Community & xouth O f f i c e ) were recruited^ supply o f manpower,
With r e l a t i v e l y steady
we had organised q u i t e a s u c c e s s f u l summer
programme i n t h a t y e a r .
The most rewarding achievement d u r i n g the
summer programme v/as the formation o f a s o c i a l / f r i e n d s h i p group o f l o c a l y o u t h , t h e "Spark, 1 through the hard e f f o r t o f the worker and the novices-
These y o u t h had been n u r t u r e d v/ith great e f f o r t ( r e f e r to
A h Tong1 s case i n l a s t s e c t i o n o f t h i s chapter)•
After half year*s
time of intensive nourishmeixtj they were to become the core youth members in the centre and take up the vital responsibility in the following community service projects. After the summer vacation, having acquired a relatively stronger position， the centre concentrated its effort in promoting the community approach of youth v/ork•
Division of labor among centre staff was
arranged so that both internal and external aspects (i.e. centre's group as v/ell as community work) could be well managed.
My colleaguet
the assistant youth v/orker, was responsible for the centre1 s internal work (group and administration).
I, toeing the adviser of the "Spark*1,
as well as the liaison person to outside agencies/off ices，took up the job of designing and implementing outreaching and community projects• We kept in mind that this delineation was only for convenience in planning; in reality» both of the full-time workers had taken regard of, and assisted in the other* s sphere• In late 1976, the staff, in order to promote our work, had made use of the available resources as much as possible*
lie applied for
different funds from the central office as well as from other official and voluntary financial assistance sources.
After ensuring a financial
grant from "the Opportunities for Youth ScMme1'm d
securing an additional
part辦time worker t o our centre，several sclie肺s were launched•