EVENT HIGHLIGHT

Community Visit to Christian New Life Association

28.07.2009

Christian New Life Association (CNLA) first incorporated under Company Ordinance and registered as a charitable organization in 2001. Our participants visited their central office in Shanghai Street, Yaumatei in this sunny afternoon in July.

Their Founder, Director and Chairman of the Executive Board, Rev Cheng introduced the 15 participants from 10 caring companies the development of CNLA in the past years. By showing the videos produced by Rev Cheng himself, participants were introduced the transition in environment and improvement in activities of two Treatment and Rehabilitation Camps,「新生園」and「方舟行動」, providing systematic residential drug treatment service. CNLA has been focusing on drug rehabilitation service, guiding clients referred from court, hospital or voluntary admission to reorganise their life through using suitable models like ex-drug-abusers sharing, religious gathering, disciplinary living and mutual help group etc.

During break time, participants were introduced with CNLA’s social enterprise -「新生雅博茶園」which provides catering service, BBQ, village dishes, tea-themed meals, etc. Participants shown great interest in organizing staff events in this facility located in Fanling, New Territories, providing more learning opportunity to the youth who have job training there.

In response to Hong Kong growing problem of youth substance abuse, Christian New Life Association has developed diversified rehabilitation programmes, e.g. 14-day NLP treatment programme which would not affect study progress of youth at school. Four teenagers adopting the diversified programmes provided by CNLA joined the participants in groups to share their personal experiences so that the participants could learn more about their needs and expectations directly and all teenagers received positive encouragement and blessings from all participants.