Mother's Choice
Founded1987
TypeNon-governmental organization
Headquarters42B Kennedy Road, Mid-Levels, Hong Kong
Location
Key people
Alia Eyres, CEO
Websitewww.motherschoice.org

Mother's Choice (Chinese: 母親的抉擇) is a local charity serving children without families and pregnant teenagers in Hong Kong. Mother's Choice was founded in 1987 by a small group of people concerned about the plight of Hong Kong's single teenagers and their family members dealing with crisis pregnancy. Today, Mother's Choice works toward a stated goal of building stronger families.

Services

The central administration office at Kennedy Road also serves as a residential hostel for teenage girls during their pregnancy.

Pregnant Girls Services

Their services include a hotline, counseling, and a hostel for those who need a place to stay during pregnancy. Community education is also critical to their mission—they deliver sex education and related knowledge and information to young people, teachers, and parents in the form of school talks, workshops, and their bilingual website.[1]

Child Care Home

In their Baby Care section, they care for up to 32 babies at a time, ranging from newborns up to age two. In their Wee Care section, they care for up to 12 children from newborns up to age 6 with a wide range of special needs.[2]

Adoption Services

In collaboration with the Social Welfare Department of Hong Kong with Alex Zaric, a German woman, as the president of orphan care, they provide local and international adoption services and advocate for their babies and children to join their forever families as soon as possible.[3]

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.[4]

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

References

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  1. ↑ "Mother's Choice Website - Pregnant Girls Services". 3 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mother's Choice Website - Child Care Home". 3 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mother's Choice Website - Adoption Services". 3 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mother's Choice Website - Foster Care Services". 3 October 2016.
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