New Life E-Newsletter February 2025
Social Enterprise Café 388 Officially Launches
New Life‘s social enterprise Café 388, located in the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited office building, commenced operations on 6 January, 2025. As the first café under the "Business-NGO Collaboration” model, Café 388 offers HKEX employees high-quality coffee, healthy snacks and a mindful space for connection and rejuvenation.
The café’s design emphasises sustainability: brick walls and tabletops are upcycled from used coffee grounds collected from Café 330 branches, while product shelves are made from repurposed "O’beans” soy milk bottles. This aligns with New Life’s commitment to promoting environmental stewardship.
Café 388 also provides vocational training and employment opportunities as baristas for persons in recovery, reflecting New Life’s mission to foster social inclusion and support underprivileged communities.
In celebration of the Chinese New Year, Café 388 hosted a Chinese calligraphy event featuring calligrapher Mr. WONG Ying-sheung, President of the Ling Fung Art Club, alongside New Life’s staff and persons in recovery. He offered on-the-spot calligraphy writing of Spring Festival couplets to customers.
SCMP Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit
Supported by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, New Life’s three-year "Jockey Club Collaborative Project for Inclusive Employment”, launched in September 2024, leverages virtual reality technology to enhance employability for youth with special educational needs. The project also provides job matching and internship opportunities. The project’s achievements were recently showcased at the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit hosted by the South China Morning Post.
At the summit, New Life representatives engaged corporate participants to promote inclusive workplace practices and advocate for employment opportunities for SEN youth.
dayday330 x Towngas Mind-Body-Spirit Wellness Fair
dayday330 partnered with The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited to host a wellness fair at the company’s office. The event showcased handmade products by persons in recovery and highlighted New Life’s vocational rehabilitation services.
A mindful eating workshop encouraged participants to engage their senses while savouring food, share their feelings and observations with other participants.
Attendees also learned about the concepts of the 330 micro-break, the 330 Health Index, and five ways to well-being.
HAESL Joins Kwai Shing Workshop’s Aromatherapy Stone Workshop
Staff from Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited (HAESL) participated in an aromatherapy stone workshop led by Kwai Shing Workshop. Guided by tutors from the Workshop, participants crafted their unique aromatherapy stone items, and conducted a self-assessment on their level of well-being with the 330 Health Index.
New Life’s staff introduced the Association’s services to the visitors and promoted the well-being concept under the dayday330 campaign.
If you wish to join our well-being workshops, please contact us for more information.
Tel: 2428 8711
Email: ksw@nlpra.org.hk
Latest Updates from New Life
Kwai Shing Sheltered Workshop: ECF Food Sharing Project
In a partnership with HKTVmall, New Life has set up two mobile food collection boxes in the company’s office since 10 January, to redirect surplus food items from HKTVmall’s staff to those in need.
The response was overwhelming, with a significant amount of food items collected within a week, The food was distributed to beneficiaries on 15 February.
The upcoming event
[330 Day] "Listen to your heart 330 – Rekindling Genuine Connections"
Join New Life on "The 330 day” at D•PARK (L1 Atrium, Tsuen Wan) for a series of workshops and activities promoting holistic well-being!
Date: 30 March, 2025 (Sunday)
Venue: D•PARK (L1 Atrium), Tsuen Wan
The event is co-hosted with the HKSAR Government’s "Shall We Talk” mental health campaign, which will host a dedicated booth at the event.
Stay tuned for more details and updates on New Life’s website: www.nlpra.org.hk. See you all on 30 March!
The upcoming event
2026 Territory-Wide Flag Day
New Life has always been committed to care, innovation, continuous pursuit of excellence, and upholding professionalism. The Association strives to develop and provide community mental health services that are "people-centred", "recovery-oriented" and "evidence-based".
Approved by the Social Welfare Department, New Life’s 2026 Flag Day will take place on 10 January, 2026 (Saturday). Funds raised will support New Life’s innovative, self-financed services for social inclusion, support for persons in recovery, as well as mental health and holistic well-being advocacy.
Volunteer recruitment and the Golden Flag will be launched in the second half of 2025. Stay updated via New Life’s website and social media.
To learn more about donation and corporate partnership with New Life, please contact our Corporate Affairs Department.
(corporate-affairs@nlpra.org.hk / 2332 4343)。