
