What We Do
What We Do
In 1986, a series of newspaper articles pointing to the alarming numbers of teen pregnancies in Hong Kong deeply moved Gary & Helen Stephens and Ranjan & Phyllis Marwah to found Mother’s Choice in 1987.
Their passion to provide loving, non-judgmental support to the many pregnant teenagers who had no one else to turn to quickly expanded to providing nurturing care to children without families, and to be a voice for them to be in a family.
For Children
Almost 4,000 children in Hong Kong live in institutional care, with hundreds more without safe, loving, and permanent homes. The longer a child lives without a family, the more detrimental it can be to their development.
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For Youth
A recent study from Bain & Company conservatively estimated that the majority of the 7,000 crisis pregnancies in Hong Kong each year are single girls are under the age of 25.
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For Families
At any time, almost 4,000 children live apart from their families due to a number of reasons, including neglect, abuse, violence in the home, abandonment, economic hardship, and incarceration.
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Get Involved
It takes a village to raise a child, and everyone has a role to play! What’s your role?