Crossroads Information

Introduction

Crossroads Foundation is a Hong Kong based non-profit organisation. Crossroads goal is to connect people in a broken world. Crossroads also aims to bringing together those in need and people that can help those in need.

The different ways they use to reach their goals

Global Distribution:

Crossroads collect and donate good quality foods from restaurants, businesses and private donors. They donate these foods to people in need in both HK and everywhere in the world.

Global Hand:

This is a match-making service that links for-profit organizations with non-profit ones. Connecting two different organizations to help respond to global issues.

Global Experience:

Crossroads use the ‘Global Experience’ to allow people to experience the harsh conditions of poverty, Hunger, Blindness, etc. Having this experience will allow people understand the conditions of some countries poverty line.

Global Handicrafts:

Fair Trade Business

Sells goods from around the world

How did crossroads begin

At the start crossroads was never meant to be a charity, as they believed had enough worthy charities involved. They were originally meant to only help people that already do good in a hard place.

However in 1995, A flood had occurred in Northern China and one of the charities wanted help from ‘Cross Roads’ but they were not set up to do so. Although this was the case they decided to help, just this once. By selling 19 boxes of textiles, this turned to 72, then 136 and later 248. Having this many supplies loaded up the Hong Kong Department of Welfare had told ‘crossroads’ that they were getting too large to not be registered’. So the HKDW gave the now charity 8 rooms. At first they thought they weren’t able to fill these rooms. However they were wrong soon supplies began to build. They weren’t only getting textile supplies, they were getting Computers, Office Equipment, Medical Equipment and so on. As you can see they weren’t able to fit all these supplies in 8 rooms.

What have they done

• In 1995, CrossRoads sent 19 cartons of relief supplies. Today, their warehouse has goods equating to 200 x 20′ containers.
• In 1995, They  used 170 square feet. Today, CC operate from a site that covers 600,000 square feet (14 acres).
• In 1995, Their full-time personnel consisted of two people. Today, the charity have 70 team members and many more volunteers from the community.
• In 1995, they collected goods for just one destination. Today, they give:
• 60% of our donated goods to people in Hong Kong.
• the other 40% to over 90 countries around the world.

What do they do

Give 60% of their donated goods to people within Hong Kong. These go to:

• individuals/families. People are daily referred to us by the Social Welfare Department of the HKSAR, as well as by charities.
• non-profit organisations registered in the HKSAR.

Who they help

Crossroads serve a range of need in Hong Kong.

• Community/cultural groups
• Drug rehabilitation
• Educational institutions
• Elderly persons
• Environmental care
• Families in need
• Medical clinics & hospitals
• Orphanages
• People with special needs
• People at risk
• Poverty relief programmes
• Rehabilitation services
• Service organisations
• Social enterprise
• Sports programmes for the disadvantaged
• Suicide prevention services
• Support for domestic workers
• Support for new arrivals
• Support for women
• Vocational training programmes
• Welfare of animals